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.