Junior Federal Planner/Landscape Designer
Emit Jobsearch · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
This Opportunity
WSP is currently initiating a search for a Full-Time Junior Federal Planner/Landscape Designer to work out of Arlington, VA; Pittsburgh, PA, or Tacoma, WA. This position is particularly well suited for candidates with backgrounds in landscape architecture, planning, architecture, civil engineering, and/or geographic information systems (GIS) who are interested in applying design thinking, site analysis, and visualization skills to complex Federal planning projects.
Become an integral part of WSP’s Federal Planning Team and assist with the planning and design of military installations, federal campuses, and other partner locations throughout the United States and internationally. Working alongside a diverse range of planners, architects, engineers, and GIS specialists, you will coordinate with stakeholders to assist in defining their vision and developing master plans, feasibility studies, and conceptual designs.
Responsibilities include supporting stakeholder engagement workshops; conducting site analysis; preparing maps, site plans, infographics, and other visualizations; shaping planning and design recommendations; and helping to translate complex technical information into clear, compelling planning documents and presentations.
Candidates must submit a portfolio or work samples demonstrating their planning/design, graphics, and writing skills.
Your Impact
- Assist with the preparation of installation master plans, area development plans, campus plans, facility programming studies, conceptual designs, feasibility analyses, and other planning documents for Federal clients.
- Support field investigations, planning charrettes, stakeholder workshops, and site assessments to document existing conditions and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Conduct site, land use, infrastructure, environmental, and spatial analyses to evaluate existing conditions and inform planning and design recommendations.
- Develop maps, diagrams, renderings, infographics, reports, and other visual communication materials to effectively convey planning concepts, data, and recommendations.
- Help prepare planning reports, technical memoranda, presentations, and other written deliverables that communicate user needs, project findings, and planning recommendations.
- Collaborate with landscape architects, urban designers, architects, engineers, environmental specialists, and other technical professionals as part of multidisciplinary project teams.
- Support a diverse portfolio of Federal projects, including military installations, airfields, ports, industrial facilities, administrative campuses, healthcare facilities, and recreation areas.
- Utilize CAD, GIS, 3D or 2D design, visualization, and analytical tools to support project studies and planning efforts while maintaining quality standards for data collection, analysis, and reporting.
- Complete training on assigned tasks and demonstrate responsible, ethical decision-making in accordance with WSP policies and professional standards.
- Perform additional responsibilities as required by business needs.
Who You Are
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture, Urban Planning, Environmental Planning, Architecture, or equivalent.
- 1 to 3 years of relevant post-education experience.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Secret security clearance.
- Due to client requirements, U.S. citizenship is required.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate planning and design ideas through writing, graphics, maps, and presentations.
- Familiarity with discipline-specific software, including AutoCAD and ArcGIS.
- Familiarity with graphic design software, including Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign.
- Strong technical writing, research, and analytical skills.
- Ability to interpret and analyze spatial data, including site features, environmental, infrastructure, buildings/structures, land use, and demographic data.
- Experience with 3D modelling and visualization software (i.e. Rhino, Sketchup, Lumion, etc.)
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Demonstrated attention to detail and ability to manage multiple assignments in a dynamic team environment.
- Ability to work independently under general supervision and collaboratively as part of multidisciplinary teams.
- Basic proficiency with Microsoft Office and other business communication and productivity tools.
- Proven commitment to workplace safety and adherence to company policies and procedures.
- Ability to travel, including the overnight stays to support project workshops and charrettes. Travel may be within the continental United States or international.
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior internship or professional experience related to master planning, campus planning, military planning, landscape architecture, urban design, site planning, architecture, or community planning.
- Participation in professional organizations such as ASLA, APA, SAME, ULI, or related associations.
WSP Benefits:
WSP provides a comprehensive suite of benefits focused on providing health and financial stability throughout the employee’s career. These benefits include coverage related to medical, dental, vision, disability, and life; retirement savings; paid sick leave; paid vacation (or other personal time); paid parental leave; and paid time off for purposes of bereavement, voting, and/or attendance at naturalization proceedings.
Compensation:
Expected Salary (all locations): $64,100 - $82,200
WSP USA is providing the compensation range that the company in good faith believes it might pay and offer for this position, based on the successful applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities in addition to internal equity and specific geographic location. WSP USA reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, and/or federal law.
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