Principal City Planner – Multimodal Safety

About Our Job

With competitive pay, great benefits, and endless opportunities, working for the City and County of Denver means seeing yourself working with purpose — for you, and those who benefit from your passion, skills and expertise. Join our diverse, inclusive and talented workforce of more than 11,000 team members who are at the heart of what makes Denver, Denver.

What We Offer

The City and County of Denver offers a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience. The hiring range for this position is $106,000 – $126,000/year. We also offer generous benefits for full-time employees which include but are not limited to:

• A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service
• 457B Retirement Plan
• 140 hours of PTO earned within first year 12 paid holidays, 1 personal holiday, 1 wellness day, and 1 volunteer day per year
• Competitive medical, dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date
  
  
  

Location & Schedule

The City and County of Denver supports a hybrid workplace model. Employees work where needed, at a job site several days a week and off-site as needed. In this position you can expect to work three (3) days in office. For your in-office days, you can expect to work on-site at the Webb Municipal Building (201 W. Colfax Ave., Denver, CO 80202).

Who We Are & What You’ll Do

The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (DOTI), through its employees, enhances the quality of life in Denver by efficiently delivering effective, high quality, safe and equitable public infrastructure, and services. For more information, please visit the DOTI website.

DOTI’s Commitment to Equity:

• DOTI is committed to providing attention and resources to the areas, assets and people of the city with the greatest need. Through equitable contracting, equitable investments, and equitable workforce development.
• DOTI’s culture revolves around four key principles: (1) Invest in Our People, (2) Operate with Discipline, (3) Use Data to Drive Decisions, and (4) Deliver Results.
  
  
  

The City and County of Denver is seeking a highly qualified leader with expertise in multimodal transportation planning, transportation safety, safety analysis, concept design, and program development and implementation. This position is within the Transportation Planning Division of the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (DOTI), which is responsible for planning and coordinating changes to the city’s transportation system in collaboration with local, regional, and state agencies to advance Denver’s transportation vision and goals. The Transportation Planning Team is a high-energy, self-motivated, passionate, creative, and dedicated group. City planners in DOTI have excellent communication skills and a strong commitment to achieving Denver’s ambitious mobility-related goals.

As part of DOTI’s Planning team, the successful candidate will support the implementation of Denver Moves Everyone (DME), the city’s strategic transportation plan. They will work alongside a multidisciplinary team, including transportation planners, engineers, data scientists, communications experts, law enforcement, public health officials, and other stakeholders to lead multimodal work. While seeking a planner with diverse expertise across a range of disciplines, the position will have focus on advancing Vision Zero and implementing the Vision Zero Action Plan, furthering Denver’s goal to eliminate traffic fatalities and serious injuries by 2030 and beyond, while also working toward achieving the other five DME goals: Mobility, Safety, Community, Quality, and Equity.

Specifically, as the City Principal Planner, you will:

• Manage multiple complex planning projects simultaneously, all supporting the implementation of Denver Moves suite of plans, which collectively represent Denver’s vision for a better transportation future, including Denver Moves Everyone, Vision Zero Action Plan, Denver Moves Transit, Denver Moves Bicycles, and Denver Moves Pedestrians & Trails. Managing projects requires strong organizational and communication skills; effective scope, budget and schedule oversight; and frequent coordination with consultants, multiple DOTI divisions, City departments, external agencies and/or outside-jurisdictions.
• Implement the Safe System Approach by collaborating across agencies to identify transportation safety issues and develop solutions. This includes analyzing crash trends and other relevant data to systemically identify locations requiring street modifications and implementing necessary changes.
• Guide, review, and evaluate planning initiatives for complex and multifaceted development projects that are germane to the city or region, give advice and direction, and recommend modifications to plans and projects, and provide alternative solutions.
• Provide strategic safety planning advice on long-range and short-term planning initiatives; develop safety related policy and strategic alternatives regarding planning goals and make recommendations on highly visible or sensitive issues to planning staff, city officials, boards, commissions, the public, and other stakeholders.
• Direct the development of a comprehensive plan, specific city plans, and the development and implementation of planning standards and criteria, and develop City policy for the development, growth, land use, transportation, natural resources, housing, and utilization of resources.
• Serve as a technical safety and multimodal advisor and consultant to commissions, City officials, and other stakeholders on City goals, priorities, and regulations in the areas of land use, natural resources, conservation, municipal infrastructure, transportation, and the quality and livability of the City.
• Support Transportation Data Analytics, working with DOTI’s Travel Demand Modeling and Data Science Manager, supporting work to analyze transportation data and draw conclusions, including Location Based Service (LBS) data, traffic and freight data, Strava Metro bicycle data, Ridereport micromobility data, crash data, and other emerging data feeds.
• Conduct research at the industry, national, and state levels to identify best practices in traffic safety policies. This includes integrating proven innovative processes and technologies to enhance safety within workflows.
• Perform complex research and analysis on planning, design, and development issues; solicit information from the community to establish priorities, determine problems and develops proposals, and respond to community concerns by providing information and explaining the City’s role in addressing issues.
• Keep informed of new regulations, pending legislation, and planning trends that may impact City projects, policies, and processes.
• Coordinate effort to bring stakeholders together who have opposing views and interests to complete planning projects successfully.
• Grow and mentor teams. This position is classified to manage staff and may be afforded the opportunity to hire and manage staff, cultivating a team.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.
  
  
  

What You’ll Bring

Our ideal candidate has some or all the following experience, skills, and characteristics:

• Master’s degree in City or Regional Planning, Transportation Engineering, Public Administration, Public Health or related field.
• Familiarity with the Safe System Approach, MUTCD, AASHTO, FHWA Proven Safety Countermeasures, PMI standards and/or NACTO design guidelines.
• Data Analytics Expertise. Experience developing AGOL tools showcasing data as well as data dashboards to summarize complex data to decision makers and clarify trends.
• Understanding of urban transportation planning and its relationship with transportation engineering in a large city urban environment.
• Experience with development, implementation and evaluation of Vision Zero projects, program and policies.
• Experience leading interdisciplinary teams in a matrix management structure.
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills including the ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Efficiently demonstrates excellent time/work management skills.
• Problem solver that can envision various outcomes and plan accordingly to mitigate risky outcomes.
• Self-motivated and motivated to help others.
• Proficient in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Microsoft Office, PowerBI, and Adobe Suite programs.
• Passionate about Multimodal Planning and Vision Zero.
  
  
  

Required Minimum Qualifications

• Education Requirement: Bachelor’s Degree in City or Regional Planning, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Historic Preservation, Engineering, or a related degree.
• Experience Requirement: Six (6) years of professional planning experience.
• Education/Experience Equivalency: One (1) year of the appropriate type and level of experience may be substituted for each required year of post-high school education. Additional appropriate education may be substituted for the minimum experience requirements.
  
  
  

Application Deadline

This position is expected to stay open until Thursday, April 24, 2025. Please submit your application as soon as possible and no later than 4/24/25 at 11:59 p.m. to ensure consideration.

About Everything Else

Job Profile

CE2159 City Planner Principal

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Position Type

Unlimited

Position Salary Range

$91,373.00 - $150,766.00

Starting Pay

$106,000 – $126,000/year

Agency

Dept of Transportation & Infrastructure

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