PLANNER Level 1 (3+ YEaRS EXPERIENCE) - Utah Office

GSBS Architects is an award-winning, inter-disciplinary design and planning firm with a collaborative culture that supports career growth and advancement within the firm. We have an immediate opening, in our Salt Lake City Office, for a Planner with an accredited bachelor’s or master’s degree in planning, geography or closely related field and 3+ years of experience in a professional planning or consulting environment.

Responsibilities include the following:

  • Create, analyze, and visualize geospatial information to enhance the understanding and analysis of socio-economic, demographic, and planning information, and data

  • Identify and gather socio-economic, demographic, and planning data to conduct technical analyses

  • Assist with management tasks including the development of the project’s scope of work, schedule, coordination, and participation in client meetings

  • Summarize and convey a variety of methodologies and findings using text, graphs, and tables

  • Develop and prepare information for public consumption and outreach materials including maps, charts, graphs, text, and infographics

  • Participate in stakeholder and public outreach meetings to answer questions, generate input, and document feedback

  • Summarize and convey comments and input from various meetings into clear and concise planning documents

  • Assist with marketing/business development and proposal writing

Competencies include:

  • Organizing information clearly  

  • Communicating clearly with project teams and community members

  • Working on and completing tasks independently

  • Assisting in producing technical reports, diagrams, and analysis

  • Strong writing skills

  • Working in Adobe Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop)

  • Working with ESRI ArcGIS

  • Database analysis

  • Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

Candidates should have working knowledge of public engagement software (Social Pinpoint).

This is a full-time, salaried position with benefits. Salary is competitive and dependent upon experience. GSBS values and prefers in-person collaboration but gives employees the flexibility to work from non-office locations at times and when effective and coordinated with project, team, and firm needs. Candidates must be willing to work evening and weekend hours when needed to attend community engagement events.

To apply, please download the application, attach your resume, and mail to:

Human Resources
GSBS Architects
375 West 200 South, Suite 100
Salt Lake City, UT 84101

or email to HR@gsbsarchitects.com. (PDF format only)

Resumes will ONLY be accepted with the application form. Download Application PDF

GSBS is a – VEVRAA - Equal Opportunity - PWDNET Employer

Applications will be accepted through August 31, 2025, or until position filled.