Job Description:

Company Summary

At Crown Castle, we work around the country to build and maintain the infrastructure behind the world’s most revolutionary technologies. Our portfolio of communications infrastructure (towers, small cells, fiber) connects cities and communities to essential data, technology, and wireless service—bringing information, ideas and innovations to the people and businesses that need them. As the nation’s largest provider of communications infrastructure and with more than 5,000 employees across the country, we’ve been building the connections that people depend on for 25 years. Crown Castle is an S&P 500 company and one of the largest Real Estate Investment Trusts in the United States with an enterprise value of approximately $70 billion.

 

Position Title: Urban Planner - 4N

Position Summary 

Conduct research regarding use of land and physical facilities owned or managed by Crown Castle and alternate site locations within certain jurisdictions, such as, towns, cities, counties, and metropolitan areas across the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Support various cross functional departments within Crown Castle on strategic and developmental initiatives.

 Essential Job Functions 

• Conducts alternate site research and prepares various reports related to leasing, zoning, RF, land use viability, and consolidation of tower sites.


• Conduct field investigations, surveys, impact studies or other research to compile and analyze data on economic, social, regulatory, or physical factors affecting land use.


• Create, prepare or requisition graphic and narrative reports on land use data, including land area maps overlaid with geographic variables such as population demographics.


• Reviews Alternate Site Review reports submitted by vendors, prepares final documents and addendums to research.


• Discuss alternate site locations with planning officials. Keep informed about economic or legal issues involved in zoning codes, building codes or environmental regulations.


• Determine the effects of regulatory limitations on projects.


• Coordinates with outside vendors as directed.


• Provides candidate-specific recommendations for leasing and land use viability.


• Occasionally conducts negotiations to secure alternate locations.


• Other projects within the CCRE Strategic Relocation group, as directed.

 Education/Certifications                                                                                                

• High school or equivalent


• Bachelor’s Degree preferred


• Master’s Degree preferred

Experience/Minimum Requirements

• Minimum of one (1) + year of experience in urban planning or related field.

Other Skills/Abilities

• Analytical and scientific software experience including computer aided design CAD, desktop publishing software, graphics or photo imaging, map creation and reading.


• Customer and personal service.


• Administration and management.


• Relationship building.


• Real estate law and government experience.


• Active listening.


• Deductive reasoning.


• Oral and written communication.

Organizational Relationship

Reports to: Site Development Manager

Title(s) of direct reports (if applicable): N/A

Working Conditions: Works in a normal office setting with no exposure to adverse environmental conditions.

Additional Information: N/A

 

Crown Castle is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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