Planner

City of Webster • Webster, TX

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About The Position

The Planner is an integral member of the community development team and works with colleagues across departments and throughout the community. The position provides professional planning and technical services related to planning, zoning, subdivision regulations, and general development. Under the direction of the Director of Community Development, the Planner coordinates the Planning and Zoning Commission and Zoning Board of Adjustments and delivers urban and regional planning presentations to boards, commissions, and the City Council. The role also involves responding to citizens’ inquiries, maintaining industry knowledge and certifications, contributing to city-wide projects, and routinely and professionally interfacing with city employees, other departments, realtors, developers, builders, engineers, and architects.

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

Requirements

• Two to three 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.
• Ability to apply general principles and practices in urban and regional planning.

Nice To Haves

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

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.
• Interface professionally with city employees, other departments, realtors, developers, builders, engineers, and architects.
• Provide services during emergency situations that threaten the safety of Webster’s citizens.

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