Principal Planner Long-Range Planning

Position: Principal Planner, Housing & Long-Range Planning
It's fun and rewarding to work for the City of Steamboat Springs!  Our employees are passionate and proud to serve our community with excellence and distinction.  Our teams are awesome, and we are committed to our community and the very special place that is Steamboat Springs, Colorado!
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* Job Description:

**** When joining the City of Steamboat Springs, you can expect to work for an organization with:
*** A team that strives to make this the best place you’ve ever worked!
* A focus on supporting our employees’ mental, physical, and financial well-being
* A commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion that creates a welcoming city
* A highly engaged workforce proudly serving our community with excellence and distinction
* A passion for strategically providing outstanding municipal services
* A promise to each other to support the work we all do for the city, community & Yampa Valley
** Uniqueness Fuels Our Innovative Spirit
** Our commitment to inclusion across race, gender, age, religion, identity and experiences drives us forward every day. It's the collective sum of our experiences that makes Steamboat Springs and the Yampa Valley a powerful, insightful and welcoming community.
** The City of Steamboat Spring's Planning Department is hiring  a Principal Planner-Housing & Long-Range Planning to join their team!
**** Pay Range: $89,038 - $129,105
**** GENERAL PURPOSE
** The purpose of this position is to lead, manage and perform expert level professional planning work, provide competent advice to city policy makers, leadership with the general public, and manage complex projects.

Performs a variety of advanced and complex administrative, technical and professional work in the housing and long-range planning programs related to the development and implementation of land use policies, development and implementation of housing policies and programs, administration of local housing funds, convening community partners to address priority issues, urban design, zoning, development standards, development review and permitting processes. This position accommodates experienced planning professionals with extensive background in managing housing, planning, regulatory and/or development projects in the public sector.
** SUPERVISION RECEIVED
** Works under the general supervision of the Director of Planning and Community Development to manage department priorities, work plans, outreach strategies and policy proposals.
** SUPERVISION EXERCISED
** Manages the Housing Innovation Specialist. Manages the Housing and Long-Range Planning functions of the Department and leads the work of the Planners and Senior Planners when assigned to Housing and Long-Range Planning by the Director. Collaborates with the Director on performance evaluations. Exercises considerable professional judgment in planning, organizing and directing various projects. Serves as department administrator when the Director is absent.
** ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
**** Housing and Long Range Planning
** Manages the Housing and Long-Range Planning functions of the Department. Directs the development, implementation, and evaluation of complex plans, policies, programs and codes related to growth management, land use, economic development, utilities, housing, transportation, facilities, or other topics to meet the City's needs and any inter-governmental agreements or requirements. Leads partnerships and coordinated investments in the development of affordable and attainable housing, including management of funds dedicated to increasing and preserving affordable housing or otherwise meeting housing needs in the community.

Responsibilities may include directing and coordinating activities such as:
* Collecting, analyzing, interpreting, and preparing qualitative and quantitative data for studies, reports and recommendations;
* Designing and facilitating public communication, involvement and engagement processes.
* Monitoring adopted plans and associated implementation measures to track progress toward established goals and outcomes and to identify and prioritize future actions and resource allocations.
* Proposing recommendations to initiate regulatory and policy changes to support affordable and workforce housing project and programs.
* Leading and supporting the evaluation city investments to support affordable and workforce housing projects and programs.
* Monitoring and supporting housing and long-range planning activities of neighboring jurisdictions and community partners; coordinating aligned activities; assisting in the development of regional plans and programs, as assigned.
* Development and implementation of accountability, monitoring, and transparency tools to direct and evaluate city investments to address existing and emerging housing needs.
* Conducting, directing, and preparing technical and professional analysis and communication materials; making presentations to City management, City Council, boards, commissions, civic groups and the general public.
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