TOD City Planner Senior - Community Planning and Development
Are you an experienced transit-oriented development (TOD) planning professional who is looking for a unique opportunity to build community and shape the future of one of the country’s fastest-growing cities? Are you looking to utilize your passion and creative vision to aid in one of the biggest TOD projects in Denver history? Community Planning and Development (CPD) is seeking a highly motivated individual to fill our TOD Senior Planner position, which will focus on project management of area plans for key TOD sites, including Burnham Yard, a unique infill redevelopment site near Downtown Denver. This innovative and cutting edge project will be similar to one of the best known TOD redevelopment projects in the country, Denver Union Station. We offer excellent work/life balance, unmatched benefits, and a pension plan for life! If you would like to be a part of this exciting and once in a lifetime career opportunity, we encourage you to apply today!
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The TOD Senior City Planner position will be a part of our Planning Services Division’s Planning and Implementation Team and will have a focus on transportation and transit oriented development. The ideal candidate will offer experience in project management, site development and implementation planning around transit stations with a strong commitment to advancing equity and advancing the City’s adopted plans, including Comprehensive Plan 2040 and Blueprint Denver.
The Station area plans are typically interdisciplinary planning initiatives that address diverse topics including multi-modal transportation, land use, infrastructure, urban design, equity, housing, economic development, sustainability, and quality of life. The successful candidate will offer knowledge and experience with TOD principles and best practices that produce livable, walkable, vibrant places and removes barriers to projects that exhibit the best characteristics of transit-oriented development. Project management activities for assigned TOD projects include management of scope, quality, schedule, costs, personnel, consultants, contract documents and communications; and oversees consultants and assures contract compliance.
Schedule – Hybrid, 3 days in office per week. 9/80 flex option after probation.
Key responsibilities:
- Serve as project manager of a diverse and interdisciplinary team that prepares small area or station area plans
- Develop goals and objectives, policies, recommendations, and implementation strategies that bring together land use, multi-modal transportation, infrastructure, equity, urban design, economic development, sustainability, and quality of life
- Coordinate complex planning projects which include multi-agency/multi-jurisdictional efforts and typically include overseeing the work of consultants and staff. This entails developing scopes of work, timelines, and budgets, and keeping a diverse set of stakeholders constructively engaged
- Proactively engage the public in planning activities including facilitating meetings, making effective presentations, and bringing together stakeholders to discuss proposed planning initiatives, assess obstacles, evaluate opposing views and interests, and determine areas of support
- Implement plans in a variety of ways including translating planning policies into form-based zoning regulations and design guidelines, advancing infrastructure design projects, and fostering partnerships with other implementing agencies and organizations
About You
Our ideal candidate has:
- Five or more years of professional experience in community planning and development, ideally with direct experience managing complex long-range planning projects and bringing large-scale vertical projects to construction.
- Experience with long-range planning tools including area and citywide plans, development regulations and zoning codes
- Strong understanding of land use and development patterns, multi-modal transportation and infrastructure, economic development, and the inter-relationship among them
- Experience leading interdisciplinary teams and engaging with a wide range of staff and departments
- Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills; Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Commitment to integrating equity into planning/regulatory work
- Strong attention to detail and highly organized; Self-motivated and motivated to help others
- Works well under pressure and able to multitask
- Problem solver that can envision various outcomes and plan accordingly to mitigate risky outcomes
- Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite; Familiarity with GIS and data analysis (demographics, market/economic trends)
We realize your time is valuable so please do not apply if you do not have at least the following required minimum qualifications:
- Education: Bachelor’s Degree in City or Regional Planning, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Historic Preservation, Engineering, or a related degree
- Experience: Five (5) years of professional planning experience
- Education/Experience Equivalency: One (1) year of the appropriate type and level of experience may be substituted for each required year of post-high school education
- Additional appropriate education may be substituted for the minimum experience requirements
To be considered for this position, you must include the following on your job application (upload the attachment(s) to the Resume/CV section on the My Experience tab):
- Resume
- Cover Letter