Overview

Position Title: Senior Planner

Company: City Of Mesa

Location: Mesa, Arizona, US

Job Description:

A Senior Planner performs advanced-level professional planning work of considerable difficulty, and manages complex planning projects to completion.  Areas of assignment may include:  transportation, long-range planning, planning and zoning, design review, subdivision review, zoning administration, and plans review.  Employees in this class may also serve as a staff liaison for national and regional planning agencies and City boards, such as the Planning and Zoning, Design Review, Board of Adjustment, or Subdivision Review Boards, depending upon assignment.

Responsibilities:

  • Responsibilities for assignments within Transportation may include:  administering, managing, and implementing guidelines for bicycle parking;
  • making recommendations and providing assistance to City commissions and Council regarding safe and efficient bicycle/pedestrian transportation;
  • coordinating with national and regional planning agencies and other cities in developing and refining the regional forecasting model and betterment of bicycle awareness and usage in the state;
  • evaluating bicycle and pedestrian transportation impacts associated with development projects and roadway improvements;
  • writing, defending, and managing applications for grants to fund infrastructure and non-infrastructure grant projects;
  • preparing and managing the bicycle and pedestrian program budget;
  • working with schools and community groups to improve safe bicycle riding techniques, bicycle/pedestrian routes, and to increase bicycling and walking to school;
  • planning and coordinating CycloMesa and other special events related to the bicycle/pedestrian program;
  • coordinating and managing compliance of Shared Active Transportation Vehicles program for the Department;
  • serving as department representative on the Bicycle and Pedestrian Committee at MAG and for Bicycle and Pedestrian infrastructure projects;
  • monitoring operability of pathways and addressing community input on pathways;
  • monitoring and reporting user reports for program facilities;
  • contributing to the production of a semi-annual magazine;
  •  writing the program’s annual report;
  • working with national organizations for the advancement of the City in its ranking as a Bicycle Friendly City;
  • communicating with the residents that have complaints, issues, and concerns regarding bike/ped program/facilities;
  • and serving as City representative for community contact with bicycle and pedestrian groups.

Requirements:

  • Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s Degree in Planning, Urban Planning, Geography, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Civil Engineering, Transportation Planning, or a related field (based on assignment).
  • Considerable (3 – 5 years) professional experience in transportation planning, urban planning, civil engineering, land-use law, professional design, or traffic engineering (based on assignment).
  • Possession of an Arizona registration as an Architect or Landscape Architect is preferred (Design Review and Plans Review assignments).
  •   American Institute of Certified Planners certification and graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master’s Degree are highly desirable.