Community Planner/Designer

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Community Planner/Designer

@ The Center for Planning Excellence (CPEX)

POSITION OVERVIEW

CPEX seeks an Assistant Planner or Community Planner/Designer to work with our team of landscape architects, community planners, environmental scientists, and policy and communication experts. The ideal candidate will be comfortable working in a collaborative, dynamic, and mission-driven environment.

Duties:

• Contribute to planning projects, including master planning, conceptual site design, community visioning, and developing strategic initiatives to advance policy priorities.
• Support the development and execution of community outreach and engagement activities.
• Contribute to policy recommendations, white papers, and other reports based on research findings.
• Collect and analyze community data, preparing reports and maps on various planning-related topics (e.g., census information, land use, tax base data, and occupancy rates).
• Assist in producing presentation materials and technical documents.
• Develop and maintain relationships with partners and clients.
• Assist in preparing project and grant proposals.
• Conduct research on community planning design issues, identify best practices, and analyze relevant funding programs and policies.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

Location: CPEX’s office is located in downtown Baton Rouge and offers a flexible work environment. After an initial fully in-office period, CPEX employees may work some days remotely as the role allows. As a CPEX employee, the successful candidate will be expected to participate in some CPEX workshops and events, occasionally on evenings and weekends with advance notice.

Salary Range: $45,000-$70,000

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Qualifications:

Desired Skills/Capabilities:

• Excellent critical and strategic thinking skills
• Excellent verbal and written communication abilities
• Proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop)
• Proficient in ArcGIS
• Knowledge of the principles, practices, regulations, and laws of land use, planning, development,
• subdivisions, and zoning Louisiana-specific knowledge, or the ability to quickly acquire it, is preferred.
• Familiarity with principles of land management, environmental issues, economics, technical research, and statistics.
• Ability to customize planning approaches to meet a variety of community issues and needs

Qualifications:

• Degree in Landscape Architecture, Architecture, Urban Design, Planning, or related field.
• Passionate, driven, and caring about land use, urban design, equity, climate change adaptation,
• and improving places through planning
• 0-5 years of related experience

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How to Apply:

Applicants must submit a resume, cover letter, and portfolio (if relevant) to Joni Hammons at jhammons@cpex.org, and must be authorized to work in the United States. Qualified candidates will be invited for virtual or in-person interviews on an ongoing basis and the position will remain open until filled.

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