Senior Planner

City of Cedar Park•Cedar Park, TX

4d•Onsite

About The Position

The City of Cedar Park is seeking a Senior Planner to perform responsible professional planning work in long-range planning efforts and current development. This role involves examining applications for compliance with established plans and ordinances, soliciting input from staff, scheduling hearings, monitoring development plans, enforcing compliance, preparing reports, and drafting resolutions and ordinances. The Senior Planner will review complex plans, negotiate with applicants, track projects, understand planning trends, provide information to stakeholders, facilitate meetings, respond to inquiries, manage special projects, process payments, prepare reports and presentations, provide technical assistance, coordinate reviews with other departments, maintain records, and mentor less experienced staff. The position requires attendance at various public meetings.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Urban Planning, Architecture, Geography or related field
Three (3) year municipal planning experience
Any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
Valid Texas Driver's License with acceptable driving record.
Certification by the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP), required.
Knowledge of city development processes and ordinances.
Knowledge of subdivision and site plan design principles.
Knowledge of relevant local state and federal laws regarding planning.
Knowledge of the Cedar Park Comprehensive Plan, Transportation Criteria Manual and general planning principles.
Ability to comprehend and interpret technical manuals and ordinances.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, city officials, outside consultants, and the general public.
Ability to assimilate information of varying types from a wide range of sources.
Ability to demonstrate proficiency in both oral and written communication and technical writing.
Ability to create and interpret maps.
Ability to maintain a large database of information.
Ability to operate a computer or similar using standard word processing, spreadsheet, data inquiry, graphics and presentation software, email and calendaring, and planning and zoning software, including geographic information systems (GIS).
Ability to make long-range plans that account for a large volume of detailed information.
Ability to work in a fast paced environment and be detail oriented.
Ability to complete projects in a timely manner with minimal edits.
Ability to demonstrate exceptional customer service skills.
Ability to multiply task and prioritize.
Ability to work independently and exercise exceedingly high levels of good judgment, tact, and diplomacy.

Responsibilities

Examines applications for compliance with established plans and ordinances, and applicable local, state or federal regulations.
Solicits input from appropriate staff.
Schedules hearings and actions.
Monitors development plans through the approval process.
Enforces compliance with regulations.
Prepares reports and related data.
Prepares draft resolutions, ordinances and other documents as required.
Reviews complex or multiphase concept plans, preliminary plans and final plats, zoning applications and annexation requests, site development and building permit applications and associated documents to ensure that they are in compliance with city ordinances and the Comprehensive Plan.
Negotiates with applicants as necessary, to clear outstanding review comments.
Tracks projects to completion and formulates findings and recommendations for zoning and development requests.
Understands trends at local, state, and national levels, and identifies new methods for administering planning & zoning programs.
Prepares and provides resources and information to local businesses, professionals, the general public, state and federal agencies, other staff members and city departments regarding zoning, subdivision, site development, annexation, and other planning department activities.
Facilitates and leads meetings with members of the development community to respond to questions that are relevant to a specific planning area or to planning in general.
Researches and responds to citizen inquiries and complaints related to planning functions.
Assists the public with complicated or nuanced development and planning questions.
Manages special planning projects.
Receives and processes application payments.
Prepares written reports and makes presentations to the Planning and Zoning Commission, City Council and other boards and commissions.
Provides technical assistance to the Planning Manager and other staff members as needed.
Reviews planning reports prepared by other departments or agencies.
Prepares proposals and drafts for new planning ordinances and revisions to current ordinances.
Coordinates development reviews with other city departments.
Performs planning analyses.
Coordinates the recordation of plats and associated material.
Maintains and updates applications, checklists, standard comment lists, weekly reports, etc.
Mentor and train less experienced staff.
Attends City Council, Board of Adjustment, Planning and Zoning Commission, neighborhood and other meetings as necessary.
Performs such other related duties as may be assigned.