JOB DESCRIPTION

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PLANNING MANAGER

Position Summary

We are seeking a dynamic planning professional to lead our award-winning planning team. The Planning Manager will manage a team of planners providing outstanding service to our municipal clients on projects including comprehensive plans, downtown plans, development codes and more. The ideal candidate will have a strong track record of leading innovative planning projects for municipal clients and developing and mentoring aspiring planning professionals.

Location

This position will have the opportunity to work remotely the majority of the time, but will be asked to attend quarterly in-person meetings held across Texas. Residence within 3 hours of the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex is preferred.

About the Position and our Team

Verdunity is an award-winning planning and engineering firm whose purpose is building lasting, equitable cities. Since our founding in 2011, we've been working together to become the industry leader in fiscally-informed planning and resource-conscious civil engineering.

Our "sweet spot" is providing fiscally-informed land use and downtown plans, fiscal analysis, and site/civil engineering to cultivate fiscal health and local wealth in cities. If you want to belong to a team that does that well every day, this company's a great fit for you.

Our clients are cities, local developers and change agents looking to close resource and affordability gaps in their communities. If you have experience working with this type of client and team this role will be a great fit.

You will love it here if you value:

• Passion for Transformational Change
• Meaningful Collaboration
• Constant Improvement
• Dynamic Initiative
• Culture of Belonging

You'll love coming to work every day if you 100% get, want, and have the capacity to do the following:

• Lead, manage and mentor a dynamic team of planners
• Prepare and manage project budgets to ensure profitability
• Provide outstanding client service that leads to repeat business
• Develop compelling proposals that win projects
• Cultivate long-term relationships with clients and potential clients
• Maintain a high profile within the planning profession through quality work and engagement in professional organizations

You'll have success here if you value clear processes and feel qualified to do the following things:

• Utilize Basecamp, Google Workspace, MS Office, Dropbox, and other common tools to communicate and collaborate with a remote workforce.
• Utilizing internal contract/accounting software (BillQuick) to prepare and manage budgets and invoicing for projects.
• Utilize and improve project management SOPs to keep projects on budget and schedule and to coordinate project teams efficiently.

We train our team to help them succeed, and everyone on our team helps with our success. In this role, you'll be accountable to hit the following numbers each week:

• Average personal weekly utilization > 60%
• Maintain Planning Team Realization Rate =100%+
• Total accounts receivable over 45 days = $0

If you want to come to work, learn, and hit those numbers, you'll be recognized and rewarded.

Our company strives to run on EOS purely. That means as a member of this team, you will have a leader who:

• Gives clear directions
• Makes sure you have the necessary tools
• Acts with the greater good in mind
• Delegates appropriately
• Takes time to truly understand your role and how you can help the company
• Makes their expectations clear
• Communicates well
• Has effective meetings
• Meets one-on-one with you quarterly or more, if needed
• Rewards and recognizes your performance

Qualifications

We are looking to add people who are strongly aligned with our core values and passion for cultivating financially sustainable and equitable communities first and foremost. Beyond that, we expect this position to have the following qualifications:

• Energetic personality and positive attitude
• Detail oriented with the ability to prioritize and manage a variety of tasks
• Enjoys and looks forward to serving and supporting others
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to effectively communicate with internal and external customers
• Excellent organizational and time-management abilities
• Comfortable working in an entrepreneurial, small company environment
• Excellent public speaking skills and ability to translate complex subjects into understandable language
• Excellent technical writing and editing skills
• Ability to manage project budgets and to deliver projects on-time and within budget
• Not afraid to do any task on a project (a manager who produces)
• Proven experience as a consultant for municipal clients
• Deep understanding of or experience in a municipal planning department
• Demonstrated ability to supervise and manage a planning team
• Experience successfully marketing and selling planning projects to municipal clients
• Planning project management experience in a variety of planning project types including comprehensive plans, downtown plans, small area plans, code writing - required
• Extensive network and relationships with planning professionals in Texas cities and beyond
• A reputation within the planning profession as a leader in developing innovative plans and codes
• A constant learner who is committed to personal and professional development
• Work has been awarded or recognized within the industry
• Flexibility and adaptability to changing priorities and tasks
• Discretion and trustworthiness when handling confidential information
• Proficiency in Google Workspace and Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Knowledge and past experience with Adobe products (Indesign, Photoshop, Illustrator) for document layout and design preferred, but not required
• Knowledge and past experience with EOS preferred, but not required
• Knowledge and past experience with BQE Core or similar accounting package preferred, but not required

Education and Certifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Planning or closely related major - required
• Master's Degree in Planning or closely related major - preferred
• AICP certification - required
• CNU-A certification - preferred