Principal Planner

We are looking for a Principal Planner to support our Community and Neighborhoods Department.

Pay

Salary range: $67,121/yr. to $91,689/yr. The established market rate for this position is $91,689/yr.

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Paid vacation and personal leave
• Six to twelve weeks of paid parental leave from day 1 of employment
• Retirement contributions toward a pension plan and/or 401(k)
• Robust Employee Assistance Plan (EAP)
• Up to $4,000 tuition reimbursement annually
• Discounted supplemental benefits like pet insurance and legal services

Eligible new hires in full-time, benefit-eligible non-represented positions may receive leave accrual credit for prior full-time, benefit-eligible work that is directly related to this role or earned within a comparable public career service system.

Responsibilities

• Performs planning analysis for complex planning projects to ensure implementation of General Plan goals, policies, and zoning and subdivision ordinance regulations.
• Analyzes general plan policies, zoning, and subdivision ordinance compliance, negotiated development exactions, performance standards, and initiates staff recommendations.
• Prepares comprehensive policies for the general plan, community plans, small area master plans, and other projects in narrative, statistical, and graphic formats.
• Prepares professional staff reports for the Mayor, City Council, Planning Commission, Historic Landmark Commission, Administrative Hearing Officer, Appeals Hearing Officer, and other groups; also prepares public information about plans and the planning review process.
• Manages the citizen participation process for long-range plans and complex development projects; maintains required records, meeting summaries, and other mandatory information; facilitates solutions with citizen councils, developers, officials from the City, other municipalities, counties, regional planning agencies, the State of Utah, and the Federal government.
• Reviews, interprets, and approves plans and applications for compliance with planning and development regulations for conditional uses, special exceptions, subdivisions, certificates of appropriateness, Conditional Building and Site Design Review, Planned Developments, and/or Capital Improvement Projects, or refers individuals to the appropriate governing agency.
• Initiates and manages the consultant selection process, implementation of plans, and contract monitoring and payment for consultant planning projects.
• Attends and/or conducts meetings to explain planning and development activities, propose conflict resolution solutions, and respond to inquiries; makes formal presentations of planning issues to community groups, the Planning Commission, Historic Landmark Commission, Appeals Hearing Officer, Administrative Hearing Officer, Mayor, and the City Council.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree in urban planning or a closely related field and two years of full-time, paid, professional experience in city planning or an equivalent combination of education and full-time, paid, professional urban planning experience on a year-for-year basis.
• Ability to compile, analyze, and prepare professional written reports and technical statistical analyses and forecasts.
• Knowledge of principles and practices of urban planning, building construction, site development, zoning ordinances, urban design, historic preservation, architecture, and landscape architecture as applied to city planning and other Federal and environmental standards, processes, and policies.
• Demonstrated ability to compose professional staff reports and planning policies.
• Must communicate effectively with individuals from diverse organizations and backgrounds.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with division heads, supervisors, employees, and the public.
• Ability to visit various site locations and participate in citizen/committee meetings.

Qualifications

• Membership in the American Planning Association (APA), the American Institute of Architects (AIA), or the Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA).
• Possession of an AICP certificate.
• Demonstrated proficiency with current graphic, design, and art techniques and technologies including Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator) and SketchUp.
• Demonstrated ability in computer applications related to planning, including Geographic Information Systems.

Working Conditions

• Intermittent exposure to stressful situations as a result of human behavior.
• Primarily stationary position with light to moderate movement.
• Usually pleasant working conditions with occasional exposure to environmental hazards and extreme climatic elements resulting from on-site project inspections.
• May be required to work nontraditional hours such as evenings and weekends.

Offers of employment are contingent on successful completion of a criminal background check in accordance with City policy and applicable law. Criminal offenses will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis and do not automatically disqualify a candidate from City employment.

Schedule

Full-time, 40 scheduled hours per week.