Senior Planner

Salary: $74,435.00 - $91,927.00 Annually
Location : Kyle City Hall, TX
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 202500014
Department: Community Development
Division: Planning
Opening Date: 03/14/2025
Closing Date: 4/4/2025 5:00 PM Central

General Statement
$74,435 Minimum Starting Base Pay* + Competitive Benefits

*Eligible experience, education, and expertise may provide a greater starting base pay within the full pay range.

Under the general direction of the Director of Planning, works independently to implement the City's development standards including zoning, subdivision, and other regulations. This is primarily a long-range planning position involved in comprehensive planning, research, and policy development. Additionally, this position works directly with customers on development proposals, permitting, code compliance, and inquiries.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Reviews, manages, and processes complex current planning requests/projects in conformance with the Comprehensive Plan, Development Code,other adopted plans, studies,development standards, and assists Planning Manager with project management; oversees permitting and development processes.

• Researches, interprets, and explains codes and ordinance application to specific projects, properties, or situations.

• Manages Community Development Block Grant program.

• Manages City's Uber 3.14 program.

• Provides recommendations on how to address review comments.

• Prepares written reports and makes presentations to boards, commissions, committees, and the City Council.

• Provides technical support to boards, commissions and committees, and other special call meetings.

• Responds to complex questions from citizens, management, city officials and others, and provides assistance.

• Oversees the preparation and reproduction of publications and educational materials issued by the Department.

• Plans, organizes, and conducts neighborhood meetings, training sessions, and other outreach efforts. Speaks as City representative before public groups.

• Assists with special projects related to code revisions, manual updates, process review, and research to discover patterns and/or discrepancies.

• Supervises, trains, and evaluates assigned staff members.

• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.

• Assists with long-range planning and historic preservation efforts, as needed.

• Provides direct professional support to the Planning Director.

• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications, Experience, and/or Certifications Required
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• • Completion of a bachelor's degree or equivalent in Urban Planning, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Public Administration, or related field;and
  
  
  
  • A minimum of four (4) years of experience with a local government or private planning firm.
  
  
  
  • Certification by the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) is required.
  
  
  
  • Or an equivalent combination of training and/or experience which evidences a comprehensive knowledge of required job duties and expectations.
  
  
  
  • Must possess or be able to obtain a valid Texas Driver's License and be eligible for coverage under the City of Kyle vehicle insurance provider.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING CONDITIONS:
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical Demands:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, talk, and hear, both in person and by telephone; use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate standard office equipment; and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and the ability to adjust focus.
Working Environment:
While performing the duties of this class, the incumbent is regularly required to use written and oral communications skills; read and interpret data, information, information and documents; analyze and solve complex problems; use math and mathematical reasoning; perform highly detailed work under changing, intensive deadlines, on multiple concurrenttasks;workwithconstantinterruptions;andinteractwithofficialsandthepublic. The employee works under typical office conditions; the noise level is quiet.
Employment with the City of Kyle is contingent upon the outcome of record checks and verifications including, but not limited to, criminal history, driving records, education records, employment verifications, reference checks, and employment eligibility verifications. Selected candidates for positions will be subject to a background investigation and to pre-employment drug screen, depending on the position, may require a physical assessment upon a conditional job offer.

• Medical, Dental, Vision, STD, LTD, and Basic Life Insurance Policy - 100% Employee Paid Premiums
  • 3 medical plans to choose from: PPO, HMO, and HDHP
  • Routine Preventive Care is covered at 100% for all plans
  • Telemedicine is available for all plans, some with no copay
  • Up to $300 for reaching program goals and completing one-time reward activities per year
  • $1000 Healthcare Reimbursement Account for each employee registered for Medical Insurance
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Supplemental Life for Dependents
• Low-Cost Employee Supplemental Life Insurance Available - Guaranteed Issue up to $150,000 with no medical exam.
• Low-Cost Dependent Supplemental Life Insurance Available
• Retirement - Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS)
• Optional 457-deferred compensation plan
• Optional Flexible Spending Account: Medical and Dependent
• Health Savings Account for HDHP
• Wellness Initiatives
• Employee Assistance Program 24/7
• Vacation Leave
• 2 Personal Holidays
• Sick Leave
• Holidays
• Longevity Pay
• Tuition Reimbursement of up to $4,000 per year