Planning & Development Lead — Equity & Community Engagement

City of Seattle; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

City of Seattle is seeking a seasoned Planning Manager to supervise planners, set priorities, train staff, and guide urban development initiatives in a politically complex environment.

You will prepare and monitor the team operation budget, develop workplans, and advance equitable policies that serve diverse communities.

The role requires four years of planning experience, leadership capabilities, strong communication, and the ability to navigate partnerships with city, county, and state agencies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in planning or related field and 4 years of planning experience
• Experience leading projects and one year lead project management
• Equivalent combination of education and experience may be accepted

Responsibilities

• Supervises planners, providing direction, training and technical assistance; develops team priorities; assigns and reviews work; evaluates performance; and hires staff.
• Prepares team operation budget and monitors expenditure. Support general budget development and one-time budget spending plans.
• Supervises planning processes; plans and develops workplan, delegate tasks; develops goals, objectives and performance metrics for planning process.
• Participates in department and division management and policy decision making.
• Supervises public involvement activities including public review processes, community engagement, workshops, presentations. Represents HSD/ADS at meetings, interdepartmental committees, city/county/state task forces.
• Prepares a variety of written materials, including briefing or issue papers, recommendations, policies and procedures, public presentations and annual reports.
• May hold relationships with funders and manage all aspects of a grant.
• Navigating a political and complex landscape (city, county, state)
• Addressing systemic racism and ensuring policies and processes are equitable to BIPOC communities
• Managing ambiguity and uncertainty, and the ability to be flexible, and resilient
• Cultivating a strength-based team culture
• Solving problems and developing creative solutions

Skills

Leadership

Budgeting

Public engagement

Policy analysis

Team management

Equity focus

Strategic thinking

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in planning or related field

Job description

City of Seattle is seeking a seasoned Planning Manager to supervise planners, set priorities, train staff, and guide urban development initiatives in a politically complex environment.

You will prepare and monitor the team operation budget, develop workplans, and advance equitable policies that serve diverse communities.

The role requires four years of planning experience, leadership capabilities, strong communication, and the ability to navigate partnerships with city, county, and state agencies.