Community Planner

Community Planner (San Antonio, Austin, Fort Worth, Richardson)

Halff is seeking to hire a Community Planner to join our Texas Planning Team with the option of several of our office locations. The ideal person for this position can thrive in a collaborative work environment with an interdisciplinary team of planners, landscape architects, and engineers. Our planners lead a wide variety of unique and traditional planning projects throughout Texas and several neighboring states. Projects typically range from comprehensive planning; parks, recreation, and trails planning; downtown, special area planning; transportation planning; urban design and development codes; and more. 

The responsibilities of the Community Planner will include supporting dynamic project teams, conducting public engagement activities, creating GIS maps and graphics, and preparing plan documents. The successful candidate will work collaboratively and autonomously as conditions require. Tasks may include research and analysis, writing and communicating through visuals, communicating with clients, consensus-building, and confidently interacting with the public.  

The intent is for this person to be based out of and mostly in-person in one of the following Halff offices: San Antonio, Austin, Fort Worth or Richardson offices.  

Minimum Requirements: 

• Bachelor’s degree in community/urban planning or a closely related field from an accredited university.
• 1-4 years of experience in a planning capacity.
• Strong knowledge of and experience with computer programs (GIS, Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office programs, InDesign) and the ability to produce attractive maps, graphics, and written documents.
• A great attitude towards teamwork, curiosity, initiative, and taking on new challenges.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Experience in the public or private sector.
• Master’s degree in community/urban planning, landscape architecture, architecture, or a closely related field.
• AICP certification. 

Interested candidates who meet or exceed the above qualifications are invited to submit a letter of interest and resume. A project portfolio or work samples can also be included to demonstrate abilities and recent achievements. If collaborative work is shown, credit team members and note your role where applicable.

The Halff Planning Advantage 

•  Halff’s Planning team is involved early in the process to develop a plan that seamlessly integrates built elements with the natural environment.
•  We achieve stakeholder buy-in of a vision through meeting facilitation and public input when required.
• Halff’s projects and employees are consistently recognized for their excellence.

Learn more about Halff's Planning services, check out some of our projects, and meet our team.

Halff's Planning Services: 

• Active transportation planning
• Capital improvement programming
• Comprehensive planning
• Corridor and streetscape planning
• Development codes and ordinances
• Downtown planning
• Neighborhood and special area planning
• On-call planning services
• Parks, recreation and open space planning
• Urban design and placemaking
• Resilience planning

Company Overview:
Halff is a full-service infrastructure consulting firm planned, designed, engineered, constructed — and purposed — for people. Since 1950, we’ve been creating smart solutions that improve lives and communities by turning ideas into reality.

Halff was founded on a core tenet: Focus on people, treat them well, and success will follow. It’s no wonder, then, that our employees and the culture they create result in our firm consistently being named a Top Workplace in America.

Our industry-leading professionals collaborate to meet tough challenges in creative ways. You can view Halff's full complement of services here

Halff has over 30 offices in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Florida, Arkansas, Arizona and Georgia. For a full list of our locations, click here

We offer excellent benefits, including but not limited to: 

• Medical, dental, prescription and life insurance
• Long-term and short-term disability insurance
• Paid time off (PTO) and 8 company paid holidays (and Veteran's Day for our veterans)
• Traditional and Roth 401(k) plans
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• 529 College Savings Plan
• Flexible spending accounts (FSA)
• Employee Assistance Plan
• Click here for a more comprehensive list of Halff's benefits

Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, or other legally protected status.

Halff is a drug-free workplace. This offer of employment is contingent upon the receipt of a clear drug screen and background check prior to your first day of employment. This position may be subject to random drug testing pursuant to federal regulations.

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