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Job Overview
LaBella Associates’ Planning Group seeks a Planner to join our Capital District (Latham) or Glens Falls office. The Planning Group at LaBella Associates provides our client partners with expertise in community & neighborhood planning, downtown development strategies, zoning regulations, active transportation planning, resiliency planning, public/private development services, and grant services. Our clients include public and private clients, in addition to serving internal LaBella divisions.

Planners are passionate about place making, problem solving, and affecting change to address local and regional issues, including housing, re-purposing underutilized sites, and protecting natural resources. LaBella Associates is actively involved in diverse projects including developing form based/graphic zoning codes, housing studies, pedestrian and bicycle plans, watershed and farmland protection plans, alternative energy siting, and brownfield planning.

Responsibilities
The ideal candidate will be self-motivated with an eagerness to learn any of these duties. Some of the duties the candidate may be involved in include:

• Conducting research, technical analysis on a wide variety of topics and reporting on this work to a broad audience
• Assisting or leading the preparation of comprehensive plans, housing studies, land use plans, strategic downtown/economic development plans, and area/neighborhood plans.
• Collaborating with team members in planning and conducting public meetings and community engagement efforts
• Developing meeting summaries, drafting zoning, subdivision, and land use regulations.
• Preparing maps and/or graphics for reports and planning documents.

Desired Skills

• Understanding of the principles and practices of planning and economic development.
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Presentation/Speaking skills
• One or more technical skill such as GIS, Data Analytics, Market Analysis, Fiscal Analysis
• Experience with grants and funding
• Graphic Communications skills
• Self-motivated with an eagerness to learn
• Outgoing personality

Qualifications

• Master Degree in urban planning, public administration, or a related field. Candidates with a bachelor’s degree will also be considered.
• 2 or more years’ experience.
• AICP preferred or on track to achieve certification.
• Proficiency with a variety of computer software including Microsoft Office, Adobe Suite, ArcGIS, online applications, and mobile applications; and
• Understanding and ability to utilize social media applications is a plus.

Salary Range: 
The specific salary offered may be influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to the candidate's relevant experience, education, and work location.

Benefits
Body, mind, and wallet—LaBella’s benefits support a holistic approach to your health and wellness, creating the foundation for physical, mental, and financial well-being. Our benefit offerings cover the must-haves (healthcare and retirement), the just-in-cases (insurances and employee assistance programs), and the cherry-on-tops (fitness reimbursements, year-end incentive pay, and tuition assistance). Visit our website for more details on benefits listed below.

• Flexible Work Schedule
• Health/Dental Insurance
• 401k Plan with Employer Match
• Short & Long Term Disability
• Profit Sharing
• Paid Time Off
• Leadership Development Program
• Fitness Reimbursement
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Referral Bonus Program
• Wellness Program
• Team Building Events
• Community Service Events

Please note that this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time, with or without notice.

LaBella is committed to facilitating a culture where diversity, equity, and inclusion are respected, valued, and celebrated by implementing thoughtful, practical, and innovative strategies that support our employees and serve the communities in which we reside. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding or other related medical conditions), gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, characteristic or membership in any other group protected by federal, state or local laws.

LaBella Associates does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiting professionals or agencies, nor do we accept resumes from any source that does not reference a specific, open position. LaBella Associates will not be responsible for any fees arising from the use of resume submitted by recruiting professionals or agencies that do not have a current placement fee agreement with LaBella Associates. All initial communication with recruiting professionals or agencies must go through human resources.