Planner, Business, Business Analyst

Company Description

RSP designs custom strategic initiatives to help educational institutions better support the children they serve. The firm works closely with district teams, educators, community members, government organizations, and developers to turn a shared vision for education into practical, achievable plans. As full-service planning consultants, RSP partners with clients through every phase of the process, from data collection to decision making.

Using reliable forecasting methods and advanced technologies, the team has achieved over 97% accuracy in its enrollment projection work, providing districts with greater confidence in long-term planning. These insights help school districts understand how changes in enrollment, facility performance, and local economic development affect their ability to deliver high-quality education.

RSP is seeking a Planner for a full-time,
on-site position in Overland Park, Kansas. They need to be ready to expand their planning toolbox and grow toward greater project and client responsibility. This position combines analytical and GIS skills with developing communication, judgment, facilitation, and project-management capabilities. The Planner supports school district planning projects through data collection and analysis, GIS investigation, research, project coordination, presentation development, client communication, and public facilitation.

The ideal candidate has demonstrated the core skills needed to become a strong planner and is ready to broaden how those skills are applied. They are curious, organized, service-oriented, and able to move beyond producing data or maps to identify patterns, raise thoughtful questions, and begin connecting information to planning implications. Working with Senior Planners and other RSP team members, this role provides increasing opportunities to interpret findings, communicate with clients and communities, and take ownership of defined portions of projects.

• Communicate planning information clearly in writing, conversation, presentations, and visual materials, continuing to develop the ability to adjust the message and level of detail for different audiences.
• Participate in Board of Education meetings, committees, community forums, workshops, and public input sessions; grow from supporting facilitation toward leading defined portions of meetings and presentations.
• Listen actively, ask thoughtful questions, and contribute to productive conversations with clients, community members, developers, government staff, and team members.
• Develop presentation and engagement content using PowerPoint and public engagement platforms, translating project data, GIS analysis, and planning concepts into clear visual materials for Senior Planner review and finalization.
• Develop the ability to turn data and analysis into meaningful narratives that explain what the information means, why it matters, and the questions or decisions it may inform.

• Collect, organize, and analyze demographic, enrollment, development, land use, Census, live birth, building permit, certificate of occupancy, and other project-specific data using established RSP methods.
• Look beyond the numbers to identify patterns, relationships, inconsistencies, and emerging issues; raise questions when information does not align with expectations.
• Conduct research and analysis based on project needs and client questions, identify meaningful findings, and work with Senior Planners to translate those findings into planning considerations and recommendations.
• Build professional judgment by supporting demographic, enrollment, boundary, facility, and long-range planning projects of increasing complexity.

• Manage assigned work and defined project components across multiple projects while maintaining momentum, organization, attention to detail, and accountability for deadlines and commitments.
• Coordinate meetings, prepare materials, maintain project documentation, and complete timely follow-up with clients, government staff, developers, vendors, and team members.
• Develop the ability to anticipate next steps, identify potential issues, and communicate when priorities, information, or timelines may affect project outcomes.
• Take ownership of assigned project deliverables, including presentation materials, maps, data summaries, and engagement content, producing work that is…