Federal Programming Planner
At a glance
Mid-level role at Ebxs. Remote, United States · full-time · $101,000–$140,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Lead multidisciplinary planning projects and prepare DD Form 1391s, requirements, master plans and strategy documents for government clients
- Assess how missions, doctrine, organizations and other factors shape facility needs, then develop options to address gaps
- Run planning charrettes to set facility scope, costs and needs, and build requirements using service-specific processes
- Coordinate between government agencies and other groups, while keeping clients and stakeholders informed with updates and reports
- Evaluate sites and facilities, prepare written findings, and use DoD real-property systems to develop programming documents
What you bring
- At least seven years of related experience and a four-year degree in planning, engineering, architecture or another related discipline
- U.S. citizenship and strong real-property expertise, with knowledge of planning, space use and facility-utilization surveys
- Experience applying strategic and space-planning methods to produce both long- and short-range plans
- Skill with Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint, plus clear written and verbal communication
Who this fits
This mid-level role suits a planner comfortable leading projects independently and working across multidisciplinary teams. It can be remote or hybrid, with periodic client-site travel of up to twenty-five percent. AICP or PMP certification and military master-planning experience are preferred.
From the employer
This Federal / Military Programming Planner will join a collaboration of experienced planners, landscape architects, and project managers dedicated to having a positive impact through effective planning. The ideal candidate will be driven, intellectually curious, committed to excellence, and demonstrate a desire to make a difference in the communities we serve.
The Federal Programming Planner will serve as lead project planner on multi-disciplinary planning projects and will be responsible for the preparation of DD Form 1391s, requirements development, master planning and strategic planning documents for Federal/Military (primarily Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force) clients and other State and Local Government Clients as needed.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
- Analyze and interpret the impact of mission, military doctrine and regulations, organization, training, materiel, leadership and education, and personnel on facilities requirements.
- Identify and develop courses of action to address or mitigate facility imbalances.
- Facilitate planning charrettes for Federal/Military clients as both a lead facilitator and as a member of a facilitation team.
- Act as liaison between government agencies and other organizations in developing analyses and plans.
- Provide project updates, metrics, communication, and documentation to clients and stakeholders.
- Conduct field evaluations and assessments.
- Access the PAX DD Form 1391 Processor System to develop and submit programming documentation.
- Demonstrate strong understanding of DoD funding streams such as MILCON, FSRM, R&M, etc.
- Generate facility requirements by leading project planning charrettes to define scope, cost, and facility needs. Develop requirements in line with military service specific processes (e.g., Navy Basic Facility Requirements, Army Requirements Analysis, Air Force Customer Authorization Workbooks)
- Apply knowledge of, and mentor others, in the use of Department of Defense Real Property and programming business systems, such as RPLANS, GFEBS, HQIIS, ASIP, PAX, ECONPACK, NexGen IT, iNFADS, etc.
- Prepare written reports to clearly communicate findings to clients.
- Other duties as assigned.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Strong analytical skills and real property expertise required.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills for preparing and presenting planning reports and projects.
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to work independently as well as in multi-disciplinary teams.
- Knowledge of planning principles, best practices, and techniques of planning.
- Knowledge of space planning and facility utilization surveys.
- Ability to conduct research and prepare statistical planning reports on land use, physical, social & economic possibilities, and constraints.
- Demonstrated experience and appropriate training in employing strategic planning and space planning techniques to develop long and short-range plans.
PROFESSIONAL REQUIREMENTS
- U.S. Citizenship.
- Minimum 7 years of related experience; 10+ years of experience preferred.
- Four-year degree in Planning, Engineering, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, GIS/Geography, or related discipline.
- AICP or PMP preferred.
- Knowledge of military (primarily Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force) master planning and real property management preferred.
- Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint).
- Moderate travel required (up to 25%)
COMPENSATION
The range for this role is $101,000 – $140,000; this will be dependent on the experience and expertise of the incoming candidate.
THIS POSITION CAN BE REMOTE, OR HYBRID; Periodic On-site Travel to Client Sites (25%) is Required.