Senior Planner (Comprehensive Planning)

Come Join the City of Bellevue!

Please fill out your application as fully as possible. The City evaluates candidates based on the information provided in the online application only. Do not submit resumes and cover letters. Read the Hiring Process section below to learn more.

New hires typically receive between minimum and midpoint however we may go slightly higher based on experience internal equity and market.

The City of Bellevue is rapidly maturing into a tech-centric diverse metropolitan city within the Central Puget Sound Region. The citys planning team is looking for a creative individual with the technical expertise and passion to help us shape and catalyze positive change in the community. Ideal candidates will have a curious mind technical prowess research skills ability to think beyond the usual or ordinary and prioritize inclusivity in social and community issues.

This Senior Planner is part of the Community Development Departments Comprehensive Planning Team. The departments vision is to secure Bellevues future as a livable inspiring vibrant and equitable community. The Comprehensive Planning Team conducts a broad range of work including comprehensive planning (annual plan amendments) neighborhood area planning community engagement regional policy support trends analysis and special initiatives as requested by City Council and City Managers Office. The successful candidate will dedicate a majority of their time to neighborhood area planning and implementation of the newly adopted Comprehensive Plan. They will have the ability to explain complicated issues in a range of public settings. Furthermore they will have an analytical and methodical mindset and an ability to adapt to shifting work issues and demands.

Technical Skills and Professional Experience
The Community Development Department is looking for a person to contribute to the City of Bellevues core values of excellent public service stewardship commitment to employees integrity and innovation and bring a mix of experience and skills that provide as much of the following as possible:

Project management

• Develop and execute work programs and budgets to deliver complex impactful city projects on time within budget and meeting state and regional requirements.
• Work constructively in teams that span multiple city departments and partner agencies using communication and shared leadership skills to achieve multiple objectives.
• Manage potentially controversial issues involving elected and appointed officials and a broad spectrum of interested parties.
• Evaluate program accomplishments against established goals and timetables and make recommendations that will be used in future projects.

Long range planning expertise

• Carry out long range planning projects involving complex technical analysis and policy development.
• Formulate updates to the comprehensive plan and neighborhood plans including proposing amendments to maps policies and context-setting narrative.
• Contribute to planning for affordable housing regional policy land use code development and area-wide rezoning.
• Align plans with Washington States Growth Management Act and regional plans and communicate with regional bodies to ensure continued compliance.
• Create and effectively execute inclusive engagement plans to support initiatives and programs.

Technical and analytical expertise

• Think conceptually observe and evaluate trends analyze data draw logical conclusions and make sound decisions.
• Implement surveys and employ statistical analysis using R or other statistical software to understand community dynamics and inform planning projects.
• Work with state and federal demographic & economic data to characterize the community and identify trends.

Writing and communication

• Write professional staff reports memos and comprehensive plan policies.
• Communicate effectively with co-workers City Council Planning Commission and other stakeholders on planning issues in a manner that develops and maintains positive relationships.
• Represent the city at neighborhood organizations and community meetings at public hearings and maintain effective working relationships with community groups and the public.
• Provide backup support to staff the Planning Commission.

Education and Experience Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited four-year university in planning urban planning urban geography environmental studies or a closely related field. A masters degree is preferred.
• Minimum five years with seven years preferred of progressively responsible related experience in comprehensive planning at the state regional or local level.
• Alternatively a clear equivalent combination of education experience and training that provides the required mix of knowledge skills and abilities.
• Certification as a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) is preferred.

Physical Demands
The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Work involves walking talking hearing using hands to handle feel or operate objects tools or controls and reach with hands and arms.
• Vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision peripheral vision depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.
• The employee may be required to push pull lift and/or carry objects up to 40 pounds.
• The noise level in the work environment is moderately quiet.

HIRING PROCESS
The City evaluates candidates based on the information provided in the online application only. Do not submit resumes and cover letters. To evaluate all candidates fairly and equitably the City will make all applicants anonymous when we are screening the applications. We will redact information from our application such as your name address and other demographics. To help us please complete the online application form as fully as possible.

• Answer the Supplemental Questions when requested which can be found on the Questions tab of the Job posting.
• We do not accept resumes and cover letters during the anonymous application screening stage unless otherwise stated in the job description.
• Applicants advancing to the next stage may be required to provide a cover letter resume writing sample and references.

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

• All candidates will be required to establish employment authorization and identity at the time of hire. The City is not able to sponsor work visas.
• All positions require the completion of references checks including at least one prior supervisor.
• Some positions may require completion of a criminal background checkprior to start employment
• Some positions may require obtaining a commercial drivers license (CDL) licensures or additional certifications.

At the City of Bellevue youll be part of a team committed to providing exceptional customer service upholding the public interest and advancing the community vision. The six essential and enduring principles that guide our individual actions our interactions and our decision making in the City of Bellevue organization is: Exceptional Public Service Stewardship Commitment to Employees Integrity Innovation and Diversity Equity & Inclusion. Youll work in an environment that is innovative collaborative future focused and committed to excellence. Bellevue welcomes the world. Our diversity is our strength. We embrace the future while respecting our past. Its what makes the City of Bellevue an exciting place to work live and explore.

Have we piqued your interest yet Come join our team! The City of Bellevue supports workplace diversity. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender gender identity or expression sexual orientation marital status national origin genetic information disability age veteran status or any other protected status. Persons needing assistance with the application process may call the Human Resources Office at or .If you are invited to participate in the selection process and need ADA accommodations please notify HR before you are scheduled for an interview or testing.

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