OverviewNV5 is seeking a creative and motivated individual to join our multi-disciplinary Planning department at our office in Parsippany, NJ. This Supervising Planner position offers an opportunity to lead and manage projects related to Complete Streets, Vision Zero, transit access, greenways, streetscapes, park design, and community placemaking for municipalities, regional organizations, and state agencies throughout the northeast. Our team is passionate about planning and designing systems and places that encourage healthy lifestyles and community vitality. Our focus on safety, walking, bicycling, transit, trails, greenways, and parks is an integral part of our overall corporate planning, landscape architecture, and engineering practice.
The position includes a range of activities that support our planning practice, including:
- Lead and manage project quality, financial, and schedule, on projects associated with multimodal, active transportation, and transit-friendly planning, transportation and safety studies, greenway plans, community engagement, visioning, and concept design plans
- Leverage relationships with NJ Agencies to identify and track new opportunities’
- Develop competitive proposal responses
- Provide QA/QC, oversight and mentoring for department staff
- Collaborate across in-house disciplines (engineering, environmental, urban design, landscape architecture) and regional offices in New York and Pennsylvania
- GIS mapping and analysis
- Active Transportation/Bicycle/Pedestrian Master Plans, and route and facility planning
- Vision Zero Plans , crash/safety assessments and road safety audits
- Production of project deliverables (data collection, writing, editing, research, graphic development)
- Conceptual design, graphics, and renderings
- Public outreach (participation in virtual and in-person meetings, development of outreach materials such as input boards and surveys)
- Attendance for in-office activities, public outreach events, and field trips as needed
Qualifications
- 12+ years of experience in a consulting firm or public agency, with leadership experience with
- Completion of a master’s graduate degree in planning, landscape architecture, engineering, or a related field
- Strong Working knowledge of NJ Agency Methodolgies
- Existing working relationships with NJ Agencies senior staff and management.
- Effective proposal writing skills
- Effective Staff Development skills.
- Proven ability to win work with NJ Agencies including NJDOT, NJ Transit and NJTPA etc.
- AICP and NJ Professional Planner license
- Strong communications skills, excellent writing and graphics capabilities
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop), Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), ArcGIS, AutoCAD, or other industry software
- Collaborative spirit
- Ability to succeed in a hybrid work environment (combination of remote, in-office, and in-the-field work)
- Second language skills a plus
- Ability to participate in fieldwork, and in-person project meetings within the region
What We Offer
- Hybrid schedule with a four-day work week
- Flexible time off (FTO) policy
- Competitive compensation and benefits package including medical, dental, life insurance, PTO, 401(k) and professional development/advancement opportunities.
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Compensation: $108,680 – $128,440 per year
Base pay offered for this New York–based role may vary and can be higher or lower depending on the candidate’s job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. In addition to base pay, this position may be eligible for a comprehensive range of medical, financial, and other benefits, depending on the role offered. This disclosure is provided in accordance with New York Senate Bill S1326. Base pay information is determined by market location. Interested applicants should apply directly through the NV5 Careers website.
