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Senior Planner

($62,981.08 - $92,976.00 Annually)

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.

The Transportation Assignment may include:

• developing and implementing transportation plans, studies, and programs
• reviewing development proposals and transportation projects for consistency with adopted standards and regulations
• evaluating neighborhood transportation issues
• providing staff support to various boards and committees
• reviewing private development submittals and public transportation projects to ensure bicycle and pedestrian standards are met, as well as to ensure that multi-modal travel options are available for all users
• 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

This class is supervised by a Supervising Engineer who reviews work through meetings, conferences, and results achieved.

This class is FLSA exempt-administrative.