Sr. Planner

Job Description:

Sr. Planner

Description

Pay Range: $71,661 - $82,410 annual compensation

Job Posting Closing on: Friday, November 15, 2024

Workdays & Hours: Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm; Some evening/weekend work required.

Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities, and much more.

The City of Fort Worth is the 13th largest city in the U.S. and the fastest growing among large cities. Fort Worth has received multiple accolades, including number one Downtown (Livability), and the second-best City in the nation for Job Seekers (Forbes). Our employees serve the needs of over 900,000 residents. We are seeking individuals that reflect our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.

A Senior Planner job is available with The City of Fort Worth Administration Division, within the Environmental Services Department. The Environmental Services Mission is: Working collaboratively, our mission is to protect Fort Worth’s environment, nurture sustainable neighborhoods, and engage with the community through service and education. We aim to manage waste efficiently, champion health and safety, and curtail environmental pollution. The Sr. Planner position will be responsible for assisting with all planning activities for the department and providing high-level support to staff through educational outreach, research, local environmental studies, and program management. The Sr. Planner will be key to implementing programs and initiatives for the Keep Fort Worth Beautiful program. The successful candidate must be able to use computer software and technology to support the overall planning process which includes the development, implementation, and evaluation/measurements of plans and possess excellent interpersonal skills to work with a diverse set of internal and external customers.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in Planning, Public Administration, Geospatial Sciences, Business Administration, Environmental Sciences, or a related field. For this job description, there is no applicable education substitution for the minimum qualifications.
• Five (5) years of experience in planning, research and statistical analysis, or related field.
• Valid Texas driver's license.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Excellent writing skills; graphic document layout and/or graphic design skills; data analysis skills; grant development skills; project and program management skills.
• Experienced completing mapping and analysis with ESRI ArcGIS software
• Skills in public engagement and education, relating to environmental and/or sustainability efforts.
• Proficiency in MS Office software and working familiarity with Adobe InDesign or other document layout and graphic design software.
• Adept at establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with a variety of stakeholders and staff.
• Knowledge of planning principles and its applications in a municipal context.
• Previous supervisory responsibility
• Experience with comprehensive plan, master plans, or long-range planning

The Sr. Planner job responsibilities include:

• Collaborates inter-departmentally and with other agencies to draft, update, and report progress on long-range planning initiatives and comprehensive plans.
• Facilitates and leads meetings with partners from within the organization as well as other agencies
• Leads various department-wide initiatives including benchmarking, Green Schools, Composting, Green Businesses, and other relevant programs.
• Oversee multiple projects and manage employee workloads to ensure timely and efficient delivery.
• Gathers and reports pertinent data relevant to planning activities and provides professional assistance to department and City leadership.
• Researches and analyzes data to identify trends or needs; and makes recommendations or develops strategies to address needs.
• Support special studies in program evaluation, and compiles statistical data
• Develops and reviews City ordinances and other documentation related to environmental planning.
• Other duties include fulfilling daily and short-term project requests, technical writing, project evaluation and implementation, and data management.
• Continuously monitors and evaluates the quality, responsiveness, efficiency and effectiveness of assigned programs, methods and procedures; works with personnel on the continuous improvement of municipal planning services.
• Performs other related duties as required.

Working Conditions and Physical Demand as stated on official City job description

Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, walking and repetitive motions.

Sedentary Work - Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and/or or constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.

Conditions of Employment

The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.

The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.

Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.

Salary:

$71,661 - $82,410 annual compensation