Opportunities

Ready for a fresh, contemporary take on design and development consulting? Landform helps private and public-sector clients create memorable places across the country. 

You're a fit if you're passionate and interested in doing innovative and purposeful work that matters. If you align with our values—quality, leadership, relationships, mentorship, and enthusiasm. If you're positive, collaborative, and have plenty of pizazz. 

We work in a studio model where everyone works side-by-side throughout each project's lifecycle so that you can focus on great work as you collaborate with all kinds of roles and experience levels. Three studios comprise the firm—Planning & Urban Design, Retail & Commercial Design, and Residential Design. Civil engineers, planners, land surveyors, development managers, landscape architects, and administrative support roles are part of the team. 

The?Planner?will provide written and graphic communication, support to other team members and other design professionals throughout the design process. You will take the lead in the site investigation process for public and private sector clients and assist team members throughout the development process. You will also be part of a team providing municipal planning services, including plan review, ordinance drafting, and Comprehensive Plans development. You may present materials at public meetings for public and private sector clients. 

A brief written description can’t do the real Landform experience justice. Apply now to take the next step toward coming in for an interview to see the difference firsthand.

Northwest Bank & Trust Company in Davenport has a really interesting new position for someone just like you that will allow you to be part of creating billions of dollars in new projects.  As a Commercial Lender in our Economic Development Division, you will be responsible for building relationships with municipalities and economic development practitioners and consultants across the state of Iowa to facilitate incentive financing.

No banking experience? Don’t worry. We will teach you the banking part. What we need is for you to bring your already established network of economic development contacts and your current base of knowledge of the public finance sector. You are welcome to work remotely, and will be expected to travel to visit your contacts, with occasional overnight travel. Your ability to work independently with little supervision is extremely important, as is your ability to make compelling presentations both one on one, and to a group.

The minimum qualifications to be considered for this position are:

•	Bachelor's Degree, preferably in business or finance
•	1 - 2 years of experience in the public finance sector or working with government agencies
•	Preference given for experience working with tax increment financing

If you are the person we’ve described above, we want to meet you to get started on this exciting new project. Why join us? Northwest Bank is a community bank with an entrepreneurial spirit. We are constantly looking for ways to build on our success which means we are not afraid to think outside the box and do things differently.

We will provide you a working environment where you will understand why what you do matters. You will know how you are contributing to the overall success of our organization and will share in the pride of our accomplishments.

Minimum Qualifications (Required)
•	Bachelor's degree in business administration, economic development, urban planning, marketing or related field.
•	3 years of full-time (2,080 annual hours) experience in economic or business development.

OR
•	Equivalent combination of education and experience.

AND
•	Valid driver's license.
•	Successfully pass a criminal history and driver's license check.

Preferred Qualifications
•	Master's degree in business administration, economic development, urban planning, marketing or related field.
•	5 or more years full-time (2,080 annual hours) experience in economic or business development.
•	One to three years of full-time (2,080 annual hours) leadership experience in economic or business development.
•	Certification in economic development such as Certified Economic Developers (CEcD), National Development Council (NDC) certification or Professional Community & Economic Developer (PCED) certification.
•	HRA (Housing and Redevelopment Authority) experience.

Salary
Anoka County Salary Schedule, Grade D016. Exempt.
Starting hiring rate: Depends on qualifications.
2021 full salary range: $69,472 - $102,772 ($33.40 - $49.41 per hour).
Upon successful completion of an initial hire probationary period, employees will be reviewed for a potential pay increase, and reviewed at least annually thereafter.

Hours
Full-time; 40 hours per pay week.
Work schedule is primarily Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Schedule may vary based on business needs and at supervisor discretion.

The Entrepreneur Fund (EF) is a leading community & economic development organization with a mission of partnering with small business owners to achieve business growth.  The Entrepreneur Fund has undergone remarkable growth in service delivery, loan volume, and impact (small business & communities) in the last 5-years.  We have a high-functioning leadership team and accounting function.  As we look to the future, the Entrepreneur Fund has grown large enough in size, complexity, and future ambitions that we are in need of fractional CFO services to build short and long-term capacity aligned with our strategic plan.

Hutto, Texas, with a population of over 29,000 is one of Austin’s fastest-growing suburbs and one of the fastest-growing cities in the nation. The City of Hutto and its EDC/CDC seeks its successor Director of Economic Development to serve as a member of the City’s Senior Leadership Team, reporting directly to the City Manager and providing staff support to the seven-member EDC/CDC Board.