Senior Planner; Hazard Mitigation; Birmingham

Job Summary

The City of Birmingham is seeking a well-qualified and motivated Senior Planner to join their Hazard Mitigation Division. Senior Planners focus on reviewing submission documents such as drawings, maps, surveys, and applications related to development projects to ensure compliance with City and department requirements and ordinances. Individuals in this job class also act as liaisons for the department to various committees, commissions, and citizens to communicate activities taking place, and to provide information related to project development within the community.

Their work is performed under the general direction of a supervisor and is reviewed for completeness and adherence to policies and procedures.

10/02/2026

Grade 26

Full time

The City of Birmingham is seeking a well-qualified and motivated Senior Planner to join their Hazard Mitigation Division. Senior Planners focus on reviewing submission documents such as drawings, maps, surveys, and applications related to development projects to ensure compliance with City and department requirements and ordinances. Individuals in this job class also act as liaisons for the department to various committees, commissions, and citizens to communicate activities taking place, and to provide information related to project development within the community.

Their work is performed under the general direction of a supervisor and is reviewed for completeness and adherence to policies and procedures.

The City of Birmingham provides competitive pay and comprehensive benefits packages to include medical and dental insurance, employer-sponsored retirement plan (pension), generous paid holidays, sick and vacation leave, and more. The pay range for this job is listed below:

$60,486 - $93,828

• Driver's license.
• Experience writing, developing, or preparing hazard mitigation plans and long-range planning elements, such as land-use planning, environmental planning, and demographics.
• Experience collecting and analyzing data (e.g., demographic, land-use survey, market, census) in preparation for a planning study.
• Experience writing, developing, preparing, and interpreting current planning functions or development regulations, including zoning, subdivision, and floodplain regulations.
• Experience implementing long-range, short-range plans and hazard mitigation plans and developing appropriate regulations to specific situations.
• Experience developing and delivering presentations to the public, public bodies, and other stakeholders (e.g., civic and business organizations, neighborhood associations, public hearings).

• Driver's license.
• Bachelor's degree in Planning, Urban Planning, Emergency Management, Urban Studies, Public Administration, Environmental Management, or a related degree.
• Experience writing, developing, or preparing hazard mitigation plans and/or long-range planning elements, such as land‑use planning, environmental planning, and demographics.
• Experience developing and delivering presentations to the public, public bodies, and other stakeholders (e.g., civic and business organizations, neighborhood associations, public hearings).

• Reviews drawings, maps, surveys, and applications for various purposes (e.g., zoning, subdivisions, building, addressing, construction permits) to ensure compliance with departmental requirements and County/City codes and ordinances.
• Communicates with various individuals (e.g., contractors, realtors, engineers, developers, general public) in order to answer questions and explain ordinances relating to flood plain, zoning, signage, subdivision, future land use, and the comprehension plan.
• Processes cases or…