Senior Planner at OHM Advisors in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Job Description:

About the Role


OHM Advisors is seeking an experienced Senior Planner to join our team and play a key role in our Pittsburgh office. This role requires a balance of visionary thinking, practical problem-solving, and strong leadership skills to deliver exceptional results for our clients and communities throughout the Southwestern Pennsylvania region.


What You'll Contribute to OHM Advisors


As a Senior Planner at OHM Advisors, you will lead and support community-focused planning projects that meet and exceed client expectations and advance the state of planning practice. You will work independently to accomplish tasks to a high standard, while collaborating with project teams to provide exceptional planning-related services for a variety of clients.

You will use your experience from past planning projects, ranging from comprehensive plans, area development plans, downtown plans, zoning codes, economic development plans, parks and recreation planning, and community engagement. The successful candidate will have strong eye for design within planning and be able to utilize and guide other staff on the use of Adobe Suite, infographic development, with strong foundational knowledge and application of planning and urban design principles.


Your Responsibilities

• Lead and support planning projects at a variety of scales and complexities, ensuring alignment with client goals and community needs
• Lead and mentor multidisciplinary project teams, fostering a collaborative environment that drives innovation and excellence
• Spearhead client relationships, serving as the point of contact and trusted advisor
• Direct and synthesize high-level research and analysis to inform evidence-based planning decisions and policy recommendations
• Lead engaging and productive stakeholder workshops, charrettes, and public presentations, both in-person and virtually
• Oversee the creation of compelling deliverables, including master plans, design guidelines, and policy documents, ensuring the highest quality standards
• Support business development efforts, including proposal writing, networking, and cultivating new opportunities in the Pittsburgh region and beyond
• Stay at the forefront of urban planning trends and technologies, integrating cutting-edge approaches into our practice
• Contribute thought leadership through conference presentations, publications, and participation in professional organizations
• Collaborate with senior leadership to shape the strategic direction of the planning practice and support overall firm growth

What You'll Need to Succeed

• Undergraduate or graduate degree in Urban Planning or related field.
• Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator) skills and comprehension.
• GIS experience is a plus.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Previously demonstrated written and analytical skills.
• Strong facilitation and presentation skills.
• Experience working with Pennsylvania's Municipal Planners Code (MPC).
• Willingness to travel intermittently to other offices.

Come to work for OHM Advisors, the community advancement firm.


With the singular mission of Advancing Communities, our diverse, 700+ member team works collaboratively across multiple service areas including planning, design and engineering to create better places for people.

We are a team of experts with individual specialties working together, driven to make a difference through people-focused problem solving, design and ideas. In everything we do, we put people first. We create places for communities of people that help solve a problem and drive them forward advancing the whole community today and well into the future.


Growth at OHM Advisors


Advancement isn't just for our clients. We're committed to moving our team forward, too. At OHM Advisors, you'll enjoy challenging, meaningful work at a growing company creating innovative solutions for forward-thinking clients. But there's not just cool work on big projects. You'll be empowered to create your own career path in a culture that supports your individual professional development goals and encourages your pursuits through continued opportunities for growth. Read about some of our opportunities for career growth and enrichment on our website.


Your Team


As a trusted member of OHM Advisors' Planning, Landscape Architecture, Community & Environment (PLACE) Group, you will join a growing, mission-driven team of innovative thinkers who collaborate daily, using our combined gifts and talents to continually advance the communities we serve.

• We build trust with the client and community.
• We elevate the dignity of people and place.
• We craft holistic, artistic, and timeless solutions.
• We promote innovation and sustainability.
• We focus on the economics of place and build community capital.
• We create happiness, joy, and energy.
• We advance communities.

OHM Advisors is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE). All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

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