MHTN Architects is seeking a Senior Planning Project Manager looking to take the next step in their career, to foster strong relationships with clients and team members, and lead project execution.
You will be the backbone of our Urban Planning projects, ensuring inclusivity and effective communication within your team, with our clients, and with the communities we serve.
You will utilize your honed leadership skills to provide mentorship to less experienced team members and support team and project coordination.
We see the ideal candidate for this role as ready to transition into the role of Director of Urban Design within 6 to 12 months.
If you are ready to take the next step in your career keep reading. In this role, you will use your strong communication skills to guide and mentor other team members by delegating responsibilities and providing task performance feedback.
As a team, you will provide and present meaningful and impactful solutions to our clients. Your contributions will include the coordination of the internal workflow of projects with public and private clients, leading interactions with the public, performing public outreach, leading public adoption processes, and design exercises, and collecting feedback.
You will attend some evening and weekend meetings to participate in public outreach and plan adoption as well as perform and manage research and analysis to identify issues and suggest strategies to mitigate issues and strengthen communities.
You will collaborate closely with landscape designers, architects, and other experts to ensure excellent design and compliance with local, state, and federal laws and regulations.
As the Senior Planning Project Manager, you will write and present formal and technical reports, design visions, planning documents, and correspondence, and you will have the opportunity to write white paper publications.
Other key responsibilities include assisting on marketing proposal preparation, overseeing specialized planning functions such as large-scale new development proposals and environmental studies.
You will collaborate with the Principal of Urban Planning on planning-related matters and help to ensure appropriate training and mentorship opportunities for Planning team members.
This role will be a part of conversations with the Principal over Urban Planning in budget preparation and monitor and control expenditures throughout project execution including market expenditures, conference attendance, sponsorships, e.
This role will be a part of conversations with the Principal over Urban Planning in budget preparation and monitor and control expenditures throughout project execution including market expenditures, conference attendance, sponsorships, etc.
We are looking for someone who embraces mentorship, has 8+ years of community planning experience, and preferably holds an AICP certification because professional development and technical excellence are important to us.
The ideal candidate will be in-person a minimum of three days a week to provide hands-on collaboration and mentorship. This is an opportunity to join a compassionate team in a new and growing market sector at a legacy design firm.
Your professionalism and effective people and project management skills will reflect our commitment to inclusivity and empowerment.
We believe in the power of people, and we look forward to welcoming you to our team. Here is a list of the key skills which we seek for this role : Innovative, detail-oriented, experienced in highly visible / controversial projects Project Management : Ability to provide effective supervision and team management, capable of managing multiple, high-priority assignments.
Strong interpersonal skills to develop good working relationships with team members, officials, and stakeholders and to resolve complaints.
Strong understanding of city and regional planning with experience in building consensus across diverse stakeholder groups.
Thorough knowledge of urban planning and development and local government policies and procedures. Strong understanding of methods and techniques of effective technical report preparation and presentation.
Well-versed in pertinent federal, state, and local laws, codes and regulations including recent changes. Experienced in budgeting procedures and techniques.
Knowledge of local government procedures and practices, recent developments, current literature, and sources of information related to municipal planning and administration.
Strong analytical skills to interpret research data for reports and apply mathematic techniques in practical situations.
Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite including InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator, MS Office, SketchUp, Lumion, and GIS Analysis Working knowledge and coordination of specialty consulting areas such as land use planning / zoning, transportation planning, environmental planning, urban design, housing, historic preservation, or economic development.
This position is a salaried overtime exempt position. The salary range for qualified candidates is 90k to 120k with higher pay aligned with greater experience and qualifications as outlined in this posting.
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We offer a collaborative work environment that promotes professional growth and advancement. We seek team members who have a passion for designing built environments and contributors that will embrace and expand our culture of inclusion.
We demonstrate our commitment to our team members by offering the following benefits. Medical and Dental Insurance : MHTN pays 80% of the premium Life Insurance : MHTN pays 100% of the premium for life and AD&D Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability : MHTN pays for 100% of the premium Other benefits available through our Cafeteria Plan 401k with 5% employer match Annual discretionary bonus opportunity for all employees Company-Paid Continuing Education and mentorship programs Paid licensure and industry memberships Flexible Paid Time Off Flexible Hybrid Work Schedule (ability to work from home up to two days a week) Annual Paid Time Off for Volunteering Physical Activity Incentives About MHTN MHTN Architects creates memorable and meaningful environments for people.
Established in 1923, we are an intermountain west Architecture, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture, and Planning firm committed to a culture of design excellence.
We serve clients with expertise and innovation in Higher Education, Commercial, K-12 Education, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Civic, Cultural and Religious project design.
With a team of 90 professionals, seven Core Values drive our actions : Design, Social & Environmental Responsibility, Teamwork, Technical Excellence, Empowerment, Respect, and Service.
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