City Planner

City of Webster • Webster, TX

2d • $85,402 - $91,967

About The Position

The City of Webster's Community Development Department is hiring an experienced, service-oriented City Planner who is a strategic thinker and problem solver. The City Planner provides professional planning and technical services related to planning, zoning, subdivision regulations, and general development, and is an integral member of the community development team. The position works with colleagues across departments and throughout the community.

Key functions include coordinating the Planning and Zoning Commission and Zoning Board of Adjustments and delivering urban and regional planning presentations to boards, commissions, and the City Council. The City Planner also responds to citizen inquiries, maintains industry knowledge and certifications, contributes to city-wide projects, and routinely and professionally interfaces with city employees, other departments, realtors, developers, builders, engineers, and architects.

This is an Essential Services position. The employee must provide services within the course and scope of employment for the benefit of the general public during emergency situations that threaten the safety of Webster's citizens. Employment offers are conditional upon completing a drug test, physical exam, and background check.

Requirements

• Five to seven years of directly relevant urban or regional planning experience.
• Bachelor's degree in urban and regional planning; degrees in geography, architecture, or closely related fields from an accredited college or university may be considered.
• Valid Texas Driver's License.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret maps, plats, site plans, and legal documents.
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from citizens, regulatory agencies, or members of the development community.
• Ability to effectively present information to management, public groups, boards, commissions, the Mayor, and City Council.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret a wide variety of technical instructions in written or verbal form and deal with abstract and concrete variables.
• Knowledge of general principles and practices in urban and regional planning.
• Ability to provide services during emergency situations that threaten the safety of Webster's citizens.

Nice To Haves

• Certification by the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional planning and technical services related to planning, zoning, subdivision regulations, and general development.
• Coordinate the Planning and Zoning Commission and Zoning Board of Adjustments.
• Deliver urban and regional planning presentations to boards, commissions, and the City Council.
• Respond to citizens' inquiries.
• Maintain industry knowledge and certifications.
• Contribute to city-wide projects.
• Routinely and professionally interface with city employees, other departments, realtors, developers, builders, engineers, and architects.
• Provide services for the benefit of the general public during emergency situations that threaten the safety of Webster's citizens.
• Read, analyze, and interpret maps, plats, site plans, and legal documents.
• Respond to common inquiries or complaints from citizens, regulatory agencies, or members of the development community.
• Present information effectively to management, public groups, boards, commissions, the Mayor, and City Council.
• Define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Interpret technical instructions in written or verbal form and deal with abstract and concrete variables.
• Apply general principles and practices in urban and regional planning.

Benefits

• Medical insurance, with approximately 90% of employee premiums paid by the City and a significant contribution to dependent coverage.
• Free dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage for employees.
• Retirement plans, including a 2:1 matching contribution in the Texas Municipal Retirement System, plus optional 457 and Roth IRA plans.
• Tuition assistance.
• Professional certification pay.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level