Civil Planner

Description

 A certified Woman Business Enterprise, Civil Design, Inc. is a civil engineering firm of 150 team members committed to building stronger communities in the markets we serve. Areas of focus include site development, surveying, transportation, water resources, structures, and infrastructure analytics. Civil Design Inc. is in its 29th year of business and has six locations within Illinois, Missouri, and Kentucky.

Culture: CDI has a strong family-oriented culture with the drive to build stronger team, client and local communities. Guided by the values of continuous learning and growth, mutual trust and respect, ownership, and responsiveness – CDI offers a spirited team atmosphere driving quality engineering and strong client relationships.

Responsibilities: 

· Familiarity with local and state land planning codes, rules, regulations, etc. and have the ability to proactively keep up to date with current information/requirements.

· Communicate effectively with the Civil Site Team in order to guide personnel to design/incorporate land planning information into the project design.

· Review project plans and drawings to ensure planning codes are being properly shown and enforced. 

· Have the ability to present the project to the public and/or local planning boards, and clearly explain the project parameters, details, variance requests, etc.

· Develop relationships with current and future site civil clients by face-to-face interactions. This would involve an outgoing and confident personality. 

· Attend planning and other related conferences in order to keep abreast of current standards, as well as meet industry professionals and develop relationships with those peers.

· Demonstrate the ability to take initiative, work independently, and proactively execute tasks. 

· High level of self-motivation with a strong focus on delivering relationships with team members and clients. 

· Strategic thinker with strong analytical and problem-solving skills in order to produce a high quality work product.

Requirements

· 5-10 years of professional planning and communications experience – involvement with multiple projects from beginning to end.

· Bachelor’s degree in Planning, Civil Engineering, or Architecture.

· Experience with AutoCAD software is a plus.

· Planning and project management skills.

· Strong interpersonal skills to build and maintain relationships.

· Strong analytical, critical, and logical thinking skills.

· Knowledge of industry including municipal, state agencies, and private clients. 

· Involvement in industry organizations and professional groups.

· Ability to spot new business opportunities and quickly evaluate opportunities. 

· Effective communication skills, both written and verbal, capable of presenting/conveying ideas clearly and persuasively to the target communities.

· Excellent interpersonal skills that support building and maintaining strong relationships with clients, prospects and team members.

The ideal candidate will be able to have strong technical focus while maintaining and building relationships with the community as a civil planner. If this sounds of interest to you, please apply! 

CDI offers team member 100% paid premiums for: HSA medical insurance, basic dental coverage, life insurance, short term and long-term disability insurance. CDI also gives team member generous vacation, comp-time, parental leave and learning and growth opportunities!  

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $65,000-$90,000/year. Compensation will vary based upon relevant experience, education, skill level, and other compensable factors.      

Salary : $65,000 - $90,000