Project Planner - Development Trends

Performs advanced professional planning work by leading planning projects, preparing area plans, developing land use policies and ordinance amendments, conducting research and technical analysis, coordinating public engagement efforts, reviewing development proposals, and presenting recommendations to appointed boards and elected officials. Work is performed under the limited supervision of the Principal Planner.

• Leads area planning projects from initiation through adoption, including project management, public engagement, data collection and analysis, existing conditions assessments, development of land use recommendations, and writing final planning documents. Facilitates community meetings and presents recommendations to appointed and elected officials.
• Conducts planning research, policy analysis, demographic and land use studies, and prepares technical reports supporting planning initiatives, development policy, possible ordinance amendments, and decision-making by appointed and elected officials.
• Develops and coordinates ordinance amendments by researching planning issues and best practices, similar ordinances in peer cities, drafting ordinance language, engaging stakeholders, facilitating public meetings, and presenting recommendations to appointed and elected officials.
• Reviews zoning petitions and development proposals for consistency with adopted plans and prepares staff analyses and recommendations.
• Represents the department at public meetings, stakeholder meetings, interdepartmental committees, and meetings with elected and appointed officials. Builds collaborative relationships with citizens, neighborhood organizations, developers, business representatives, and partner agencies to facilitate planning initiatives and communicate departmental recommendations.
• Provides regular project status updates to supervisors, identifies emerging issues, and recommends solutions to maintain project schedules and objectives.
• Manages multiple concurrent planning projects by establishing schedules, coordinating interdisciplinary teams, monitoring milestones, engaging stakeholders, managing consultant work when assigned, and ensuring timely completion of departmental work program objectives.
• Prepares quarterly and annual development trends reports for the community using permit review and data analysis.
• Prepares site analysis and trends reports for industrial, manufacturing, and business developments. .
• Leads complex planning projects and manages consultant-assisted projects from project initiation through completion by establishing project scopes and schedules, coordinating consultant wok, researching existing conditions and trends, engaging stakeholders, developing recommendations, and preparing final reports and presentations.
• Work schedule may include evenings and occasional weekends to support public meetings, community outreach events, appointed board meetings, special events, and other departmental activities.
• Performs other related duties and responsibilities as assigned to support departmental goals and objectives.

Master's degree in planning, geography, architecture, historic preservation, public administration, or related field and progressively responsible professional planning experience involving project management, public engagement, policy development, and report preparation; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Knowledge of the principles, practices, and techniques of land use planning, zoning, and development regulations.
• Knowledge of City and County policies and procedures.
• Knowledge of project management principles and practices.
• Knowledge of public engagement, stakeholder outreach,…