Principal Planner Positions, Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government; KY

Responsibilities

Lexington’s Division of Planning is seeking to fill 3 vacancies for Principal Planner in 3 different sections. The Principal Planner is the right hand for the Planning Manager, both advising and standing in for the Manager when needed. They are the first-line coordinator for the work of the Senior Planners, including project and budget management, strategic planning, plan implementation, and staff coordination for projects across multiple divisions of government.

The Principal Planner may serve as an additional project manager. The 3 sections and their responsibilities follows:

• The community outreach and strategic planning section team is responsible for implementing associated tasks and projects related to the comprehensive plans, small area plans, and corridor studies, ensuring public input and education is priority, and determining needs to successfully complete new projects.
• The long-range planning section is responsible for the development of Lexington’s Comprehensive Plan, Urban Growth Master Plan, Preservation and Urban Growth Program, and the Downtown Area Masterplan as well as other small area plans.
• The transportation section is responsible for all aspects of highway and transit planning including the Lexington Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), long range transportation planning, land use and transportation coordination, Transportation Improvement Program, congestion management, complete streets development, and bicycle and pedestrian planning.