Urban Planning Project Manager

Freese and Nichols is seeking Urban Planning Manager in San Antonio, Texas, with the opportunity to work from either San Antonio, San Marcos, or Austin, Texas. If you’re seeking an exciting opportunity to advance the practice of urban planning in a way that allows you to consistently provide innovative and sustainable solutions to communities, work side-by-side with a team of the brightest minds in the industry, and know that you’re part of a team that strives to make the world a better place, Freese and Nichols is where you should be.

Located within the Urban Planning and Design Group, you will join a multidisciplinary team of creative urban planners and designers, expert engineers, skilled GIS analysts, talented transportation planners, landscape architects, and hazard mitigation specialists. You will help shape the future of communities through long-range planning, meaningful public engagement, and systems-based thinking. Your work will span comprehensive plans, downtown and small area plans, codes and ordinances, and diverse planning efforts across multiple design disciplines. As Urban Planning Manager, you will lead planning projects in our growing Central Texas and Western Gulf Coast regions, mentor and develop staff, and build strong client relationships.

• Lead and manage urban planning projects including comprehensive plans, codes and ordinances, downtown plans, and small area plans

• Serve as project manager and technical director by planning, scheduling, and coordinating detailed phases of planning work

• Direct and facilitate public involvement, stakeholder engagement, and consensus-building meetings and workshops

• Produce and quality-check well-written reports and highly visual planning documents

• Manage project scope, schedules, budgets, and technical quality to meet client expectations

• Mentor, supervise, and develop planners and technicians while fostering a collaborative, multidisciplinary team environment

• Support resiliency, policy, transportation, parks, and related projects based on workload needs

• Assist group and team managers with marketing, client development, and strategic planning initiatives

• Develop and maintain relationships with key public-sector clients

• Identify and pursue project opportunities and contribute to proposal and statement of qualifications development

• Represent Freese and Nichols at conferences, seminars, public meetings, and client presentations

• Travel as needed to support project commitments, including evening meetings and occasional overnight travel

• Bachelor’s degree in urban planning, architecture, landscape architecture, or a related planning field

• American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) certification

• 10+ years of professional urban planning experience

• Demonstrated experience managing multiple, complex planning projects in a public-sector environment

• Proven experience in cross-sector planning such as community development, economic development, or resilience

• Strong facilitation, engagement, and consensus-building skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Suite

• Working knowledge of GIS and public engagement tools

• Established client relationships within Central or South Texas or the Western Gulf Coast region

• Involvement in professional organizations such as the American Planning Association or Urban Land Institute

• Experience working in or consulting for municipal or county governments

• Spanish language fluency, written and spoken

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 Benefits That Work for You), we offer paid overtime for salaried employees, an annual bonus, and access to company cabins in Red River, New Mexico and Banner Elk, North Carolina.  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 Working at Freese and Nichols.

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.