Planner II

What We're Looking For :

Barge Design Solutions is seeking a Planner II to join our Landscape Architecture and Planning (LA / P) practice within the Site Solutions business unit. This position will be based in our Nashville, TN office and will contribute to a variety of planning and design projects across the Southeastern United States, with a primary focus on Nashville and Middle Tennessee. Our work spans urban design, housing, mixed-use developments, town centers, streetscapes, and educational and institutional environments. The LA / P team is deeply committed to creating meaningful, sustainable, and well-designed spaces that enhance the built environment and the communities we serve.

Responsibilities :

• Providing analysis and recommendations on community planning, urban design, zoning and entitlement issues in a wide variety of rural, suburban and urban settings.
• Working individually or with a multi-disciplinary team to ensure that projects are completed in a timely manner, producing high-quality urban design and planning products.
• Assisting in the preparation of comprehensive plans, master plans, zone changes, subdivision and other entitlement applications or efforts.
• Explaining urban design and sustainable planning principles and practices to internal and external clients.
• Effectively communicating urban design concepts and solutions verbally and graphically; and working with stakeholders individually and at public meetings.
• Provides technical guidance on project scope, budgets, and schedules for assignments.
• Supports PM providing technical leadership on various projects.
• Conducts planning representing analysis, creating designs, preparing reports, and other various tasks.
• Reviews and may prepare complete project documents for conformity and project assurance.
• Influences stakeholders and manages stakeholder relationships within and outside Barge.
• Directs on-site visits to monitor progress of project.
• Directs CADD technicians in preparation of project plans.
• Mentors and reviews work of more junior staff for quality purposes.
• Technical lead on multiple projects or portions of complex projects.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Education & Experience Qualifications :

Why join us?

Barge Design Solutions,

Inc.,

is an engineering and architecture firm with diverse in-house multidisciplinary

practice areas. The employee-owned company is more than 550+ people strong and

serves clients nationwide from multiple locations. Barge is ranked on Engineering News-Record (ENR)’s Top 500 Design Firms and Architectural Record’s Top 300 Architecture Firms and is a certified Great

Place To Work.

Our primary purpose for being in business is ultimately to create a better life by unleashing the potential of our people, clients and communities. This purpose is supported by our company’s core values because at the end of the day, Barge CARES :

We believe that if we are living out our purpose for being in business and integrating our values into everything we do, we will ultimately achieve our vision to be the firm best known for being selected when it matters most.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status or on the basis of disability. Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled