Senior Planner - Housing Policy

About the role

The Metropolitan Council’s Community Development Division seeks a Senior Planner to serve as a senior individual contributor and project manager on the Housing Policy team. The role involves applying housing policy, land use, planning, engagement, and analysis expertise to implement the Imagine 2050 Housing Policy Plan, providing technical assistance, reviewing local plans, and managing regional planning projects related to housing policy. This position is eligible for hybrid (remote and onsite) teleworking.

Responsibilities

• Perform technical reviews and analyses of local plans, applying regional housing policy.
• Manage and contribute to regional planning project(s) related to housing policy.
• Provide technical assistance and support the development and implementation of the regional development guide, Imagine 2050.
• Serve as a key member of a small, collaborative Housing Policy team within the Housing and Livable Communities work unit.
• Apply housing policy, land use, planning, engagement, and analysis expertise to support affordable housing, transportation, wastewater, parks, and community development initiatives.

Requirements

• High school diploma/GED and at least eight (8) years of experience in program administration, implementation, public sector planning, grant coordination, land use planning, housing policy, community development, economic development, or a related field; OR
• Associate degree and six (6) years of related experience; OR
• Bachelor’s degree and four (4) years of related experience; OR
• Master’s degree and two (2) years of related experience.
• Degree field of study should be City, Urban, or Environmental Planning, or a related field.

Pay

Salary range: $88,566 – $143,707 annually.