Planner III: Data-Driven Urban Planning – Austin

City of Austin; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Austin's Planning Department seeks a Planner III for the Demographics & Data Division to perform professional planning work across zoning, urban, transportation, and site planning.

The position emphasizes data analysis, demographic research, and reporting using GIS tools, dashboards, and related software, with duties including presenting findings to boards, commissions, and the public to inform policy and development decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Planning, Geography, Social Science, Landscape Architecture, or related field and 3 years planning experience.
• Graduate coursework can substitute for experience per policy.
• Experience may substitute education up to 4 years.

Responsibilities

• Perform professional planning work including zoning, urban, transportation and site planning.
• Analyze data to discover patterns and prepare information reports and drafts of regulations and ordinances.
• Provide technical advice to citizens and coordinate meetings between consultants, public, and city staff.
• Review plats and site plans for compliance with policy codes and standards; review traffic impact analyses.

Skills

Planning principles

Oral and written communication

Data analysis

Demographics statistics

Policy interpretation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Planning or related field

3 years planning experience

Tools

ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online

Dashboards / Experience Builder / StoryMaps

R data analysis

Socrata/Open Data portals

Job description

The City of Austin's Planning Department seeks a Planner III for the Demographics & Data Division to perform professional planning work across zoning, urban, transportation, and site planning.

The position emphasizes data analysis, demographic research, and reporting using GIS tools, dashboards, and related software, with duties including presenting findings to boards, commissions, and the public to inform policy and development decisions.