What are the responsibilities and job description for the Planner I position at Freese and Nichols?
reese and Nichols has a great entry-level Transportation Planning I opportunity for a new or recent grad to launch their professional career in our Charlotte, NC office.
By planning and designing the infrastructure our society needs, working at Freese and Nichols means positively impacting the world around us. We plan, design, and manage infrastructure projects with client service and continuous improvement in mind. Our services include Transportation, Urban Planning, Water Resources, Water/Wastewater Engineering, Stormwater Engineering, and Program Management.
Freese and Nichols offers a flexible work environment which includes options such as a hybrid work schedule with remote work up to 2 days per week and an alternative work schedule with every other Friday off.
Responsibilities:
- Work in a collaborative environment as part of a multi-discipline team.
- Collect, adjust, and correlate data and recognize discrepancies in results.
- Perform various tasks including research, analysis, documentation, meeting preparation, and day-to-day client interface.
- Apply standard practices and techniques in specific situations.
- Demonstrate ability to produce well-written reports and highly visual documents.
- Support the planning team in public meeting facilitation and City Council meetings/public hearings.
- Be willing to travel as needed to meet project commitments.
- Perform project assignments within the scope of work and guidelines.
- Responsible for personal timeliness, technical correctness, and coordination of project efforts contributed by technicians and/or drafting personnel working on the same project
Qualifications
- BS or MS in Urban Planning or similar degree
About Freese and Nichols
At the heart of our culture is our LEADS values (Learn continuously, Engage as family, Act with integrity, Deliver quality, and Serve always). Each year, our employee engagement survey confirms that our leaders and our employees live our values.
We strive to be the firm of choice for clients and employees through innovative approaches, practical results, and outstanding service. For more than 130 years, we have been planning and designing the infrastructure our communities need: developing water supplies, designing roadways and bridges, preparing for natural disasters, and much more.
Besides our comprehensive benefits package (see more at
https://www.freese.com/services/benefits-that-work/
), we offer paid overtime for salaried employees, an annual bonus, and access to company cabins in Red River, New Mexico. We are proud of our flexible work environment which includes a hybrid schedule with up to 40% of remote work, and an alternative work schedule program which provides a day off every other Friday.
Join our team of 1,300 employees as we grow from Virginia to Colorado. Learn more about working here at
https://www.freese.com/careers/
.
Freese and Nichols is firmly committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and prohibits employment discrimination for employees and applicants based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected category under applicable federal, state, and local laws.
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