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Urban Planner/Designer

Verdantas
Full-time
On-site
Ohio, United States
$70,000 - $85,000 USD yearly
Urban Planning

Welcome to Verdantas, where innovation meets sustainability, and your career finds purpose!

At Verdantas, we’re redefining environmental consulting and sustainable engineering through our use of cutting-edge modeling and digital technology and our genuine commitment to people. Our work spans high-growth sectors like water resources, resilient land use, energy transformation, and civil infrastructure.

Our commitment to excellence, across more than 90 offices, is championed by a team of over 2,000 experts, scientists, engineers, geologists, and technical specialists, embedded in a people-focused culture, prioritizing the well-being of our employees, clients, and the communities we serve. We partner with clients to deliver smart, data-driven solutions to complex environmental and infrastructure challenges. We don’t just solve problems; we help shape a more sustainable future.

Join a people-first culture that values your well-being, empowers your growth, and amplifies your impact. At Verdantas, your career goes beyond the expected, and your work helps build a better world.

Ready to shape the future of resilient communities?

What you'll do:

  • Develops graphics and layouts for plans.
  • Performs research and data analysis for planning projects.
  • Develop renderings and design proposals for plans.
  • Contribute and collaborate as a member of an interdisciplinary team of planners, landscape architects, and engineers.
  • Attend meetings and public engagement events as needed, to include off-hours and out-of-area meetings as needed to support clients and projects.
  • Assists in developing planning studies and reports.

What you bring:

  • A master’s degree in Urban Planning, Urban Design, Public Administration, Geography/GIS, or a related field, with 2+ years of experience. Alternatively, a Bachelor’s degree in any of these fields, with 4+ years of experience as a full-time planner.  
  • Knowledge of urban design programs such as SketchUp, Lumion, Rhino, Urban Footprint, or other design programs.  Additional preference for those applicants with demonstrated urban design or rendering work.
  • Knowledge of Adobe InDesign and/or related programs.  Additional preference for those applicants with demonstrated document design or layout work.
  • Ability to analyze data and create maps using ArcGIS Pro and/or ArcGIS Online.
  • Oral communication and interpersonal skills to explain rules and procedures clearly to the public.
  • Creative problem-solving skills.
  • Ability to gather relevant information to solve practical problems.
  • Ability to facilitate in-person and virtual public participation activities.
  • Understanding of how to access, utilize, and analyze U.S. Census data.

Salary Range:

$70,000 to $85,000

Benefits:

  • Flexible Work Environment 
  • Paid Parental Leave 
  • Medical 
  • Dental 
  • Vision 
  • Life and AD&D Insurance 
  • Short-Term and Long-Term Disability 
  • 401(k) with Company Match 
  • Paid Time Off + Holidays


Verdantas strives to develop new ways to increase diversity awareness within our organization. We recruit and reward our employees based on capability and performance — regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, lifestyle, age, educational background, national origin, religion, or physical ability. For us, it is imperative to build balanced teams from all walks of life and we believe that a diverse workforce is a stronger workforce.

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