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Land Use Masterplanner - Assistant Project Manager, Coastal Management Resources

Land Use Masterplanner - Assistant Project Manager

Coastal Management Resources
Location: 
Lake ArrowheadCA
Coastal Management Resources is seeking an experienced community masterplanner to support production and management of physical planning products leading to a specific plan for a large, rural ranch land holding in Southern California. The desired candidate will have more than 3 years’ professional experience and degree(s) in Landscape Architecture, Architecture, Land Use Planning, Environmental Planning, Environmental Sciences, Architecture, and/or Engineering with an emphasis on rural land use masterplanning. Master’s Degree is a plus.
Assistant Project Manager will engage in the following activities:
  • Physical community planning, grading design concepts, circulation design, conservation design, ecological planning, conceptual architecture and landscape architecture design at site to sub-regional scales. 
  • Management of staff and consultants focused on planning and design of infrastructure, architecture, environmental constraints, GIS analysis, and regulatory compliance 
  • Alternative scenario performance analysis 
  • Participation and management of staff in production of 3D and 2D hand drawn and computer generated graphics, diagrams, maps, plans. 
  • Document creation, design guidelines, entitlement permitting. 
  • Assistant Project Manager will work under the direction of, and will regularly report to, the Project Director Desired skills include: 
  • Experience using AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator/InDesign, Microsoft Excel (Experience with 3D Studio Max, SketchUp or other 3D software and ArcGIS a plus) 
  • Experience producing physical masterplans and/or specific plans for individual parcels, neighborhoods, and communities. 
  • Ability to apply landscape ecology and conservation biology principles and performance metrics in conservation and land use planning, design, and analysis at site to sub-regional scales 
  • Ability to produce basic hand drawn graphics and sketches to support preliminary masterplanning, site analysis, and conceptual design 
  • Excellent communication skills (verbal, graphic, and written) The position is located at our corporate offices in Lake Arrowhead, CA (clean air, clean water, no traffic and 1½ hours from downtown Los Angeles).
The project site is not located in Lake Arrowhead. Compensation is commensurate with experience. Deadline for applications is October 1st, 2014. Late applications may be considered. Send cover letter, resume, and portfolio (20MB max) to: resume@iprla.com