What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Planner position at City of Grand Prairie, TX?
Salary : $65,311.00 - $101,579.00 Annually
Location : Grand Prairie, TX
Job Type : Full Time
Job Number : 2024-00346
Department : Planning
Division : Cur & Comp Planning
Opening Date : 12 / 16 / 2024
Closing Date : 1 / 31 / 2025 5 : 00 PM Central
Job Summary
Join our team as a Senior Planner and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our city! This full-time position offers the opportunity to lead high-level planning and project management efforts within the Planning and Development Department. You'll contribute to long-range and current planning initiatives, review development proposals, and implement comprehensive and area plans that drive sustainable growth and vibrant communities. If you're ready to make a meaningful impact, we want to hear from you!
Essential Job Functions
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :
This information is intended to be descriptive of the key responsibilities of the position. The following examples do not identify all duties performed by any single incumbent.
Current Planning
- Communicates with the public, developers, and contractors over the phone, via email, or at the front counter.
- Reviews and administrates the land development process by researching unified development code, administering, and specifying required procedures and processes for zoning changes, specific use permits, platting cases.
- Reviews and prepares staff reports and recommendations by researching past cases, researching the UDC, reviewing and discussing with other departmental staff, presenting information to the applicant, and preparing a final draft of reports and ordinances to the Planning and Zoning Commission.
- Assists other team members in the division and department as needed.
Long Range Planning
Minimum Qualifications
Any combination equivalent to experience and training that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities may qualify. A typical way to obtain the knowledge, skills and abilities would be :
The City offers a full range of benefits for full time employees, including, but not limited to the plans as defined in the Benefits Guide.
What is the highest level of Education obtained?
Do you have a valid driver's license?
Do you possess an American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP)?
How many years do you have administrating land development process by researching unified development code, administering, and specifying required procedures?
How many years do you have reviewing and directing zoning and platting cases from submittal, to presentation, to planning and zoning?
How many years do you have reviewing permits for zoning districts for new or expanding businesses?
Do you have experience in city, urban or long range planning?
Required Question
Salary : $65,311 - $101,579
