McAdams is a full-service land planning, landscape architecture, civil engineering, transportation and geomatics firm located in North Carolina and Texas. We seek a partnership with our clients to create meaningful experiences through inspired design. Our employees are what makes McAdams different. We bring experiences to the forefront of everything we do and to do that takes special people.
Planner 1 - Charlotte
McAdams is adding to our growing transportation planning practice and is searching for the right planner to join our team. The selected candidate will possess strong analytical, communication and plan production skills and experience. If you are looking to build a career in the transportation field and want to make a difference in creating sustainable, livable communities McAdams is the right team for you. The ideal candidate will be mentored by senior planning professionals and will be encouraged to pursue licensure as appropriate.
Essential Functions + Responsibilities

• Be proficient in the application of basic transportation planning concepts and techniques at a variety of scales.

• Under close supervision, responsible for preparation and completion of tasks supporting our transportation planning, active transportation, and grant funding advisory practices that are responsive to project needs. These tasks include the production of planning documents, reports, grant narratives, correspondence, or environmental documents; assist with conducting surveys; and the facilitation of public meetings and steering committee meetings.

• Collect, analyze, maintain and present data and public input.

• Use ArcGIS Pro to analyze demographics, trends, survey inputs and spatial data and create high-quality maps and cartographic products.

• Conduct field observations and data collection activities.

• Development of project strategy for each project that identifies milestones, appropriate planning techniques to be applied, stakeholders, schedule and overall project objectives.
• Collaborate with engineers to analyze technical problems, assessing the feasibility of proposed techniques and procedures, and devising new approaches and alternative solutions.

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES

• Execute planning work under direct supervision

• Complete work accurately and in accordance with good planning codes and practice.

• Contribute to the overall goals and effectiveness of the team.

• Multi-task and communicate schedule and progress on assigned tasks.

• Complete work on time and within budget.

• Exhibit good communication and time management skills, complete tasks efficiently.

• Build effective relationships with other staff

• Be energetic, self-directed and success focused.

• Think critically and solve problems.

• Actively participate in industry organizations.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Planning or related field.

• 0-2 years active transportation experience in the public or private sector (including internships).

• Proficiency in Esri GIS software.

• Proficiency in demographic analysis of US Census data.

• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop).

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint).

• Strong written and oral communications skills are required.

• All applicants must be authorized to work in the US. McAdams does not sponsor applicants for employment-based visas.

McAdams is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard for race, color, religion, gender (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran's status, or any other legally protected status.
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