Senior City Planner - Neighborhood/Small Area Planning - Community Planning and Development
Note: This is a limited position with an end date of 12/31/2024 with the potential to become extended or unlimited.
Are you a passionate and creative city planner seeking to build community and shape the future of one of the country’s fastest-growing cities? Are you interested in working on long-range plans and the implementation tools that bring them to life? The City and County of Denver’s Community Planning and Development Department (CPD) is seeking a highly motivated and creative individual to fill a full-time Senior City Planner position on our Long Range Planning team. This individual will serve as a project manager and lead a team in producing a plan under the Neighborhood Planning Initiative (NPI)—one of the most ambitious and comprehensive neighborhood planning programs in the country. We offer work/life balance, excellent benefits, and a pension plan for life! Apply today!
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Schedule – Hybrid, in office at least 3 days per week. 9/80 flex option available after completion of 6 month probation.
Key responsibilities include:
· Serving as project manager and team lead for a Neighborhood Planning Initiative (NPI) area plan
· Developing plan recommendations that address diverse topics including land use, urban design, equity, housing, transportation, infrastructure, economic development, sustainability, and quality of life
· Overseeing the work of staff and consultants and may include multi-agency/multi-jurisdictional efforts. This entails developing scopes of work, timelines, and budgets
· Proactively engaging the public in planning including facilitating meetings, making effective presentations, and bringing together stakeholders to discuss proposed planning initiatives, assess obstacles, evaluate opposing views and interests, and determine areas of support
About You
Research shows that women and people of color are less likely to apply for a position if they do not meet almost 100% of the desired skills. Please note this is not necessary! If you meet the minimum requirements below and have a passion for the work, you are encouraged to apply.
Our ideal candidate has:
- Five or more years of professional experience in community planning
- Direct project management experience leading long range plans
- Experience with negotiating positive outcomes and navigating complex political contexts
- Experience with integrating equity into planning work
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- The ability to multitask and work well under pressure
- Problem solving skills to effectively engage internal and external partners
- Strong self-motivation and motivation to help others
- Familiarity with, or willingness to learn, software used in Denver’s planning efforts, including Adobe Creative Suite (especially InDesign)
- City or county government experience a plus
We realize your time is valuable so please do not apply if you do not have at least the following required minimum qualifications:
- Education requirement: Bachelor’s Degree in City or Regional Planning, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Historic Preservation, Engineering, or a related degree
- Experience Requirement: Five (5) years of professional planning experience
- Education/Experience Equivalency: One (1) year of the appropriate type and level of experience may be substituted for each required year of post-high school education
- Additional appropriate education may be substituted for the minimum experience requirements
To be considered for this position, you must include the following on your job application (upload the attachments to the Resume/CV section on the My Experience tab):
1. Resume
2. Cover Letter
3. Work sample (pdf or link) for a long range project you have managed or worked on