Director of Land Planning

Director of Land Planning (12 Years Experience) – RDA Consulting Engineers, LLC

Location: Naples/ Bonita Springs FL (On-site) - Relocation Assistance Available

Annual Salary: $140K - $175K/yr

Job Type: Full-time Onsite

About Us: RDA Consulting Engineers is a Great Place to Work certified civil and structural engineering firm in Naples, Florida. Our vision is to be the most desirable engineering firm to work with and to work for, and our mission says the rest plainly: to deliver exemplary engineering that guides and protects every client, while building careers and leaders. We take both sides of that mission seriously. Our engineers work closely with firm leadership, take on meaningful responsibility early, and have opportunities to grow as both professionals and leaders. We believe great engineering firms are built by developing great people. If you want to do work that matters, keep growing, and build a career with purpose, there’s a place for you at RDA.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop business alongside firm leadership: cultivate relationships with land use attorneys, developers, and landowners across Collier, Lee, Charlotte, and Hendry counties
• Lead entitlement strategy for complex rezonings, PUD amendments, comprehensive plan amendments, and large-scale developments across Southwest Florida
• Build and lead the RDA planning group: hire, mentor, and develop planners as the practice grows
• Provide senior review of planning reports, justification narratives, and consistency analyses
• Represent clients at Planning Commission, Zoning Board, Hearing Examiner, and Board of County Commissioners hearings as the firm's lead planning voice
• Carry billable project work while building the practice, including evening public hearings

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Urban Planning, Landscape Architecture, Land Planning, or a related field, including engineering or business administration
• 12 years of land planning and entitlement experience
• Proven record leading complex entitlements from pre-application through final approval
• Strong public hearing presence and client-facing communication
• Demonstrated ability to win work and grow client relationships
• AICP certification, or the ability to obtain it within one year
• Strong understanding of Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Code (LDC) requirements

Preferred Qualifications:

• Florida entitlement experience
• Master-planned communities and large PUD amendments
• Experience building or leading a planning team, planning practice, or similar real estate group

Compensation and Benefits:

We hire and grow by our core values: Concrete, Exemplary, Resolute, Never-ending Growth, and Energized Care. Skills can be developed. Alignment with who we are is what we hire for.

• Competitive annual salary, depending on experience and licensure.
• 100% company-paid health insurance, dental, and vision plans.
• 100% company-paid short-term and long-term disability, and life insurance policy.
• 401(k) retirement plan with company matching.
• Paid time off, including holidays.
• Paid licensure, registration, professional association fees, and training.
• Company outings and team events.
• Relocation assistance for qualified candidates.

Join our team of talented professionals and contribute to exciting projects that make a real impact in the engineering industry.

Equal Opportunity Employer: RDA Consulting Engineers is an equal opportunity employer.

We look forward to receiving your application.