Senior Urban Planning Specialist
17 hours ago
Company Overview
Otak, Inc. is an award-winning multidisciplinary firm dedicated to delivering innovative and sustainable solutions for our clients across the Pacific Northwest.
Salary
The salary range for this position is $90,000 - $120,000 per year, commensurate with experience.
About the Job
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Planner to support projects across the region. As a member of our planning team, you will work on a variety of land use permitting, development code update, and long-range planning projects for both private and public sector clients.
Your Key Responsibilities
- Coordinate with planners, urban designers, architects, scientists, engineers, subconsultants, and clients on a wide range of project types, from comprehensive planning to land use permitting.
- Prepare permit applications, project narratives, technical reports, environmental analysis documents, and other publications.
- Participate and lead public, community, and stakeholder engagement activities, including outreach, meetings, webinars, and surveys.
- Conduct entitlement and planning/zoning code analysis, offering insights that support project compliance and innovation.
- Support long-range public planning efforts through research, public outreach, concept and urban planning, graphics, and report preparation.
- Compile and submit permit applications, coordinate with agency staff, and monitor and track permit submittals through approval.
Your Qualifications
- Bachelor's and/or Master's degree in community development, community planning, and/or urban planning or associated discipline.
- Minimum 7-10 years' experience in the field of land use planning for either public or private sector clients.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with a proven track record of producing technically-sound documents.
- Knowledge of city and county comprehensive plans, zoning codes, development standards, and the implications on design.
- Demonstrated expertise in preparing and/or reviewing detailed land use applications, including rezoning, conditional use permits, variances, and other complex entitlement processes.
- Knowledge of Oregon Statewide Land Use Planning Goals and/or Washington Growth Management Act preferred.
- AICP preferred.
About Our Benefits
- Competitive salaries.
- Discretionary performance bonuses.
- No-cost medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
- HRA/HSA.
- A 401(k)-retirement match that is 100% vested immediately.
- A hybrid work schedule.
- Paid Time Off (PTO) accrual based on your industry experience rather than your seniority plus 9 paid holidays per year.
- A commuter allowance (based on your office location).
- Support for your professional registration and/or certification fees.
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