URBAN PLANNER / DESIGNER

Job Description: 

ICF seeks an Urban Planner / Designer to work within our Environmental and Regulatory Implementation Services (ERIS) team. You will become an integral part of a team that is providing technical assistance to communities and non-profit organizations across the U.S. in the areas of contaminated site redevelopment, adaptive reuse, community revitalization and engagement, and economic development. This position will primarily support programs with EPA’s Office of Brownfields and Land Revitalization (OBLR), whose mission is to help communities, states, tribes, and others to assess, safely clean up, and sustainably reuse contaminated properties.

The Urban Planner / Designer is expected to apply their academic and past academic or work experience/knowledge to a wide range of technical assistance projects and will interact directly with local, state, and federal clients.

The position is remote, with a preference for close proximity to ICF’s Waltham, MA or Denver, CO locations.

PLEASE SUBMIT a work sample or portfolio at time of application.

What you’ll do:

• Support the development of small area plans, downtown revitalization policies and strategies, site reuse strategies, and site plans covering a broad range of reuse scenarios and scales including mixed-use, transportation, economic development, housing, open space, public realm improvements, adaptive reuse of existing buildings, and infill development.
• Perform research, data collection, and qualitative and quantitative data analysis in support of a broad range of redevelopment projects.
• Analyze and synthesize various data sets, such as demographic, real estate, and consumer spending data, and prepare compelling graphs, charts, tables, and other forms of data visualization. 
• Support the development of a wide range of client work products, including reports, community engagement materials, conceptual designs, market analyses, best practices, presentations, and fact sheets. 
• Support a wide range of stakeholder outreach and engagement activities, including in-person and virtual community engagement (e.g., charettes, workshops, meetings, etc.) and associated outreach and communication materials.

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree in urban planning, urban design, or related technical field.
• Minimum 2 years of work experience supporting technically oriented projects in community revitalization and economic development areas; experience with brownfields site redevelopment or other related infill development.
• Willingness to travel, as needed.

Additional professional skills and experience we are looking for: 

• Knowledge of current planning and policy trends related to land use planning, community and economic development, multi-modal transportation, real estate, climate change and adaptation strategies, and affordable housing.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to synthesize demographic, economic, market and workforce data to draw actionable conclusions.
• Knowledge of community engagement techniques, and public speaking experience.
• Team oriented individual with a “can-do” spirit who is adaptable to learning new topics and capable of multi-tasking in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency in conducting quantitative analyses using Excel, R, or other software.
• Demonstrated experience in Adobe Creative Suite is required.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Master’s degree in urban planning, urban design, or related technical field.
• Knowledge of spatial analytics (ArcGIS), drafting and 3-D modelling software (CAD, Rhino, and/or Sketchup) and rendering software (Lumion and/or Enscape) is a plus.
• Familiarity with, or have working knowledge of, general building code, zoning codes, ADA Standards for Accessible Design, and other related standards is preferred.
• Experience in multi-family housing, mixed-use, and community-oriented uses and programming; experience with adaptive reuse is a plus; experience with landscape and public realm design is a plus.
• AICP certification desired, but not required.

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