Senior Planner

Who we are

Here at KLJ, we are Safe, Inclusive, Learners, Performers and Owners. We care that you get home safely. Every person, every idea, and every voice matters. We encourage personal and professional growth. We celebrate performance. As a 100% employee-owned firm, your decisions and efforts will help shape OUR great company.

Why work at KLJ

KLJ Engineering might be just the company you have been looking for. We are that perfect size – not so big that you become a number, not so small that our resources are limited. Here, you can be you, in all your engineering, surveying, planning and scientist glory. Just as you are. We embrace how much you love engineering, because we love it too. We love it when a road curves just right, when we see a familiar water tower on our drive home, or when we consider the fiber in the ground connects us to our friends and family. If you are looking to join a great firm, with amazing technical talent, we know just the place, here at KLJ.

Your growth opportunity

• Provide professional planning, technical, and program management
• Prepare site analysis, concept design, design development, and presentations
• Provide direction, review, and support to the group by leading projects; assuring proper practices and techniques
• Use software and equipment to prepare and revise technical drawings and plans using company established standard procedures
• Provide quality control by reviewing completed work to ensure compliance with KLJ quality standards
• Communicate consistently with the project manager, client and contractor
• Read and interpret plans to assist with client management and effectively communicate to answer inquiries from coworkers, clients, or the public
• Must have a valid driver’s license and be able to operate motorized vehicles
• Assist with the coordination of business development and marketing strategy
• Adhere to project budget and schedule
• Instruct, train, and mentor group members and support staff

What you're responsible for

• May serve as project manager on designated projects
• Participate in and facilitate meetings with stakeholders and clients
• Public involvement may include reports, graphics, presentations, and other visual material
• Confer with project team members and clients to lead, prepare, and participate in project proposals and interviews
• Assist with design, plans, specifications, reports, maps, schedules, estimates, data collection, and documents and agreements as needed
• May plan, organize, coordinate, prioritize, and monitor client relations

What you'll need

• Bachelor's Degree in Land Use Planning, Urban/Regional Planning, Transportation Planning, Environmental Sciences, Geography, Civil Engineering, Public Administration or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience required.

Preferences:

• A Master’s Degree is highly desired.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described represent those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities.

The employee is regularly required to:

• Sit, stand, walk, stoop, kneel, twist, crouch, and crawl
• Use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms
• Talk or hear and communicate clearly

The employee must:

• Frequently lift and move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and move up to 25 pounds

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

What else you need to know

This job description is not meant to be all-inclusive or restrictive and other duties may be assigned. It is a description of the job as presently defined and is subject at any time to revision. This document is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this classification. This is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required. Individuals may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities, as needed.

At KLJ, we have a vested interest in the personal, financial, and professional goals of our employees. We offer a competitive full suite benefit package including health, dental, vision, and life insurance, performance bonus, 401k/ESOP, employee stock ownership program, and a flexible work environment that gives you options to support excelling both professionally and personally. The salary for this position is expected to range between $75-105K. This estimated salary represents the middle of the range. Factors that may be used to determine actual salary include education (or applicable experience), training, job location, competencies relevant to the role, and internal equity. The options available for the current plan year are described at www.kljeng.com.

All applicants must be authorized to work in the US, without employer-sponsorship. KLJ does not sponsor individuals for employment-based visas and does not participate in any OPT training program.

KLJ will not be partnering with third-party recruiters on this position. Please review our third-party recruiting policy at www.kljeng.com.

Position will be posted until filled.