Community Planner
About Rossi Group
Rossi Group is a growing engineering and planning firm with locations in Hunt Valley, MD and Dover, DE. Our dedicated staff of 50 professionals serves state and private clients in the Mid-Atlantic. We provide multimodal planning and engineering, construction inspection, and utility services.
Rossi Group provides competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package that includes a 401k retirement match, profit sharing, paid holidays, paid leave, and medical insurance. Our company culture focuses on work life balance, continued education, and community involvement.
Job Description
Rossi Group is seeking a highly motivated entry to mid-level Community Planner to join our planning team in Dover or Wilmington, Delaware. This position requires an individual to be proficient in the terminology and application of technical and local government processes concerned with land use and development, zoning administration, ordinance development, and the design of the built environment. The qualified individual would conduct research, draft reports, develop maps using GIS, and support public engagement activities for a variety of community and multimodal transportation projects on behalf of our clients in Delaware, Maryland, and throughout the Mid-Atlantic.
This is a Non-Exempt, full-time position. This position can report to our Dover or Wilmington, DE office locations and offers a flexible work-from-home schedule up to 2 days a week. Some night and weekend work may be required.
The position has an anticipated salary range of $35/hr to $41/hr, dependent upon experience, certifications, and abilities.
Minimum Qualifications
Minimum 3 years of relevant community planning experience
Bachelor’s or Master’s of Science in Planning, Science, Policy, Engineering, or related field
Valid Driver’s License and the ability to provide own transportation to meetings and site visits
Working Conditions
Work is generally performed in an indoor office setting
Working from a job site office may be necessary
Field work would include physical visual inspection of project sites; walking project sites and/or driving project sites; working outdoors, walking on uneven ground of construction sites; lifting objects of 20 pounds
Expect project-dependent evening and weekend meetings
Duties and Responsibilities
As a Community Planner, you play an integral role in assisting the communities we work with. You will assist in developing guidance for community leaders as they plan for future development and growth. You will perform data collection and analysis and conduct research to determine the potential challenges a community faces. Using your analytical, GIS, and policy skills, you will examine the data and identify trends and opportunities to guide future growth. You will prepare or update comprehensive plans, long-range plans, zoning ordinances, pedestrian/bicycle/safety plans, and develop sustainable concepts and alternatives.
You will work on multiple projects and plans simultaneously, ensuring high-quality deliverables. You will coordinate with varying teams of in-house professional scientists, planners, and engineers, as well as municipal and government clients and leaders.
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Support comprehensive and long-range plan research, development, and updates
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Municipal ordinance evaluation and development
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Prepare GIS mapping and data analysis
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Interpretation of census data
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Participate in public outreach efforts, including public workshops and meetings
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Collaborating with engineers to develop safety, multimodal, and streetscape improvements and analysis for towns, corridors, and intersections
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Coordinate projects within the project team and with client agencies and stakeholders
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Prepare summary reports and memos, including environmental documents
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Provide proposal support and develop work plans
Knowledge and Skills
Strong and effective spoken and written (English) communication skills, including the ability to prepare and present clear, concise reports, plans, data, and information to public officials, professional peers, and clients
Understanding municipal, county, state (DE and MD) regulatory framework and processes
Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, public officials, and other government agencies, clients, and consultants
Ability to work independently or as part of a team
Ability to effectively utilize ArcGIS and software for word processing, spreadsheets, publication (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Adobe)
Ability to balance and prioritize workload with little oversight
Diversity. Passion. Synergy.
Connect With The Rossi Group
Rossi Group is a certified women-owned Minority Business/Disadvantaged Business/Small Business Enterprise (WBE/MBE/DBE/SBE).