Planner I

Full Salary Range:$26.57 $38.53 hourly

Anticipated Hiring Range: $26.57 - $33.13 hourly

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Benefits:This position is benefits eligible. Please view our benefits guidehere.

City of Greeley: Work Live and Play in Greeley: Summary

The Planner I reviews and processes land use and zoning requests and processes citizen and applicant inquiries. Planner I understands complex procedures regulations code requirements and conducts site inspections associated with land development or use addition the Planner I negotiates with applicants to seek solutions to issues or concerns. Planner I provides general support for on-call inquiries.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelors degree in planning or related field.

• One (1) year of experience working in the public sector or for a municipality in planning.

• AICP certification or ability to obtain in one (1) year.

OR

• Any combination of related education experience certifications and licenses that will result in a candidate successfully performing the essential functions of the job

AND

• Possession of a valid drivers license.

Preferred

• Bilingual in English and Spanish.

• ArcGIS or ArcGIS Urban experience.

• Urban Design experience.

• Specialized expertise in community engagement project management process improvement digital engagement or graphic communication.

• Experience in permitting and development review processes.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Skill communicating using a telephone and in person

• Skill with making presentations

• Ability to work independently under general supervision

• Ability to comprehend and make inferences from written material

• Ability to handle a high workload diverse demands and diverse deadlines effectively

• Ability to use a personal computer

• Ability to travel and tour land-use sites

Essential Functions

• Review and process land use and zoning requests

• Receive citizen and applicant inquiries

• Provide information by email telephone and in person

• Explain and understand complex procedures regulations and code requirements

• Conduct site inspections associated with land development or use requests

• Manage files for assigned current planning and other land use applications and requests

• Negotiate with applicants to seek solutions to issues or concerns using individual judgment;

• Research and report on requests and special projects

• Learn apply and communicate municipal code regulations

• Evaluate land use requests

• Prepare staff analysis and appropriate conclusions to each case handled

• Produce written documents with clearly organized information

• Support Planning Department staff in special projects

• Complete permitting activities for compliance with Development Code.

• Performs other duties as assigned

Supervisory Responsibilities

N/A

Travel

Category A-Standard Local Travel: This position requires occasional local travel within the County. Employees may be expected to walk or drive short distances to attend meetings trainings or perform work at other city buildings or partner sites.

Work Environment and Physical Requirements

Work Environment

• Employee is subject to working alone with groups and/or attending meetings

• May be required to conduct business in alternate locations within City buildings or field sites sometimes in formal settings

• May be required to work extended hours in the evening holidays or weekends

• Frequent interruptions and be required to manage competing priorities with inflexible deadlines

• Frequent participation in meetings

• Frequent contact occurs with employees and the public in person and on the telephone

• Frequently is required to sit and talk or hear customers

• Ability to manage competing priorities with frequent interruptions and an expected high level of accuracy in work is expected

• Work is safe to having minimal hazards that are typically found in a general office environment where there is rarely little or no exposure to injury or accident

Physical Requirements

• Ability to sit use hands to finger handle or feel reach with hands and arms and talk or hear

• Ability to stand occasionally

• Ability to travel to non-office land-use sites as required

EOE Statement:The City of Greeleyprovides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.

ADA Statement: We are committed to an inclusive and barrier-free search process. We provide accommodations for applicants requesting accommodation through the search process such as alternative formats of this posting. Individuals with disabilities in need of accommodations throughout the search process should contact the ADA Coordinator at: .

Conditions of Employment: Candidates must successfully complete all pre-employment screenings and employment eligibility verification. Pre-employment screenings include a drug test a background and national sex offender search a motor vehicle record search and for some positions a physical demands evaluation. For more information about City policies and practices during the recruitment process including but not limited to EOE Reasonable Accommodation and pre-employment screenings please visit our career pageHERE.