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Lead Community Planner

Location:  Spokane, WA | Hybrid Work Option Available

Position Overview:  J-U-B ENGINEERS, Inc. is seeking to hire a Lead Community Planner to help expand our planning services in Central/Eastern Washington and North Idaho and work in our successful Spokane, Washington office.  Our purpose at J-U-B ENGINEERS, Inc. (J-U-B) is "Helping Each Other Create Better Communities."  We foster a supportive and team-oriented environment to solve problems that improve society -- while providing employees growth opportunities and an expansive benefits package. We attract and retain the best people because we provide an enriching environment for our employees to build their careers in the communities where they live while using their talents in a team environment.  J-U-B offers a clearly defined career path, and a sense of belonging.  It is one of the largest professional engineering companies in the Intermountain West, with over 20 offices across seven states. There are ample opportunities to collaborate with other offices on projects, widening your experience and network.

Company-wide, J-U-B has an experienced team of certified planners (long range as well as land development), landscape architects, GIS professionals, transportation and environmental planners, that work on a wide variety of projects across several Western states. This position requires an individual who is excited to be part of a high performing team and has a strong desire to support and lead a broad range of projects throughout the region. This position is intended to directly grow planning services for communities within Washington State.

General responsibilities and duties:

• Collaborate and work efficiently as a team with project managers, planners, public involvement specialists, engineers, and other subject matter experts. Possess expertise to lead project teams as needed.
• Research, analyze, and prepare comprehensive/general plans, subarea plans, transportation plans, and other land use plans and amendments.
• Conduct research involving a wide range of topics to support planning and development projects, including collecting, tabulating, analyzing, and interpreting statistical and factual data.
• Support review of land development proposals for consistency with all relevant plans, guidelines, and regulations.
• Meet and/or facilitate technical and citizen advisory committees to present, discuss or formulate policy recommendations.
• Present effectively to public planning committees and commissioners, as well as local decisionmakers.
• Evaluate and recommend appropriate designations for future land use using zoning and subdivision maps, transportation systems, and other related maps and documents.
• Prepare proposals for planning projects, create technical approaches, scopes of work including cost proposals, and evaluate specific contract provisions.
• Maintain a positive attitude of cooperation in the performance of work assignments, including adaptability, flexibility, and proactive engagement.
• Assist the land development team with application preparation, permitting and client coordination.
• Lead business development efforts in the region for both long- and short-range planning services. Assist with business development efforts company wide as requested.
• Support J-U-B's subsidiary The Langdon Group with public involvement services

Qualifications:

Lead Planner: 8+ years of experience, AICP required, experience leading projects and teams

Bachelor's or master's degree in planning, Geography, Community Development, Landscape Architecture, or related field

Strong written and verbal communication skills