Sr. Planner/Transportation Planner
the Collaborative, Inc.
Professional Area:
Community Development and Redevelopment
Transportation Planning
Experience:
3-5 years
Contact person:
Mr. Matt Houser
Email:
jobs.ga@thecollaborative.com
Location:
Sandy Springs, GA
The Collaborative is seeking a proven senior planner/transportation planner to join a team of 35-person community development professionals supporting the rapidly growing, 10-year old City of Sandy Springs, GA. Located in metro north Atlanta, the city of 100,000 is a unique experiment in municipal government. On-site contractors perform a large share of the City’s services. The Collaborative, a Boston-based planning, design and communications firm manages the Departments of Community Development, Economic Development and Communications.
With nearly $1B of commercial development occurring in the city, and over $250M of municipal funds being invested in the creation of a new city center, the position presents an exciting opportunity to lead a key City department in helping the City grow in a sustainable way.
To learn more about the City and community, please visit the City’s website at www.cityofsandyspringsga.org. Salary is $70-75K. The Collaborative offers full benefits. Reasonable relocation assistance is available.
Responsibilities
To learn more about the City and community, please visit the City’s website at www.cityofsandyspringsga.org. Salary is $70-75K. The Collaborative offers full benefits. Reasonable relocation assistance is available.
Responsibilities
- Provides technical guidance in support of short-term and long-range planning activities, plan review, zoning, and building development
- Serves as a key team member of the planning team, bringing a special focus on project access and circulation, transportation impact analysis, and mitigation strategies
- Conducts site plan review for permitting
- Reviews patterns and trends in all modes of transportation in developing recommendations for controlling and regulating community development and services
- Helps establish policies and programs for redevelopment, neighborhood improvement, and plan review with focus on improving mobility through all modes of transportation, complete streets policies, and transit oriented development.
- Establishes measures to ensure timely and effective implementation
- Works with DPW engineers and applicants to effectively promote community transportation and mobility goals
- Serves as a technical advisor to City Boards and Commissions, City Council, Assistant City Manager, City Departments, and civic groups on transportation matters related to zoning, plan review, and related matters; interprets ordinances and regulations as they apply to respective areas
- Provides technical assistance to engineers, developers, architects, a variety of agencies, and the general public interested in acquiring information related to, transportation
Qualifications
- Minimum of three years’ experience serving as Senior Planner/Senior Transportation Planner or Transportation/Traffic Operations Engineer. Past position(s) should demonstrate extensive experience in urban and transportation planning, traffic operations and design, transit planning, community development, place-making, economic development, and growth management
- Knowledge of current trends in active transportation, complete streets, trip generation, parking requirements, and use of bonus measures to encourage desirable development outcomes
- Ability to work effectively with a variety of conflicting or competing interests through consensus building, discussion and persuasion
- Knowledge of land use and development principles and practices, engineering, plan review, and building inspection
- Ability to research methods and sources of transportation information related to urban growth and development
- Ability to effectively apply development techniques and practices to the establishment of strategies, programs, goals and objectives
- Ability to present and communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing
- Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with those contacted in the course of work
- Master's degree in Civil Engineering, Transportation, or Urban/Regional Planning desirable; bachelor’s degree in similar fields required.
The Collaborative is an Equal Opportunity Employer