Senior Planner Job Pueblo area,Colorado USA,Government

Boulder County Parks & Open Space Department is seeking to hire a Senior Planner
. The Senior Planner will strengthen the department’s ability to deliver major interdisciplinary planning efforts and advance strategic priorities across work groups that involve the range of open space lands that the department stewards. The Senior Planner will lead complex planning efforts and public engagement processes that result in the creation of management plans and other strategic plans and initiatives in support of the department’s mission.

The Senior Planner will coordinate interdisciplinary teams, synthesize diverse technical input, and facilitate planning discussions that support department-wide decision making. This position will also expand capacity for long range planning, capital programming, prioritization frameworks, and policy development. The Senior Planner will coordinate closely with external partners and represent the department in regional planning efforts. Experience and skill leading innovative public engagement that supports desired planning outcomes in an open space or natural resource management context is expected.

This is a full-time, benefited position that will work,
Monday - Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm
. This position will work out of 5201 St. Vrain Road Longmont, Colorado. Under Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) guidelines, this position is exempt
.

Boulder County requires its employees to reside in the state of Colorado as of the first day of work.

Hiring Salary Range
: $89,796.00 - $ Annually

Tentative Hiring Timeline:

Phone Screening:
Week of November 9th
First Round Interviews:
Week of November 9th
Second Round Interviews:
Week of November 16th
Language Proficiency Test:
Week of November 16th
Reference Check:
Week of November 16th

New employees receive an 80-hour bank of vacation at the time of hire, in addition to 8 hours of both vacation and medical leave accruals each month (Must not have been employed at Boulder County during the 12 months prior to re-hire date to qualify). Boulder County offers bountiful benefits
, including pension contributions.

Boulder County employees may qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). Visit student aid.gov for more information.

PLANNING & POLICY

Lead large interdisciplinary planning projects from scoping through adoption including public engagement, staff reports, and hearings before the Board of County Commissioners

Support long range planning efforts, such as district level planning

Support departmental strategic portfolio planning, including capital planning, budgeting, prioritization frameworks, and project sequencing

Contribute to policy development and the creation or refinement of planning standards and guidelines

INTERDISCIPLINARY COORDINATION AND FACILITATION

Organize, guide, and facilitate interdisciplinary teams working across multiple work groups on a range of departmental planning priorities, ensuring alignment and integrated decision making

Facilitate complex discussions, navigate conflicting priorities, and synthesize input from multiple disciplines into coherent planning recommendations

Coordinate closely with leadership and cross department teams to ensure planning consistency across districts and programs

PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT

Develop and execute strategies, methods, and systems for broad public engagement efforts that are integrated into departmental planning processes

Work collaboratively to proactively integrate equitable community engagement principles and actions into the department’s planning work

Regularly engage with the Parks & Open Space Advisory Committee (POSAC) as a component of departmental planning processes

DATA INTERPRETATION AND ANALYSIS

Interpret AMS, GIS, ecological, spatial, and demographic data to inform planning…