What you will do
We are looking for an Urban Planner to help us make a real impact in our Seattle office. If you enjoy working with a team that values creativity, celebrates successes, and supports each other through challenges, then AHBL is the place for you!

In this role you will work on a variety of current and long-range planning projects for public and private sector clients throughout Washington and the west coast. You will be performing professional planning services in a team environment and will enjoy frequent contact with AHBL's clients, including contacts with the city, county, and state officials and staff, citizens' groups, and other professionals. Your work will include the preparation of comprehensive plans, subarea plans and development regulations. You will also prepare parks, recreation, and open space plans, as well as environmental review documents under the Washington State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) and the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA). This will involve research, writing, preparing graphics and maps, and public engagement. Your work will include participating in multi-disciplined teams to help design and entitle projects as well as work under our on-call consulting contracts.

What we are looking for

• A high level of organization and communication to help us drive projects to completion.
• Diligent attention to detail because the details are what make a project successful.
• A desire to make a positive impact in the communities we serve.
• Motivation to meet our clients' deadlines and rise to the occasion when the pressure is on.

Here's our list of must-haves:

• Bachelor's degree in planning, landscape architecture, or an equivalent field
• 3-5 years of professional planning experience
• Knowledge of philosophies, principles, practices, and techniques of planning
• Understanding of land use controls (e.g., zoning, subdivision, landscape codes)
• Excellent oral, written, and graphic communication skills and an interest in public engagement

Highly desirable:

• Geographic Information System (GIS) skills
• Urban design skills

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
Actual pay will be based on experience and other job-related factors permitted by law.

• Planner III - $80,200.00 - $99,500.00
• Planner IV - $85,680.00 - $109,500.00
• Annual discretionary performance-based bonus
• 100% paid employee medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage, life insurance and long-term disability protection. Subsidized dependent coverage
• Option of PPO health plan or HDHP with Health Savings Account (HSA) with company contribution
• Optional Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Paid Time Off (PTO) Benefits. PTO is accrued at 16.5 days (132 hours) annually for new hires.
• 8 company-paid holidays each calendar year
• Discretionary company-matched 401(k) plan
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Additional voluntary benefits include voluntary hospital indemnity coverage, voluntary accident insurance, and voluntary critical illness insurance