Urban Planner​/Designer

Urban Planner/Designer at Verdantas

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Location:

Cleveland, OH

Welcome to Verdantas, where innovation meets sustainability, and your career finds purpose! At Verdantas, we’re redefining environmental consulting and sustainable engineering through the 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. We partner with clients to deliver smart, data‑driven solutions to complex environmental and infrastructure challenges, shaping a more sustainable future.

• Develop graphics and layouts for plans.
• Perform 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, including off‑hours and out‑of‑area meetings to support clients and projects.
• Assist in developing planning studies and reports.

• A master’s degree in Urban Planning, Urban Design, Public Administration, Geography/GIS, or a related field, with 2+ years of experience, or a bachelor’s degree in any of these fields with 4+ years of full‑time planner experience.
• Knowledge of urban design programs such as Sketch Up, Lumion, Rhino, Urban Footprint, or other design programs. Additional preference to applicants with demonstrated urban design or rendering work.
• Knowledge of Adobe InDesign and/or related programs. Additional preference to 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.

The starting salary for this position is $65,000, with final compensation determined based on qualifications, experience, and licensing status.

• 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.

Verdantas is an EOE race/color/religion/sex/sexual orientation/gender identity/national origin/disability/vet

Seniority level:
Entry level

Employment type:

Full-time

Job function:
Other