Associate Planner - Urban & Regional Planning (Mid-Level)

Ideal Candidate: A strong interest or background in transportation, land use, or comprehensive planning. Pay offered will be commensurate with experience.

Minimum Required Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited institution with a bachelor’s degree in urban/Regional Planning, or a related field. Preference for master’s degree or certification.
• No less than two years of relative working experience.

• We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, we are not currently able to sponsor visas.

Position Summary: This position is responsible for producing transportation planning work tasks typical of a metropolitan planning organization (MPO), conducting the federally-required transportation planning process, providing transportation planning products to the MPO member organizations, and coordinating with Federal, State, local agencies and the public.

Initial focus will beon transportation planning and its linkages to land use, demographic and socioeconomic trends, environment; at all times connecting the above planning elements to economic development.

Other illustrative examples of work to be performed include:

· Writes and presents formal and technical reports, related to transportation and/or land use planning.

· Communicate and coordinate with State, Federal, and local agencies in developing multi-modal transportation plans and funding proposals.

· Analyze socioeconomic data, census data, and other planning-centric data; support and provide guidance to the transportation planning tasks of the local agencies.

· Assist in the collection and analysis of data for transportation performance-based planning.

· Coordinate public meetings and workshops; facilitate as necessary.

· Participate on cross-collaborative teams in conceptual and transportation planning and for corridor and redevelopment studies.

Critical knowledge and fundamental skills required for the position, include:

· Ability to work on several projects or issues simultaneously

· Ability to work independently or in a team environment

· Effective written and verbal communication skills

· Experience utilizing ArcGIS for data collection and analysis

· Experience in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop)

Compensation and Benefits: Rate of pay will take into consideration prior applicable experience. Full-time positions include a generous paid time off package including vacation, sick, personal, holiday, and floating holiday time, and access to health, dental, vision, and life insurances; flex, dependent care, and health savings accounts; employee assistance program; and retirement plans including IMRF pension and 457 deferred compensation.

About Region 1 Planning Council: R1Planning, a special-purpose, regional government agency, is an engine for regional collaboration and governmental efficiency in Northern Illinois. We serve a six-county area through long-term, multi-jurisdictional, and state and federal projects including analytics, funding, and planning.

What do our team members love about working at R1? Our team is passionate about doing work that makes a meaningful, multifaceted impact on the region and its residents. Team members enjoy working with one another, with a mix of individual and collaborative work that advances their skills, knowledge, and experience.

Disclosures

· We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the US. However, we cannot sponsor visas.

· Preference will be given to persons living (or willing to relocate within the first 60 days of employment) within a 45-minute commute.

· Employment is subject to drug screening.

· Region 1 Planning Council is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to diversity and inclusion.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $57,000.00 - $60,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work setting:

• In-person

Application Question(s):

• While interested in all qualified candidates, please confirm the applicant understands this employer is unable to sponsor an employment visa.
• After reviewing the posted starting pay and benefits posted for this position, what are your compensation expectations?

Education:

• Bachelor's (Preferred)

Experience:

• applied subject matter: 2 years (Required)

Work Location: In person