Planner II

Montgomery; Montgomery (AL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and life insurance

Paid annual leave

Paid sick leave

Paid holidays

Retirement program

Job summary

The City of Montgomery Planning Department seeks a Planner II to perform advanced analysis of technical data and major projects in urban planning and development. You will work on studies, plan development, and strategies with some independence.

The role involves public interfacing, administrative duties, and operates within a multi-step pay progression system; starting salary is negotiable based on education, training and experience in alignment with policies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in urban planning, city planning, transportation engineering, geography, or related field.
• Two years of professional public planning experience involving urban planning, program development, strategic planning, research, analytical applications, or related experience.
• Qualifying education, training and experience that provide the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the job will be considered.

Responsibilities

• Conduct studies and prepare plans and strategies for urban development.
• Interface with the public and stakeholders; present concepts and data.
• Perform various administrative tasks within the Planning Department.

Skills

Analytical skills

Public interfacing

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in urban planning or related field

Job description

Salary Information

Compensation plans are based on a multi-step progression system. The pay range reflects the entry level and maximum salary potential in the assigned pay grade.**A starting salary may be negotiated and will be commensurate with education, training and experience in alignment with pay administration policies and Montgomery Personnel Board Rules & Regulations**

Nature of Work

The fundamental reason this classification exists is to provide advanced analysis of technical data and major project work in the field of City planning and/or development. Planners II are responsible for major planning functions or projects requiring combinations of skill in research, analysis, development, presentation, or interpretation of concepts and data pertaining to planning and implementation of plans. Major responsibilities include conducting studies, preparing plans and strategies, interfacing with the public, and performing various administrative tasks. Planner IIs work in the Planning and City Development Departments. Work is performed with general instructions from a supervisor with considerable latitude for independent initiative and judgment. They are often privy to highly confidential materials such as negotiations with potential developers and the financial information related to that developer. The Planner II position is distinguished from the Senior Planner classification by the latter's responsibility for handling the most complex and/or controversial planning assignments and acting as a lead resource in a major functional planning area. The Planner II position is distinguished from the Planner I classification in that Planner Is are typically in training and handling the more routine or basic planning projects under close supervision.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree with major course work in urban and regional planning,city planning, transportation engineering, geography, or a similar field andtwo years of professional public planning experience involving urban planning,program development, strategic planning, research, analytical applications, orrelated experience.NOTE: Qualifyingeducation, training and experience that provide the requisite knowledge, skills,and abilities to perform the job will be considered.

Kind of Examination

Applications are being accepted to fill one (1) current vacancy and any vacancies that may occur from the date of the established list of eligible candidates. The current vacancy is with the City of Montgomery Planning Department. Applicants will be screened and qualified based on the education and experience on their online applications. For this reason, applicants are urged to fill in the application completely providing detailed information concerning the kinds of jobs they have held, the dates they held them, where and exactly what their duties were. If more than five qualified applications are received, a selection procedure will be administered to rank applicants on the register. Tied scores will not be broken (in accordance with Personnel Rules and Regulations, Rule VII, Section 3). If there are five or less qualified applicants, they will be considered equally qualified and placed on the register in alphabetical order. If there is no closing date, the announcement may be closed at any time without prior notice.

Additional Information

BENEFITS: Employees are offered a competitive benefits package which includes health, dental, and life insurance, paid annual and sick leave, paid holidays, and a retirement program.DRUG TEST: Employment may be conditional upon the potential employee passing a pre-employment drug test. (The drug test may require the submission of a sample of hair, finger nails, and/or urine that will verify illegal drug use).BACKGROUND CHECK: Employment may be conditional upon the potential employee passing a background check. (Candidates will be asked to provide consent prior to the administration of background checks.)EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: Discrimination against any person in recruitment, examination, appointment, training, promotion, retention, discipline, or any other aspect of personnel administration because of political or religious opinions or affiliations or because of race, national origin, or any other non merit factors is prohibited. Discrimination on the basis of age, sex, or physical disability is prohibited except where specific age, sex, or physical requirements constitute a bona fide occupational qualification necessary to proper and efficient administration.REQUEST FOR ACCOMMODATION: Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, it is the responsibility of the applicant with a disability to request accommodation which he/she requires in order to participate in the application or examination process. The Personnel Department reserves the right to require documentation of the need for accommodation under the ADA. In order to request accommodation in the application or testing process, contact the Personnel Director at [phone].I9: Prior to your employment, you will be required to provide to your employer documentation of your identity and employment eligibility in order to comply with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.UPDATE OF CONTACT INFORMATION: It is your responsibility to update your contact information (address, phone, email) so that we can contact you about jobs. Please visit the Update Contact Information page to log in and update to your contact information at any time.