Planner

Description

ISG is a nationally recognized architecture, engineering, planning, and environmental firm. Our mission: simplify solutions—passionately design the future, drives the work we do for our clients. ISG professionals are motivated by a shared goal to stretch the limits of great design and go above and beyond to positively influence each other, our clients, and the communities we serve. An employee-owned company with a great entrepreneurial culture where you can design your career around your passions, ISG offers a tremendous environment of creative people, beautiful offices, state of the art technology and incredible support services. As a Planner at ISG, you will have the opportunity to involve yourself in work ranging from urban redevelopment to waterfronts and housing to industrial planning.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Plan efforts with focus on five general areas; data collection, evaluation and analysis and due diligence, stakeholder engagement, scenario planning through final plan creation, implementation strategies and the establishment and tracking of metrics across social, economic, environmental, and cultural factors.
• Implement planning principals emphasizing sustainability, resiliency, and equity
• Lead and contribute to public participation and stakeholder events and client meetings including presenting/communicating creative and relevant concepts.
• Coordinate information and work on a multi-disciplined team.
• Participate in the development of written/graphic planning documents.
• Be an accountable, eager, and creative employee owner!
• Other duties as assigned or instructed.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Required professional expertise demonstrated through 0-5 years of planning experience.
• Bachelors or master’s degree from accredited college or university in Planning or a related field.
• AICP preferred or the ability to achieve certification.
• Ability to communicate ideas persuasively and visually through written, verbal, and graphic communications.
• Ability to publicly represent ISG and clients in public forums.
• Proficiency in Adobe CS, GIS, and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Self-directed and can work independently with minimal supervision.
• Project management experience a plus.
• Demonstrated track record of successful past employment.
• Desire to work in an entrepreneurial, collaborative and mutually supportive culture where passion, self-motivation and integrity are foremost qualities.

We are 100% owned by our employees! ISG's Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) allows for broader ownership, the ability to be directly connected to performance, and our culture of accountability and opportunism is amplified. Put simply, everyone works hard = everyone benefits, not just an elite group.

We are focused on strengths, using those talents to guide personal development and team collaboration. We are involved in our communities and lead through empowerment. Firm growth is a direct reflection of the dedication, ingenuity, and hard work each ISG owner brings to the office and field every day.

ISG's growth and sustainability are based on the unwavering belief that we need to grow for the betterment of our people and firm. We are entrepreneurial. We believe in having the right people onboard and being disciplined during good times and when faced with new challenges. And most importantly, we foster growth through positive mentorship and progressive ideas that lead to strategic, contextual based decisions. We believe that this unwavering commitment to our culture, clients, and dynamic qualities translates to better services for our partners, and that it will continue to guide ISG's future.

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