Senior Hazard Mitigation Planner — City Resilience

JobsQuest; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 94,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Pension plan

Paid holidays

Sick leave

Vacation leave

Job summary

The City of Birmingham is seeking a well-qualified Senior Planner for the Hazard Mitigation Division. You will review drawings, maps, surveys, and applications to ensure compliance, and act as a liaison to committees and citizens to communicate development activities.

Qualifications include a bachelor’s degree in Planning or related field and experience in hazard mitigation planning, data analysis, and presenting to public bodies. Excellent communication and organizational skills are required.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to develop hazard mitigation plans and long-range planning elements.
• Experience analyzing demographic, land-use, and environmental data for planning studies.
• Experience writing and interpreting zoning, subdivision, and floodplain regulations.
• Experience delivering public presentations to diverse stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Review drawings, maps, surveys, and applications for compliance with codes and ordinances.
• Communicate with contractors, realtors, engineers, and the public to explain ordinances.
• Process rezoning, subdivision, and variance cases with rigorous analysis.
• Serve as staff liaison to planning commissions and boards and deliver presentations.
• Participate in long-range planning and ordinance revisions using data analysis.
• Manage federal and state grants, including scope, budgets, and timelines.
• Oversee hazard mitigation and disaster recovery programs and related planning.
• Review site plans for compliance with zoning and development regulations.
• Engage communities through meetings to inform and obtain feedback.

Skills

Driver’s license

Hazard mitigation planning

Data analysis

Planning regulations

Public presentations

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Planning/Urban Planning or related

Job description

The City of Birmingham is seeking a well-qualified Senior Planner for the Hazard Mitigation Division. You will review drawings, maps, surveys, and applications to ensure compliance, and act as a liaison to committees and citizens to communicate development activities.

Qualifications include a bachelor’s degree in Planning or related field and experience in hazard mitigation planning, data analysis, and presenting to public bodies. Excellent communication and organizational skills are required.