Principal Planner - SAFEbuilt - Grand Rapids, MI

Principal Planner
SAFEbuilt
Grand Rapids, MI

Experience: 7-10 years

Municipal services firm with planning offices in several states and an outstanding reputation for client service has an immediate opening for an experienced planning professional to lead and grow our Grand Rapids, MI Office. We’re seeking a talented, energetic planner to assist municipal clients with zoning, comprehensive planning and related tasks on projects in and around Grand Rapids. Business development and proposal preparation duties will also be part of the overall responsibility.

This position offers great opportunity for a dynamic, motivated self-starter who seeks professional opportunities and growth. You’ll be a member of our planning division with a full complement of resources to support you and exciting projects to keep you challenged. This position is responsible for office, client and staff management.

Qualifications / Responsibilities:

• Ability to direct professional staff in planning work, including substantive planning topics as well as assisting with workload management, staffing, budgeting, and mentoring
• Experience in preparing land development regulations and comprehensive plans, including public outreach and working with elected officials
• Knowledge of current planning and development review
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Experience in writing and presenting on planning topics at state or national professional conferences
• Ability to participate in all aspects of new project marketing, including proposal drafting, budgeting, and interviewing
• Ability and willingness to travel

Education / Experience:

• Master's degree in urban planning
• 10+ years’ experience in public or private sector;
• 3+ years as a project and/or staff manager
• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, and Adobe Creative Suite

Compensation: Competitive salary and strong benefit package offered.
Inquiries: jobs@safebuilt.com
APPLY AT: http://goo.gl/SYHd1f

Research Analyst - MB Real Estate - Chicago, IL

Research Analyst
MB Real Estate

Chicago, IL

Company Overview: Founded in 1982, MB Real Estate is a full-service real estate organization that provides multifaceted expertise in Asset/Facilities Management; Leasing Services; Project/Construction Management; Tenant Representation; and Investment Services. Headquartered in Chicago, with regional offices in New York City, Atlanta, Denver and Orlando, MB Real Estate (MBRE) is one of the fastest growing and most successful private real estate providers in the country.

We are seeking a Research Analyst to work in our corporate/leasing offices located in downtown Chicago, reporting directly to the Market Research & Analysis Manager. The selected individual and will work closely with the firm’s Corporate Services and Leasing Services departments. 

Responsibilities:

• Compile daily highlights of real estate news as MBRE Daily Headlines for internal and external distribution. 
• Maintain the electronic research library; track large real estate deals, investment sales, and active tenants for CBD & Suburban markets; report findings to the leasing and marketing teams.
• Maintain company’s lease comparables database and network with brokers and researchers at other firms to grow database.
• Assist leasing team by maintaining ACT database and updating Competitive Building Horizon Studies. 
• Maintain active tenant summary list; review leasing status reports with comparables.
• Provide market information for proposals and pitches; and prepare market information for property budgets. 
• Create maps, charts and graphs for market reports, proposals, and pitches.
• Assists Market Research & Analysis Manager with writing, revising, formatting, assembling and compiling data for the following research publications:
  
  Monthly MB Real Estate MarketBeat, Quarterly Chicago CBD Market Overview, Quarterly Chicago Suburban Overview, Annual CORE National Market Overview
  
• Attend monthly corporate services and leasing meetings.

Qualifications:
The Research Analyst must be a self-motivated professional with the ability to work in a dynamic, real estate environment. The ideal candidate should possess the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience/education required. 
• Experience in research and data analysis. 
• Interest in real estate markets.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong aptitude for mathematics and statistics.
• Ability to pay attention to detail and maintain high standards despite pressing deadlines.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Advanced Excel Skills.
• Experience with GIS based software preferred.
• Experience with Adobe InDesign and ACT or other database helpful. 
• Ability to multitask in a fast paced environment.

MB Real Estate offers a competitive benefits package, a business casual environment, and a downtown loop location.

For consideration, please send salary requirements with resume to: Careers@mbres.com We will contact applicants who meet our requirements. No phone calls please.

EOE M/F/D/V

Sustainability Consultant - Bloomberg Associates - New York City

Consultant, Sustainability Practice

Bloomberg Associates

New York, NY

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION:
Bloomberg Associates is an international consulting service founded by former New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg as a philanthropic venture. Bloomberg Associates provide pro-bono services to mayors to help city governments improve the quality of life of their citizens. Although Bloomberg Associates is a philanthropic enterprise, it functions similar to a private-sector management consulting firm.

Directed by a team of globally recognized experts and industry leaders, Bloomberg Associates works to improve urban environments by collaborating with cities to develop actionable best practices, build consensus, and foster key relationships. For each city engagement, the Bloomberg Associates team is focused in eight disciplines: Sustainability, Transportation, Social Services, Medial & Technology, Municipal Integrity, Cultural Assets Management, Marketing & Communications, and Urban Planning.

ABOUT THE POSITION:
The Sustainability practice defines sustainability as incorporating economic, social and environmental issues, and recognizes that this definition must be tailored to the local context and needs of client cities. The team works to help rewrite the DNA of a city by taking a data-driven approach to diagnose problems and develop strategies that improve city systems and infrastructure and achieve measurable outcomes. This can include creating overarching sustainability plans or targeted interventions and policies.

As a member of the Sustainability practice, the Consultant will work with mayors and their senior staff to develop, elevate, and implement priority sustainability programs and strategies. Reporting to the Principal of the Sustainability practice, the Consultant will be charged with conducting deep analytical work and persuasively engaging and advising clients and other relevant stakeholders.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Quantitative Analysis
• Develop quantitative analysis and models to support policy development
• Conduct research and analysis to develop policies and programs
• Approach challenges and opportunities with an analytical eye and use quantitative analysis to drive projects forward

Project and Process Management:

• Manage the assessment, evaluation, and recommendation process for client cities to drive implementation of agreed initiatives
• Drive projects using effective and concise written and verbal communications
• Establish processes to optimize use of resources while managing multiple work streams

Stakeholder Management

• Lead client engagements on an ongoing basis, serving as the primary point person for regular updates, materials development and ad hoc requests
• Liaise with counterparts and partners at client cities, cultivating deep, trust-based relationships across a range of geographies, cultures, and political points of view
• Prepare client-ready proposals for engagements with partners
• Facilitate and support portfolio cities by breaking down silos and developing tools for systemic change

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS:
The ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required; Master's degree in business, nonprofit management, public policy, urban planning, or a related field preferred
• 3-5 years of experience as a consultant with some public sector experience, and/or equivalent experience within municipal government
• Quantitative analytic skills, including budgeting, finance, and/or economic analysis
• Ability to successfully administer and manage multiple projects with a focus on quality and project follow-through
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with a proven capacity to synthesize information and develop compelling narratives
• Ability to operate as a generalist, having broad knowledge on a wide variety of sustainability related issues, with a concomitant ability to deep dive into a particular area
• Thrives in an entrepreneurial, flat organization with an ability to excel in ambiguous and changing environments
• Advanced modelling ability in Microsoft Excel, fluency in Microsoft PowerPoint, and Word; Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Adobe Creative Suite a plus
• Fluency in additional languages and/or experience living or working abroad a plus

QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS, PLEASE APPLY:
www.on-ramps.com/jobs/1094

Planner - Aurora, IL

Planner
City of Aurora, IL 

$25.18 an hour
The City of Aurora is seeking a Planner for the Planning and Zoning Division.

The City of Aurora is the second largest city in the state of Illinois with a population of approximately 200,000.

Successful candidates should have skills necessary to interpret codes, guidelines and policies to provide recommendations; collaborate to facilitate private and public development; review and process site plans and development proposals; conduct studies, neighborhood meetings and plans for long range planning; analyze and create reports using GIS; produce documents and plans using Adobe software; and provide assistance to citizens, businesses and other governmental agencies.

The successful candidate will be able to apply professional skills to special projects, work in field settings and be able to work independently.

Bachelor’s degree in Urban Planning or a related field is required; a Master's degree or related work experience is preferred.

Experience with neighborhood planning and GIS analysis is also preferred.

A valid Driver’s license is required for the position.

Starting rate of pay is $25.18/hour.

Excellent benefit package including health, dental, and life.

Send cover letter, resume, salary history, references and complete application by March 28, 2016, however applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Applications accepted online https://coagov.aurora-il.org/Click2GovKA/index.html

Planner - Aurora, IL

Planner
City of Aurora, IL 

Compensation $25.18 an hour
The City of Aurora is seeking a Planner for the Planning and Zoning Division.

The City of Aurora is the second largest city in the state of Illinois with a population of approximately 200,000.

Successful candidates should have skills necessary to interpret codes, guidelines and policies to provide recommendations; collaborate to facilitate private and public development; review and process site plans and development proposals; conduct studies, neighborhood meetings and plans for long range planning; analyze and create reports using GIS; produce documents and plans using Adobe software; and provide assistance to citizens, businesses and other governmental agencies.

The successful candidate will be able to apply professional skills to special projects, work in field settings and be able to work independently.

Bachelor’s degree in Urban Planning or a related field is required; a Master's degree or related work experience is preferred.

Experience with neighborhood planning and GIS analysis is also preferred.

A valid Driver’s license is required for the position.

Starting rate of pay is $25.18/hour.

Excellent benefit package including health, dental, and life.

Send cover letter, resume, salary history, references and complete application by March 28, 2016, however applications will be accepted until the position is filled.

Applications accepted online: https://coagov.aurora-il.org/Click2GovKA/index.html

Project Coordinator (6 mo. position) - Active Transportation Alliance - Chicago, IL

Project Coordinator - Partnerships to Improve Community Health
Active Transportation Alliance 

Chicago, IL

In 2014, the Cook County Department of Public Health was awarded a federal Partnerships to Improve Community Health (PICH) grant by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to combat the high prevalence of obesity and heart disease in 33 underserved suburban Cook County communities. PICH is the newest generation in CDC’s long history of community health initiatives that aim to improve health and reduce the burden of chronic diseases. The program uses evidence- and practice-based strategies to create or strengthen healthy environments that make it easier for people to make healthy choices.

Active Transportation Alliance has been contracted to provide technical assistance services for this high profile, national project through September 2017, focusing on increasing opportunities for daily physical activity through walking, bicycling and transit use. Under the general supervision of the PICH Project Manager and the Senior Transportation Planner, the Project Coordinator’s primary responsibility is to provide coordination for planning and hosting community engagement activities that demonstrate Complete Streets approaches in eight suburban Cook County municipalities. The Coordinator will plan public workshops, develop site plans, and coordinate event-day activation of temporary demonstration projects.

This full-time, 6-month position will run from April 1, 2016 to September 30, 2016. Compensation will be $17/hour. Benefits are available.

Essential Duties and Accountabilities Project Coordination 

• Organize pre-workshop meetings, public workshops, and community events in coordination with Active Transportation Alliance staff, project consultants, and municipality partners. 
• Prepare promotional materials, including flyers and PowerPoint presentations. Deliver presentations and speak publicly on behalf of the project. 
• Prepare a how-to resource based on lessons learned during the project. 
• Track and report progress on project deliverables. 
• Community Engagement 
• In coordination with municipality partners, assist with promotion of community workshops to help ensure equitable representation from community members. 
• Attend community meetings and workshops, and document community feedback during the workshops. 
• Develop site plans summarizing feedback derived from diverse stakeholders. 

Site Activation

• Co-produce demonstration events in each of eight focus communities 
• Develop and execute ‘run of show’ plans for each event 
• Coordinate procurement of supplies 
• Manage day-of-event activities and tasks 
• Other Duties and Responsibilities 
• Frequent travel throughout suburban Cook County (roughly 60%) via public transportation and car share. An Illinois driver’s license is required. Project-related travel will be compensated. 
• Evening and weekend work hours required for community meetings, etc. 

Qualifying Experience

• A passion for and understanding of the transformational nature of walking, bicycling and transit on health, community livability, and sustainability. 
• Experience juggling multiple tasks in a dynamic, goal-oriented environment. 
• Superior communication skills and the ability to work with people of diverse racial, economic, and professional backgrounds, especially municipality staff and community stakeholders. 
• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in urban planning, or at least two years of work experience as an urban planner, is required. 
• Proficiency in ArcGIS and Adobe Creative Suites. 
• Fluency in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint. 

Preferred Experience 

• Sophisticated understanding of active transportation issues, advocacy, and facilities. 
• Previous experience coordinating projects in a non-profit or public sector setting. 
• Experience with place-making projects and/or planning community events with at least 50-100 attendees. 
• Familiarity with suburban Cook County communities and units of government. 
• Physical Requirements 
• Ability to lift and carry items up to 25 lbs. 

For consideration:
Send a resume, cover letter, and two to three work samples (map, writing sample, and an Illustrator or InDesign generated product) to Hanna Kite at hanna@activetrans.org by March 15, 2016. You must include the words ‘PICH Project Coordinator’ in the subject line. Electronic submissions only; no mailed or faxed submissions will be accepted. No phone calls, please.

Associate Planner - Chicago, IL

Associate Planner
Houseal Lavigne Associates

Chicago, IL

Job at a Glance
Job Level Mid I (1-4 years)
Salary Range Open
AICP Certification Desirable

Job Description
Houseal Lavigne Associates is seeking candidates to fill an immediate full time position as an Associate Planner. Houseal Lavigne Associates is a growing urban planning and community development consulting firm that provides a wide range of planning, design and development related services to both public and private sector clients throughout the country. The firm is located in Downtown Chicago, Illinois.

Skills of the successful candidate will include:
• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in planning, landscape architecture, architecture, or related discipline;
• 2-5 Years of professional planning or design related work experience required (consulting experience preferred);
• Excellent writing skills and attention to detail;
• Ability to analyze and synthesize qualitative and quantative data, and translate findings into concise and effective narrative text;
• Proficiency and experience with ArcGIS/ArcView and the Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign)
• Knowledge of and experience with research and survey techniques.
• Experience in photography is desired but not a requirement.

Duties would include, but not be limited to:
• Preparing GIS and Illustrator basemaps;
• Modifying and editing shape files and other GIS data;
• Assisting with public meetings and community outreach;
• Summarizing public meetings and other outreach exercises;
• Drafting of analytical findings and planning concepts and recommendations;
• Assisting with the preparation of proposals and plan documents;
• Assisting with field surveys and inventories (note: this may involve travel);
• Researching property and land use information;
• Creating databases and spreadsheets;
• Maintaining client websites;
• Administering and analyzing community surveys; and,
• Data research and analysis including demographic and market.

Submission Criteria
Send PDFs of current resume, project portfolio, work examples, references, and cover letter to info@hlplanning.com with the title “ASSOCIATE PLANNER”. Large file sizes may send links to download files or a Dropbox shared folder.

Contact Information
Email info@hlplanning.com
Website www.hlplanning.com
Postal Address Houseal Lavigne Associates
ATTN: Associate
188 W Randolph Street, Suite 200
Chicago, IL 60601