Planner, Design & Architecture, Environmental & Urban Planning

Responsibilities

• Lead planning projects from initiation through implementation, managing scope, schedule, budget, deliverables, and client expectations to ensure successful project outcomes
• Serve as the primary point of contact for clients, stakeholders, and project partners, facilitating meetings, guiding decision‑making, and building strong, long‑term relationships
• Manage multidisciplinary project teams, coordinating planners, landscape architects, architects, interior designers, engineers, and visualization specialists to deliver integrated planning solutions
• Oversee the preparation and quality of planning deliverables, ensuring technical accuracy, feasibility, and alignment with project goals, best practices, and client objectives
• Develop compelling planning narratives, graphics, maps, diagrams, and presentation materials that clearly communicate complex ideas to clients, stakeholders, public officials, and community members
• Lead stakeholder and community engagement efforts, facilitating public meetings, workshops, interviews, and presentations across a range of public and private‑sector projects
• Direct specialized planning efforts, including comprehensive plans, campus master plans, development strategies, entitlement processes, site planning, and implementation frameworks
• Support business development activities, including proposal preparation, interviews, client relationship management, and the development of pursuit materials and thought leadership content
• Contribute to the growth and evolution of Dekker’s Planning Studio, helping shape project approaches, mentoring team members, and advancing planning practice across the firm
• Provide strategic guidance on zoning, entitlements, policy analysis, and development processes, helping clients and internal design teams navigate complex planning and regulatory challenges
• Collaborate across Dekker’s offices and practice areas, leading projects that range from community and campus planning to economic development, housing, civic, healthcare, and corporate environments

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree in Planning or a related field from an accredited university
• 3–7 years of professional experience in an urban planning or related office environment
• AICP certification preferred, but not required
• Strong verbal, written, and graphic communication skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite, and planning‑related tools such as GIS, Sketch Up, or similar software
• Strong quantitative and qualitative analysis skills
• Ability to research, analyze, and synthesize complex planning concepts
• Excellent problem‑solving, collaboration, and consultation skills
• Ability to translate client goals and ideas into visual and tangible materials
• Bilingual (Spanish/English) skills are a plus