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Planner, Urban Planning Partners, Inc. - Oakland, CA

Planner 

Urban Planning Partners, Inc.
Professional Area: 
Community Development and Redevelopment
Experience: 
1-3 years
Email: 
contact@up-partners.com
Location: 
OaklandCA

 

Planner

Urban Planning Partners seeks a Planner with the following qualifications and skills to support two or more project managers:
  • 1-2 years professional planning experience (CEQA experience and/or public sector experience desirable).
  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in planning, environmental studies or a related discipline.
  • Excellent writing/editing, research and analysis (qualitative and quantitative) and communication skills.
  • Strong word processing and Excel abilities. Working knowledge of Adobe CS and/or GIS is desirable.
  • The ideal candidate should be flexible, detail-oriented, and have excellent time management and organizational skills. S/he should have the ability to take initiative, be a problem solver, and work in a fast-paced and professional environment.
Urban Planning Partners is a small consulting firm with a diversity of clients and projects. The firm’s services include land use policy, environmental review, contract planning; policy research & analysis, grant writing, and entitlement assistance. Learn more about the firm at www.up-partners.com.
For full-time employees, Urban Planning Partners offers excellent benefits (vacation, sick, and holiday pay; medical, dental, group life, and long-term disability insurance; and a Simple IRA with company match). Urban Planning Partners is an equal opportunity employer. Compensation is commensurate with experience and abilities.
To Apply: Please send an email to contact@up-partners.com and attach a single (one) PDF file that includes your cover letter and resume. Please write "Planner" in the Subject line of the e-mail and name the PDF file as follows: Plnr_last name_first initial_date (submitted in YYMMDD format). For example: Plnr_Smith_L_150109.pdf. In your cover letter, please express why you are interested in Urban Planning Partners and are a great fit for this position.
No phone calls please.
Thanks and Good Luck!