Senior City Planner – Long Range

Job Information

Job Category

Land Use

Company Name

City of Portland Bureau of Planning & Sustainability

Position Level

Supervisory

Job Description

The Bureau of Planning & Sustainability (BPS) is seeking to fill a Senior City Planner position within the bureau’s Long-Range Planning Program. As the City of Portland’s long-range planning bureau, BPS coordinates and leads complex multi-bureau/multi-agency projects that shape Portland’s built environment and the lives of its residents. This position will be responsible for leading complex and politically sensitive planning studies and projects. They are expected to exercise sound, independent judgment and initiative in developing solutions and making recommendations to address planning goals and priorities. The Senior City Planner will represent the bureau in inter-agency, local, regional, and state meetings, and planning efforts. Specifically, this position will be assigned to multi-year, long range planning projects. In the near term, the position will potentially be assigned to work on a multi-agency project to evaluate the integration of a highway cover over I-5 in the lower Albina/Rose Quarter area as part of a broader district planning process for the Lower Albina area. The work will involve identifying the range of implementation strategies, regulatory actions, and agreements necessary to realize the interim and long-term development concepts for the highway cover over I-5 as part of the I-5 Rose Quarter Transportation Improvement Project. The Senior City Planner will research and advise on the potential agreements, in coordination with multiple potential partners (governmental and private) that could be party to these agreements. This position will lead the development of Zoning Code and/or Comprehensive Plan amendments necessary to allow development to move forward, working closely with city bureaus, the Oregon Department of Transportation, local development corporations, nonprofit groups, and neighborhood organizations.

Required Skills / Experience / Education

For more information or to apply for the job, please visit our website: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/portlandor/jobs/4617112/planner-sr-city-long-range

US Citizenship Required?

Yes

Will security clearance be required?

No

Salary Range

$51.35 - $59.42 Hourly

Job Start Date

11/29/2024

Position Type

Permanent Full-Time

Travel

None

Primary Language Required

English

Job Location

Location Address

1810 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 710
Portland, Oregon
97201

Contact Information

Hiring Contact Name

Jaclyn Snyder, Senior Recruiter, Bureau of Human Resources

Email

[email protected]

Website

https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/portlandor/jobs/4617112/planner-sr-city-long-range