Senior Systems Planner

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*This position will start on or after January 1, 2025*

The City of Redmond is a thriving, culturally diverse community and home to over 80,000 residents. Redmond is the hub to an array of commerce and industry ranging from technology, aerospace and gaming to biomedical and innovation start-ups.

We are seeking a skilled and motivated individual to join our Public Works Asset Performance Management (APM) Team as a Senior Systems Planner. The Senior Systems Planner will build operational capability through end-to-end ownership of asset management and infrastructure system plans for our most critical asset classes. This role enables lifecycle management for Redmond’s long-lived infrastructure by writing and implementing asset management plans to monitor performance and provide inputs to capital and budget planning processes.

As a member of our APM Team, you will work across functional areas in our Utilities (water, stormwater, wastewater), Mobility (streets, bridges, intelligent transportation system), and Infrastructure (capital planning and project management office) Divisions to deliver initiatives that maximize value to the community.

This is a hybrid position.

ROLE & RESPONSIBILITIES

Within the Asset Performance Management Team, this role serves as a planning program lead to deliver the Public Works Department Strategic Asset Management Plan. 

• Bridges operational and tactical work to improve asset management outcomes by developing specific asset management plans for Public Works’ most critical asset classes including water, stormwater, and wastewater utilities, streets, bridges, and intelligent transportation systems. This role develops policies, business processes, and coordinating efforts to advance asset management initiatives through the capital improvement program.
• Responsible and accountable for activities related to development, evaluation, amendment and implementation of the program criteria, policies and management plans; defining scope of projects, conducting technical research and studies, collecting and analyzing data, evaluating and formulating options and solutions in relation to operational directives, preparing staff reports, and presenting recommendations
• Project management, including such things as, defining scope of work and consultant selection, steering and refining project design, refining project plans and specifications, managing project implementation
• Prepares technical reports on zoning and other code updates, functional plans, master plans, and technical studies that impact utilities and mobility infrastructure managed by Public Works.
• Coordinates and communicates with internal departments and external agencies, the City Council and members of boards and commissions; 
• Facilitates and attends public outreach meetings related to programs and projects assigned

QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in urban planning, urban design and development, architecture, landscape architecture, geography, environmental science, natural resources management, transportation, public policy, engineering or related discipline.
• Master's degree preferred.
• Four (4) to six (6) years of professional experience in the above fields; 
• Equivalent combination of education, experience and training that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities

Licenses and Certificates

• Valid Washington State Driver's License and a driving record that meets city standards

Other

This class description describes the general nature of the work performed, representative duties as well as the typical qualifications needed for acceptable performance. It is not intended to be a complete list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of the job.

Please review the Planner – Senior job description for more information about the knowledge, skills, abilities, working conditions, and physical requirements.

Selection Process

• All applicants will be notified of their application status. 
• Top candidates will be contacted to participate in the next phase of selection process, which may include testing and/or an interview. 
• Note, the City may review existing application pools to fill this position or use this pool to fill future vacancies.

 Offers of employment are conditional based on the candidate successfully passing both background and reference checks. Internal candidates are subject to passing a new background if the previous check was conducted more than six months ago.

Additionally, new hires relocating to the area are required to have Washington State residency within 30 days of their start date to comply payroll tax purposes.

BENEFITS

Our employees earn competitive wages and enjoy an exceptional benefits package that includes:

• MEDICAL INSURANCE - Choice of two plans for employees and their eligible dependents: Premera or Kaiser Permanente. All employee healthcare premiums paid for by the City of Redmond.
• PRESCRIPTION DRUG INSURANCE - Included with each medical plan
• DENTAL INSURANCE - For employees and their eligible dependents
• VISION INSURANCE - For employees and their eligible dependents
• OTHER INSURANCE - Life, accidental death & dismemberment insurance, short and long-term disability, optional employee-paid voluntary life insurance
• FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNTS - For tax savings on healthcare and dependent care expenses
• PAID VACATION & HOLIDAYS – with (13) paid holidays per year
• EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (EAP)
• RETIREMENT PLANS - Department of Retirement Systems (DRS) plus additional options that include: Municipal Employees Benefit Trust (Social Security replacement plan) and MetLife 457 Plan
• Annual COLA adjustments
• Annual merit increases of up to 5%

To learn about benefits at the City of Redmond, please visit C2MB (ajg.com)