Senior Planner - Comprehensive Rezoning - City of San Antonio
San Antonio, TX 78205
About the Job
The City of San Antonio's mission is to deliver quality City services and commit to achieve San Antonio's vision of prosperity for our diverse, vibrant, and historic community.
Our approximately 12,000 employees are critical in the delivery of quality services to the residents of the City of San Antonio. The commitment our employees demonstrate to their jobs and to the advancement of the City's goals is the key to our success in mission accomplishment.
The City of San Antonio has identified four core values - Teamwork, Professionalism, Integrity, and Innovation - to efficiently and effectively inspire, motivate, lead, develop and empower employees in order to serve the public economically, ethically, equitably, and continuously improve and promote the high performance of government.
To ensure commitment to these values and to further integrate them with our organizational mission and vision, it is imperative that we seek these behaviors in the people we hire.
Under general direction, is responsible for performing complex planning and supervisory work, responsible for the supervision of a section within the City's Planning Department. Responsibilities include the development of recommendations on planning and zoning issues, staffing of boards and committees and the review of work performed by subordinate planners. Working conditions are primarily in an office environment. May exercise direct supervision over assigned staff.
Work Location
100 W. Houston (City Tower), 18th Floor, San Antonio, Texas 78205
Work Hours
7:45 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., Monday – Friday; May include evening and weekend hours to attend community meetings and public hearings
To Apply
https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/sanantoniotx/jobs/newprint/4620434
Essential Job Functions
- Conducts special studies on projects such as land use and zoning plans.
- Conducts updates to the City's Comprehensive Plan and various components of the plan.
- Prepares written reports and makes presentations at public and community meetings and boards and commissions.
- Provides technical support to boards, commissions and committees.
- Supervises, trains and evaluates assigned staff members.
- Oversees the preparation and reproduction of publications issued by the Department.
- Makes recommendations to other City Departments.
- Responds to requests for information from management, officials and the public.
- Reviews, coordinates and evaluates plat and development plan applications.
- Plans, organizes and conducts neighborhood meetings with residents of the rezone areas.
- Performs related duties and fulfills responsibilities as required.
- Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university.
- Two (2) years increasingly responsible urban planning experience.
- One (1) year of supervisory or lead work experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in city, urban or regional planning, geography, public administration, or a related field. Master’s degree preferred.
- American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) certification preferred.
- Experience in land use planning.
- Experience in urban planning.
- Experience in urban design.
- Experience in community engagement.
- Experience in public speaking.
- Strong Writing skills.
- Analytics experience.
- Computer skills including knowledge and experience in Microsoft Office applications, Adobe Suite, and GIS.
- Valid Class "C" Texas Driver's License.
Additional Information
For more information and to submit your application, visit the City of San Antonio's website at: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/sanantoniotx/jobs/newprint/4620434