Principal Planner (Crisis & Disaster Management)

Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Principal Planner (Crisis & Disaster Management) to join our team! In this role you will get to develop plans for utilization of land and physical facilities of cities, counties, and metropolitan areas, exercising full planning responsibility for interpreting, organizing, coordinating, and executing assignments. Maintains liaisons with individuals and units, both inside and outside the company, who are responsible for various planning and design phases of a project.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Plans, schedules, conducts, and/or coordinates detailed phases of planning work in a number of very large and important projects.

• Gathers, compiles, and analyzes data on economic, social, and physical factors affecting land use.

• Assignments may require both conventional planning expertise and innovative solutions.

• Estimates staffing needs and overseas work assignments of technicians and/or other Planners.

• Confers with local authorities, civic leaders, social scientists, and land planning and development specialists to devise and recommend arrangements of land and physical facilities for residential, commercial, transportation, industrial, and community uses.

• Develops recommendations based on governmental measures affecting land use, public utilities, community facilities, housing, and transportation to control and guide community development and renewal.

• Prepares, coordinates, and facilitates public involvement and consensus-building meetings and workshops.

• Reviews and evaluates environmental impact reports, and recommends changes to overall project plan as appropriate.

• Reviews and evaluates Reuse and Redevelopment Master Plans.

• Maintains active membership in appropriate professional organizations and societies.

• Represents the Company at conferences, seminars, meetings, etc.
  Performs other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.

Key Relationships:

• Supervision Received - Project Manager; Project Planner

• Supervision Given - Technicians; Lower-level Planners

• Internal Contacts - All Employees on Project

• External Contacts - Local government officials; general public

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Bachelor's Degree in Urban/Environmental Planning or related field and 10+ years of related work experience. American Institute of Certified Planners Certification is required at this level.
  

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• Thorough knowledge of urban/environmental planning practices and procedures.

• Proficiency in utilizing PC and various software packages typically used in urban/environmental planning assignments is required.

• Also requires excellent written and oral communication skills, a thorough understanding of local statutes and environmental rules and regulations, and the proven ability for performing in a lead capacity on a project.

Minimum Clearance Required to Start: