Limited Term - Senior Planner

Limited Term Senior Planner

Shoreline is an inclusive City that endeavors to build a work culture which embraces diversity, encourages participation, and promotes equity.

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this is a limited term position with a current end date of 12/31/2026 that will be extended to 12/31/2028, pending City Council's approval and funding. Do you have a passion for public service? Do you want to make a positive impact on your community and your profession now and into the future through housing, climate, and social justice? The City of Shoreline's Planning and Community Development Department is looking for a talented and innovative Limited Term Senior Planner to help implement the City's newly adopted Comprehensive Plan and prepare for future updates to the Plan.

The Senior Planner works under the general supervision of the Planning Manager, playing a leading role in creation and implementation of long-range planning projects. The Senior Planner will routinely interact with elected and appointed officials as well as the community on efforts like development code updates, applying for countywide center status, preparing for the climate element of the comprehensive plan, and updating the Shoreline Master Program.

Shoreline is a growing and diversifying community of over 60,000 people located directly north of Seattle in King County, Washington. The City is in the midst of an exciting transformation, with two recently opened light rail stations and a recently adopted Comprehensive Plan which sets the policy direction for the City's growth for the next 20 years. At the City of Shoreline, you will be part of the team at the forefront of this transformation.

The City is committed to an aggressive reduction of greenhouse gas emissions through Resolution 494 and the Climate Action Plan. The City will be updating its Comprehensive Plan to include a climate element with focuses on greenhouse gas reductions and climate resilience. Shoreline has declared its commitment to becoming an actively anti-racist city by passing Resolution 467 and working to understand how undoing racism in all forms shows up in city policies and services.

Shoreline is also in the process of implementing its Housing Action Plan including supporting an affordable housing feasibility study and updating development regulations to enable more transit-oriented development. The Shoreline Planning Team is committed to bringing the community's vision of a welcoming, equitable, sustainable, and safe community into being by providing exceptional customer service, community guidance, and creative problem solving.

Our eight-person team includes both long-range and current planning (development review) functions. This position is specifically focused on long-range planning, though the successful candidate will frequently collaborate with current planners and preferably have some prior experience with current planning. In addition to the planning team this position works closely with partners in other departments like Parks, Public Works, and Community Services.

A collaborative, solution-oriented attitude and strong communication skills is essential to this work. The successful candidate will enjoy a fast-paced work environment and have experience and skills in evaluating complex policy documents; leading high-profile long-range planning projects; making public presentations; managing and reviewing complex land use applications; interpreting, applying and drafting development codes; conducting environmental review; and providing customer service.

Preferred experience includes working with local governmental agencies, project management, public outreach, policy analysis, and code writing.

Essential and other important responsibilities and duties may include, but are not limited to, the following: