What are the responsibilities and job description for the Planner 2 position at WithersRavenel?
Description
Be an Owner. Build Your Strengths. Advance Your Career.
Join Us in Designing the Future of Our Communities
Why WithersRavenel?
When you join us, you’re not just joining a firm, you’re joining an employee-owned company where your voice matters, your work is valued, and your career is yours to shape. As an ESOP company, every team member is an owner, sharing in the success we build together. Here, you’ll find:
- Ownership in your future through our ESOP model
- Flexibility to thrive; balancing career growth with life outside of work
- Your Development supported through mentoring, project management training, leadership development, and more
- Meaningful projects that leave a lasting legacy in the communities we serve
- A collaborative, supportive environment where strengths are recognized and team coaching helps every member grow
Be Part of Something Bigger.
At WithersRavenel, the work we do goes beyond infrastructure, it shapes lives. Every house, park, and greenway design strengthens the backbone of thriving communities. If you’re passionate about creating solutions that make a lasting impact, you’ll find purpose and pride here.
We are seeking an experienced Planner II to join our Design Planning practice area, focusing on Community Planning projects including comprehensive land use plans, parks and recreation system plans, development ordinances, etc. This position provides a chance to apply your knowledge, expand your abilities, and contribute to work that supports communities.
You will experience:
- An opportunity to put your fingerprint on growth: take our solid foundation and scale it into a leading market presence
- Autonomy support: freedom to build our planning practice and team, with supportive mentorship and company resources to help visualize your career’s future
- Diverse short- & long-range planning project: support various planning efforts including future land use mapping, parks system planning, and other efforts that support the development of our client communities
- Engage with communities across North Carolina: work closely with leadership and stakeholders of diverse, unique communities from the mountains to the sea, and beyond
- Development of recommendations, policies, and plans that truly impact communities: we strive to make meaning improvements in client communities with every decision we make.
This is a hybrid role based out of our downtown Raleigh, NC office, where employees and supervisors collaborate to set a schedule that works for both the project and your life.
Requirements
In this role you will need…
- Masters Degree in Urban and Regional Planning, City Planning, or equivalent and 1 year of experience in a planning-related job; or
- Bachelor's degree in Urban and Regional Planning, City Planning, or equivalent and 2 years of experience in a planning-related job; or
- 5 years of experience in a planning-related job with at least 2 of those doing professional planning work.
- Excellent communication, analytical, and negotiation skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines
- Analytical skills and attention to detail
- A keen eye for design and aesthetics
- Working independently and learning problem solving skills
- Experience with design and planning software necessary to the development of planning documents
