Urban Planner

Dekker • Albuquerque, NM

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

Dekker is hiring Urban Planners. This position develops and evaluates plans and criteria for a variety of projects and activities to be carried out by others across many types of practice areas including Healthcare, Multifamily Housing, Government, Commercial, and/or Education (K-12 & Higher Ed). As passionate and self-driven team members at Dekker, candidates would play a key role in creating inspired experiences for everyone they interact with backed by support of a firm that has been a staple in the industry for more than 60 years. Dekker is a family of designers, planners, architects, and engineers, intent on creating passion for the built environment through our work. We believe that architecture and urban design can be transformational and that it must serve more than just a functional role. It should inspire, protect, delight, and empower users and entire communities. We believe the most innovative designs are created through a multi-faceted perspective of places, people, and their processes. Collaboration, empathy, and understanding, combined with passion and expertise can shape our experiences and our environments. We strive to tune our ability to see things through the eyes, hearts, and minds of our clients. If you think your vision, passion, and experience would enhance ours, we’d love to meet you.

Requirements

• This is a hybrid work environment with 3 days onsite required. Applicants must live in the Albuquerque, NM metro area.
• Bachelor's or master’s degree in Urban Planning from an accredited university.
• Less experienced applicants will be considered based on the quality of their portfolio and the specifics of their past work experience.
• A minimum 3-5 years of Urban Planning experience in a professional office environment
• AICP Certification
• Knowledge of planning history, the framework planners operate in, and current planning discourse
• Excellent verbal, written, and graphic communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe Suite, GIS, Sketchup, or related software
• Quantitative and qualitative analysis skills to support data-informed planning processes
• Ability to research and synthesize complex planning concepts
• Excellent problem-solving, collaboration, and consultation skills
• Ability to translate client ideas into visual and/or tangible references such as drawings or models
• Note: Please include a pdf of or a link to your portfolio in order to be considered.

Responsibilities

• Assess the feasibility and soundness of proposed planning products.
• Oversee specialized planning functions, such as large-scale new development proposals and environmental studies.
• Be a key part of Dekker as we step into our next phase of growth and evolution in urban planning.
• Work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary groups -landscape architects, architects, and visualization experts - on a wide range of projects.
• Gain knowledge of essential metrics for a wide spectrum of projects, from master plans to code analysis to entitlements.
• Engage and participate firm-wide in projects across multiple offices, from housing to education to corporate campuses.

Benefits

• Dekker offers competitive benefits and salary packages based on education and experience. For a full list of our benefit options, please visit our careers page.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level