Senior Community Planner/Project Manager

Senior Community Planner / Project Manager Halff is seeking to hire an experienced Senior Community Planner to join the Fayetteville, AR team as a Project Manager.

The ideal person for this position can thrive in a collaborative work environment with an interdisciplinary team of planners, landscape architects, and engineers on a variety of planning efforts.

• The Halff Fayetteville team is involved in exciting planning projects in Arkansas and beyond ranging from comprehensive plan preparation;
• parks, recreation, and trails planning; active transportation planning; downtown, corridor and special area planning; urban design and land planning;

development codes; and more. The responsibilities of the Senior Community Planner include project management and leadership of public engagement, plan development, and technical report writing and document production.

The Senior Community Planner will mentor younger staff; balance client, company, and project team responsibilities; manage budgets and tasks;

and oversee the preparation of high-quality documents and deliverables. The successful candidate will also be skilled at leading diverse public engagement programs, possess a confident presentation style, and be proficient at managing the competing interests of project stakeholders as necessary. Minimum Requirements :

• Bachelor’s degree in community / urban planning, landscape architecture, architecture, or a closely related field.
• 7 years of experience in a planning capacity.
• 3 years of project management experience.
• Strong knowledge of computer programs (GIS, Adobe Creative Suite, and Microsoft Office programs) and the ability to produce attractive maps, graphics, and written documents.

Preferred Qualifications :

• Experience in both the public and private sector.
• Well organized, detail oriented, and highly motivated.
• Demonstrated abilities in facilitating community stakeholder input and public meetings.
• Strong writing and graphic skills.
• AICP certification.

Compensation : Commensurate with experience. Halff offers a competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package.

Application Process : Interested candidates who meet or exceed the above qualifications are invited to submit the following :

• Letter of interest.
• Resume.
• Writing / graphic samples of recent work. If collaborative work is shown, credit team members and note your role where applicable.

IND Company Overview : Halff is a mid-sized, employee-owned, diverse, and multi-disciplined professional services firm designed, engineered, planned, constructed and purposed for people.

Since 1950, we’ve been creating smart solutions that improve lives and communities by turning ideas into reality. Halff was founded on a core tenet : Focus on people, treat them well, and success will follow.

It’s no wonder, then, that our employees and the culture they create result in our firm consistently being named a Top Workplace in America.

Our industry-leading professionals collaborate to meet tough challenges in creative ways. Our services include Construction Services, Energy, Environmental, Geographic Information Systems, Intelligent Transportation Systems, Land and Site Development, Planning and Landscape Architecture, MEP Engineering, Public Works, Right of Way, Structural Engineering, Subsurface Utility Engineering / Utility Coordination, Surveying, Transportation, Water Resources and Water / Wastewater.

Halff has offices in the following locations : Arkansas : Bentonville,Fayetteville Fort Smith, Little Rock, and North Little Rock Florida : Chipley, Crestview, Jacksonville, Orlando, Panama City Beach, Tallahassee, Tampa, Tavares and Temple Terrace and Windermere Louisiana : Baton Rouge and Shreveport Oklahoma : Norman and Oklahoma City Texas : Austin, Brownsville, Conroe, Corpus Christi, Flower Mound, Fort Worth, Frisco, Houston, Lubbock, McAllen, Midland, Richardson, San Antonio, and Tyler We offer excellent benefits including medical, dental, prescription, life insurance, long-term and short-term disability insurance, paid time off and holiday pay, Traditional and Roth 401(k) plans, Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Health Savings Account, 529 College Savings Plan, Flexible Spending, an Employee Assistance Plan and more.

Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience. Halff is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Halff is a drug-free workplace. This offer of employment is contingent upon the receipt of a clear drug screen and background check prior to your first day of employment.

This position may be subject to random drug testing pursuant to federal regulations.