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Job Description
Minimum Qualifications
Planner III :- Graduation with a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college with major coursework in Planning, Geography, Social Science, Landscape Architecture, or a planning related field, plus three (3) years of experience in planning related work.
- Twelve (12) semester hours of relevant graduate college course work may substitute for six (6) months of required experience with a maximum substitution of two (2) years.
- Experience in planning related work may substitute for the education up to the maximum of four (4) years.
Licenses and Certifications Required:
None.
Planner Senior:- Graduation with a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in Planning, Geography, Social Science, Landscape Architecture, or a planning related field, plus five (5) years of planning related work.
- Twelve (12) semester hours of relevant graduate college course work may substitute for six (6) months of required experience with a maximum substitution of two (2) years.
- Experience in planning-related work may substitute for education up to the maximum of four (4) years.
Licenses and Certifications Required:
None.
Notes to Applicants
The mission of the Planning Department is to provide equitable and people-centered planning services to shape an Austin where everyone can thrive.
This position is for a Planner III or Planner Senior to join the Long-Range Planning Division’s team that supports Comprehensive, District, and Small Area Planning, including Plan Implementation. As a part of the team, this planner will be responsible for the following:
Work as a part of a team; conduct background research and analysis on planning approaches and considerations; lead or provide project management support to the lead project manager; draft, review, and edit plan elements, reports, updates, or recommendations; conduct plan assessments and resulting plan updates; collaborate with plan partners to ensure updates to the comprehensive plan and associated plans are in alignment with best practices; develop plan and meeting content (text, illustrations, tables, photographs, charts, graphs, etc.); review projects for plan implementation status or compliance; develop and implement community engagement outreach strategies and techniques(visual/written, virtual, and in-person); and other planning activities as needed to support development of equitable planning activities in the department.
Pay Range
Planner III
$29.23 - $36.54
Planner Senior
$32.23 - $40.29
Hours
Monday to Friday
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Telework opportunities are available after an initial training period. Telework, if approved, can be working 2 days in office each work week, and the remainder hybrid. Hybrid schedules are subject to change to meet the business needs of the department. This position may need to work occasionally evening and weekend hours.
Job Close Date 02/10/2025 Type of Posting External Department Planning Department Regular/Temporary Regular Grant Funded or Pooled Position Not Applicable Category Professional Location 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Drive Preferred Qualifications- Experience in managing or supporting management of a project from beginning to end identifying scope of project, objectives, deliverables, stakeholders, timeline.
- Experience collaborating, communicating, and facilitating dialogue with stakeholders of varying backgrounds and areas of interest, including boards and commissions, community organizations, and people whose voices have been historically excluded from planning processes.
- Experience or knowledge of planning at different scales ranging from comprehensive planning to small area planning (corridor plans, district, neighborhood plans, station area plans, etc.), and applying principles of inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility in planning work.
- Familiarity with Urban Design principles, guidelines, and/or place-making and activation.
- Experience writing technical documents approachable to a broad, non-technical audience.
- Experience leading or supporting large-scale public engagement efforts.
- Experience and proficiency with writing, editing, data analysis, interpretation, and visualization through various tools including Associated Press (AP) style editing, Geographic Information Systems ( GIS ), ArcGIS Urban, Sketchup, Microsoft Office Suite ( PPT , SharePoint, Word, Excel), Power BI, SketchUp, Adobe Acrobat Pro (InDesign, Illustrator), or other.
Duties, Functions and Responsibilities
This position is posted at multiple levels. Please select the appropriate job description. Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.
Planner III
Planner Senior
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
This position is posted at multiple levels. Please select the appropriate job description. Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.
Planner III
Planner Senior
Criminal Background Investigation This position has been approved for a Criminal Background Investigation. EEO/ADA
City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you require reasonable accommodation during the application process or have a question regarding an essential job function, please call (512) 974-3210 or Texas Relay by dialing 7-1-1.
The City of Austin will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on race, creed, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, age, religion, veteran status, disability, or sexual orientation. In addition, the City will not discriminate in employment decisions on the basis of an individual’s AIDS , AIDS Related Complex, or HIV status; nor will the City discriminate against individuals who are perceived to be at risk of HIV infection, or who associate with individuals who are believed to be at risk.
Information For City Employees: If you are an employee within the department, are in good standing and meet both the minimum and preferred qualifications, then you will receive an initial interview.
Supplemental Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
* The minimum qualifications for the Planner III position are: Graduation with a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college with major coursework in Planning, Geography, Social Science, Landscape Architecture, or a planning related field, plus three (3) years of experience in planning related work. Twelve (12) semester hours of relevant graduate college course work may substitute for six (6) months of required experience with a maximum substitution of two (2) years. Experience in planning related work may substitute for the education up to the maximum of four (4) years. Do you meet these minimum qualifications?- Yes
- No
(Open Ended Question)
* Please describe your capabilities and proficiency relative to the various data analysis and visualization tools and/or copy-editing tools.
(Open Ended Question)
* Please describe your experience or approach to effective public engagement using in-person, virtual, and/or visual and written methods. (300 words or less)
(Open Ended Question)
* Please describe how your experience demonstrates your commitment to racial and social equity. (300 words or less)
(Open Ended Question)
Optional & Required Documents
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ABOUT THE COMPANY
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