Planner II/ Senior Planner - Long Range

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Pay Range: $73,555.80-$100,576.32 Annual

Pay Range (Senior Planner)- $89,814 to $122,806 Annual

Planner II - Long Range

Position Purpose

Provides professional and specialized strategic municipal planning and zoning services for the community, including development professionals, Arvada residents, and the general public in order to guide growth and revitalization. This position focuses on long range comprehensive planning efforts.

Essential Job Functions

• Provides strategic planning advice on long-range and short-term planning initiatives, assists with the development of policy and strategic alternatives regarding planning goals, and makes recommendations on highly visible or sensitive issues to planning staff, city officials, boards, commissions, the public, and other stakeholders.
• Assists with special projects, including: writing requests for qualifications and proposals, managing consultants, reviewing consultant's' expenses and work. May coordinate with state and federal agencies, including filing reports and managing grants.
• Plans and manages neighborhood and community planning processes. Assists and facilitates neighborhood groups in addressing development issues for city-initiated projects. Facilitates public outreach, and develops partnerships with private property owners, when required.
• Attends and facilitates public meetings on behalf of the city including neighborhood meetings, advisory groups, planning commission, city council, design review committee, and board of adjustment.
• Reviews and recommends changes and amendments to the city's comprehensive plan.
• Researches and writes proposed plans, codes, and ordinances.
• Prepares demographic estimates and forecasts.
• Provides zoning, development, and planning information to architects, developers, contractors, owners, appraisers, realtors, community groups, and the general public as part of Planner of the Day duties.
• Travels to and attends team and organizational meetings, training, events and activities and appropriately and professionally represents the department.

Other Job Functions

• Performs basic computer skills related to planning practices including spreadsheets, word processing, graphics, and databases.
• Represents the city on various regional committees or task forces.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of the principles, practices, and techniques of comprehensive municipal planning, urban design, site planning, public participation, and consensus building.
• Written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate and interact with all levels of personnel within the city and the general public in a positive and cooperative manner.
• Strong customer service skills.
• Organization skills and project management.
• Writes technical reports and provides technical advice and recommendations regarding planning activities.
• Ability to safely operate a motor vehicle and to adhere to traffic laws.
• Ability to exercise initiative and judgment as well as make decisions within the scope of assigned authority.
• Ability to effectively communicate information, both verbally and in writing, to support organizational objectives and interact with all levels of personnel within the city in a positive and cooperative manner.
• Must be able to operate a motor vehicle

Knowledge Skills Abilities Preferred

• Graphic skills, both manual and computer.
• Experience with community engagement, including innovative ways to engage underrepresented populations.

License & Certification

• A valid Colorado driver's license and acceptable driving record.

Education Degree

• Bachelors Degree (BA, BS, BBA)

Education Major

• City planning, land use planning, urban planning or related field.

Education Required

• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Work Experience Related

Planner II

• Three (3) years of progressively responsible related experience

Work Experience Related

Senior Planner

• Five (5) years of progressively responsible related experience

Work Experience Preferred

• AICP (American Institute of Certified Planners) preferred.
• Master's degree in city planning, land use planning, urban planning.

Other Qualifications

Physical Demands

• Minimal physical effort typically found in clerical work. Primarily sedentary, may occasionally lift and carry light objects. Walking and/or standing as needed and minimal.

Hazards

• Minimal exposure to hazards are typically found in general office environment where there is rarely to no exposure to injury or accident

Work Environment

• Exposure to routine office noise and equipment

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The City of Arvada does not offer benefits to temporary and/or seasonal employees. Temporary, Variable Hour and Health Plan Eligible employees will earn 1 hour of sick leave for every 30 hours worked, up to a maximum cap of 48 hours.

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Mission: We are dedicated to delivering superior services to enhance the lives of everyone in our community.

Values:

• Innovation: We excel in creativity, flexibility and the use of best practices while valuing diverse backgrounds, ideas and perspectives.
• Passion: We are a high performing, inclusive team inspiring each other to pursue excellence.
• Opportunity: We value our diversity, embrace possibilities, face challenges, persevere and take action to deliver quality results.

The City's Core values are in every employee's individual Performance Plan which helps us to reinforce our expectations for living and working by our Core Values.

Every City employee is expected to perform his/her job to the highest professional standards. This includes upholding the City's values with integrity and accountability, acting in a manner that is respectful and inclusive towards others, and adhering to the City's policy on employee conduct as detailed in the personnel rules sec. 70-143.

The City is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.