Senior Planner – Current Planning
The City of Oklahoma City Planning Department
February 26, 2015
Professional Area:
Urban Design
Experience:
5-7 years
Location:
Oklahoma City, OK
Open: 2/23/15 – 3/20/15
Salary Range: $59,800.32 - $91,496.16
This job is located in the Current Planning and Urban Design Division of the Planning Department with the City of Oklahoma City and is under the direction of an immediate supervisor. Senior Planner is a professional classification requiring well developed skills in research; verbal and written communication; project design; and knowledge of and skill in applying procedures, objectives, and variables related to city planning. This Senior Planner will lead the development of changes to City codes and ordinances, subdivision regulations, and design guidelines to include amending existing or developing new codes, ordinances, regulations and guidelines. Additionally, this position will consult on the review of development proposals to determine conformance with the comprehensive plan and will provide assistance on the review of projects in special design districts as needed. Essential job functions include: supervising the comprehensive planning activities of assigned staff, including project design; data acquisition; data compilation, analysis, and summarization; and the presentation of facts in both verbal and written form. The Senior Planner may make policy recommendations based both on the analysis of current trends and hypotheses of future circumstances. Senior Planners are responsible for writing or presenting formal and technical reports, working papers, project budgets, contracts, and other correspondence. Reports, conclusions, and recommendations may become or be used to establish official City policies or ordinances.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
- Knowledge of principles of city planning.
- Knowledge of and skill in determining appropriate research designs, including methodologies, indicators, and data presentation.
- Knowledge of and skill in identifying and assessing social, economic, demographic, and related trends that affect planning processes.
- Skill in establishing realistic priorities to make effective use of resources.
- Skill in organizing research data.
- Skill in assessing the overall impact of proposed site plans on land use and area development.
- Skill in the accurate interpretation and analysis of research data.
- Skill in compiling and writing technical reports.
- Skill in supervising subordinate staff.
- Skill in examining and analyzing a wide array of public variables and concerns.
- Skill in relating to people from various professional fields and diverse socio-economic backgrounds.
- Skill in verbal communication of acquired data, analyses, and recommendations.
- Skill in the critical review of substantive work products.
- Skill in devising solutions to community need.
- Ability to conduct wide-scope studies within limited time frames.
DEPARTMENTAL PREFERENCES
- Master's degree in Urban Design, Urban Planning, Regional and City Planning, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, or related field. (Degrees subject to verification)
- Five or more years’ experience in current planning and/or urban design.
- Two or more years' experience supervising a small staff of employees.
- Experience interpreting, developing, and amending codes (such as Form Based Codes), ordinances and design guidelines.
- Experience giving public presentations to citizens, other professionals, boards, and elected officials.
- Experience organizing, managing, and leading public engagement processes.