Community & Recreation Planner

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SE Group is seeking a Community & Recreation Plannerto join our team inColorado. This is an exciting opportunity to join an industry-leading team that specializes in planning for communities that are shaped by a strong natural resource base, visitation and tourism, or access to recreation. You’ll get to work on everything from a trails master plan for a desert community to an affordable housing analysis for a mountain town.

This position is primarily designed for candidates new to the community planning field and will provide exposure to a wide variety of recreation-based topics and projects.

So, if you are a self-starter, a strong writer – and you are passionate about addressing rural communities’ most entrenched issues – we want to hear from you!

About SE Group

At SE Group, our work is grounded in the belief that outdoor recreational experiences are a powerful foundation for thriving communities. This belief is the driving force behind our passion for uncovering the unique potential of every place and space we serve.

SE Group has been the industry leader in the planning and design of mountain resorts since 1958. Over the years, our team has grown to include landscape architects, community planners, environmental analysts, and economic advisors who are pioneering how communities across the country think about recreation, tourism, and outdoor spaces.

With hubs in Utah, Colorado, and Vermont, we are lucky to live in the heart of some of the amazing recreational communities we serve.

We all share a passion for getting outside (in its many diverse forms) and SE Group is committed to offering an exceptional employee experience that honors this, as well as one that promotes collaboration, mentorship, growth - and laughter!

Position Priorities

This position will work closely with project managers and staff on a variety of projects in Community Planning and Recreation Planning, primarily in Colorado, but with opportunities to support the broader team elsewhere.

The key responsibilities include:

• Writing: draft, edit, and review community planning documents such as master plans, comprehensive plans, outdoor recreation plans, housing plans and analyses, and others.
• Design: develop graphics, maps, and visualizations that bring concepts/plans to life for community stakeholders, using tools like Adobe Creative Cloud, Sketchup, and Arc Pro.
• Research: analyze site-specific issues in support of project planning deliverables.
• Policy: review site-specific policy, legislation, and other ordinances – such as zoning – to best inform planning recommendations.
• Asset Inventory: catalog and analyze existing community and recreation amenities, infrastructure, and attributes in support of project planning deliverables.
• Community Engagement: assist with the preparation, facilitation, and execution of any community events, such as open houses, online surveys, and public hearings or council presentations. Organize and analyze the feedback and data gathered from each event.

Applicants must have a Bachelor’s degree in geography, environmental science/policy, urban studies, planning, or a related field – please tell us why yours fits! A master’s degree in planning or a related field is helpful, but not required.This position is mainly designed for candidates new to the planning field with 1-3 years of professional experience.

Other required skills and experience include:

• Excellent writing skills –show us your skills in your cover letter!
• Demonstrated ability to handle multiple projects at once, often with varying scales/scopes –this work will require you to be highly organized
• Demonstrated ability to achieve high results in an independent work setting –you’ll be asked to stay on task with minimal oversight
• Preferred: proficient graphic design skills in programs such as Sketch Up and InDesign and Canva–this is not a design job by any means, but the experience here will give you a leg up
• Preferred: proficiency in ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS…