Project Planner

Overview

Colliers Engineering & Design is seeking a creative, enthusiastic, and detail-oriented Planner/Zoning Specialist to join our Planning Discipline in the Rochester, NY office. Our team of planners, regulatory specialists, urban designers, GIS analysts, and landscape architects deliver experience, expertise, and creative thinking on every project. Planning at any level is a complex undertaking, whether it’s for a neighborhood, a town or city, or an entire region.

At Colliers Engineering & Design, planning is both comprehensive and multi‑disciplinary.

In this role you will connect with communities to understand their long‑term goals and capture potential opportunities that result in enduring solutions. You will help develop plans that are creative, well‑rounded, thoughtful, and realistic. Through regulatory work you will directly impact and shape future investment in communities, guiding them to identify appropriate tools that support their land‑use vision and sustainable growth.

The variety of work and career growth opportunities will help you build your own planning knowledge and skills alongside a great team.

• Work within a team framework, as well as independently, on a range of planning and regulatory project types, including comprehensive plans, zoning code amendments, code assessments, form‑based codes, community revitalization, sustainability, resiliency efforts, and neighborhood and area master plans.
• Prepare data and analysis reports, research and draft code language, review existing plans and studies, and develop project narratives, along with other supporting content.
• Research zoning, land‑use law precedents, and agency regulations to inform project recommendations and outcomes.
• Help plan/prepare for and facilitate public outreach events.
• Develop and maintain relationships with clients, colleagues, and partnering organizations.
• Assist project team with the development of proposal and presentation materials.
• Manage and lead committee, stakeholder, and community meetings to advance project goals.

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in land‑use planning, zoning, development review, municipal operations, comprehensive / master planning, resiliency planning, and/or urban design.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in planning, urban design, or public policy; commensurate education in a related field, such as environmental studies, economics, land‑use law, etc., may also qualify.
• Excellent writing and verbal communication skills required.
• Advanced skill with Microsoft Word, Excel, and/or PowerPoint required.
• Working knowledge of InDesign, Illustrator, and/or ArcGIS desired, but not required to be considered.
• AICP certification and/or working toward AICP, AICP candidate desired, but not required to be considered.

$67,900 to $88,000 per year (depending on qualifications)

At Colliers Project Leaders, our people are our most important resource. That’s why we are committed to providing all our employees with a safe, comfortable work environment, potential for career advancement, and the ability to impact society through their projects as well as company‑sponsored activities. This dedication begins with supporting a work‑life balance through a generous compensation package that includes company‑paid medical, dental, and vision coverage;

paid pregnancy disability leave; short‑ and long‑term disability insurance; life insurance; a company‑matched 401(k)/Roth; paid time off that includes parental and military leave; employee referral and professional license bonuses. We have also created an internal culture that provides the resources and technology needed to encourage personal and professional growth opportunities through reimbursement for education; a free in‑house resource for hundreds of educational and self‑enrichment courses;

mentorship program; wellness program;
Women’s Organization and ongoing philanthropic opportunities.

Apply today to learn how you can join our team of professionals, so we can help you Accelerate Your Success

Mid‑Senior level

Full‑time

Management

Business Consulting and Services