City Planner Supervisor; Transportation

(Transportation)

This is supervisory planning work within the City's central planning agency responsible for guiding the physical and environmental development of the city, or in a large operating department responsible for planning, developing, and implementing an aspect of the City’s environmental, or transportation programs. Employees perform work in the Planning, Environmental Planning, Urban Design or Airport specialty. An employee in this class, plans, assigns, reviews and coordinates the activities of lower-level planners in the area of specialization.

Interacting with other agencies, community and business groups and individuals is significant to the work. Work is performed under the direction of a higher-level city planner or administrative superior.

The analyst responsible for reviewing applications and additional documentation for this job opportunity is
Melanie M Chalmers
City of Philadelphia – Office of Human Resources
1401 JFK Blvd., Room 1530
Philadelphia, PA
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Melanie.

M.Chalmers

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Only a departmental promotional eligible list for the City of Philadelphia's Streets Department will be established as a result of this examination.

Candidates who pass the exam and are placed on the civil service list will be retained on the list for a minimum of one year and a maximum of two years after the establishment of the Eligible List.

The Civil Service Commission has waived the usual requirement that candidates must be residents of Philadelphia for one year prior to appointment. Establishment of residency in Philadelphia will be required no later than one (1) year after appointment.

Candidates who have maintained a bona fide residence in Philadelphia for at least one year prior to the date of the civil service examination shall have priority over all other people receiving an identical test score.

To receive such preference, candidates must respond to the question regarding residence on this application. This response will be used to determine eligibility for preference for residents. Documentation of residence may be required if there is any question as to whether you meet the residency preference requirements.

If an applicant does not respond to the appropriate residence question, it will be assumed that the applicant does not qualify for residence preference. Eligibility for residence preference must be determined by the date of the test administration. No requests for residence preference will be granted after the test administration.

PROJECTED EXAM DATE:
This examination will be scheduled for Thursday October 26th 2026. Please note that this examination date is subject to change.

Candidates will need access to a desktop computer or laptop with a webcam and internet access to take the examination. Candidates taking an oral examination may have their responses rated by a panel of Subject Matter Experts on the date of the examination, or have their responses recorded and rated by Subject Matter Experts at a later date. If you do not have access to a desktop computer or laptop with a webcam and internet access, please contact the analyst listed on this announcement and alternative arrangements will be made for you to take this examination.

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE EVALUATION:

Applicants will be evaluated and scored based upon their training and experience credentials. Applicants will not be asked to appear to take a scheduled examination.

Scores in the Training and Experience Evaluation will be based on…