Land Planner

Position: Land Planner

Location: Franklin, Tennessee

Duration: Full-time

Salary: DOE

Job Requirements:

• Design conceptual land use plans, residential lot layout design, and site planning. These designs shall include the preparation of new community plans including detailed layout of residential lots, commercial, office, institutional, parks/open spaces, and public land uses.
• Assist with the planning, design, and permitting of civil engineering, land development, and infrastructure projects using design, engineering, and graphic software to prepare design documents;
• Perform zoning, ordinance, and permit assessments and assist with determining the feasibility of projects based on the analysis of collected data;
• Assess soil composition, terrain, hydrological characteristics, and topographical and geologic data and their impact on the planning and design of projects using reports, maps, drawings, design and engineering plans, tests, and aerial photographs;
• Supporting Senior Planning staff in all facets of projects including project management, concept development, production, and some client liaison.
• Ability to write variance and zoning request documents and preliminary plat submittal and approval is a plus.
• Must be able to research, organize/write reports, listen, facilitate, and speak effectively in front of groups.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Individual must be detail orientated, able to conduct research and express results.
• AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite, Sketch-Up and Microsoft Office Suite skills area required.
• Excellent computer graphic skills and traditional hand graphic ability is a plus.
• Must demonstrate experience in working within a team structure.
• Strong design skills, organizing information in written and drawn formats, knowledge, understanding and ability to work within the parameters of zoning codes and design guidelines along with ability to provide assessment for development locations is required.
• A minimum of 4-7 years of experience in land planning preferably with community-based planning, from conceptual land use plans to residential lot layout design to site planning, but must also have diverse interests, intellectual curiosity, and an interest in producing a range of innovative and creative products to meet client needs.
• Strong communication skills

Benefits:

• • Medical insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • 401(k)