City Planner II -Environmental

City Planner II -Environmental

City of Portland

Salary: $46.24 - $53.53 Hourly

Job Type: Regular

Job Number: 2024-00453

Location: OR, OR

Bureau: Bureau of Planning and Sustainability

Closing: 5/20/2024 11:59 PM Pacific

The Position

Job Appointment: Full time, regular

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8am-5pm. Alternate schedule may be available.

Work Location: Hybrid. In-person work to be conducted at The Vanport Building located at 1810 SW 5th Avenue. Field work and/or attendance at project events at locations in Portland may also be required. Remote work must be performed within Oregon or Washington. For more information, https://employees.portland.gov/human-resources/people-culture/workplace-framework-and-requirements.

Benefits: Please check our benefit tab for an overview of benefit for this position

Union Representation: This classification is represented by the Professional Technical Employees, Local 17 (PROTEC17) collective bargaining agreement. You can view the labor agreement here: https://www.portland.gov/bhr/employee-relations/labor-relations/labor-agreements.

Application Material: Please click APPLY to submit your application via the City of Portland's online portal. You will need respond to the supplemental questions and attach a resume.

About the classification:
The City Planner II- Environmental classification is utilized in both Bureau of Development Services and Bureau of Planning and Sustainability. If you apply and meet minimum qualifications, you will remain eligible for future opportunities within this classification for both bureaus for the duration of the eligible list. Please review the open vacancy information below, along with a general description of how each bureau utilizes City Planner II-Environmental professionals.

Current Vacancy
Bureau of Planning and Sustainability
The Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (BPS) is seeking to fill a City Planner II - Environmental position within the bureau's River, Environmental and Resilience Team. As the City of Portland's long-range planning bureau, BPS coordinates and leads complex multi-agency projects that shape Portland's built environment and the lives of its residents.

The City Planner II - Environmental participates in long range planning projects focused on the integration of natural resource functions into the built environment by incorporating green infrastructure, natural resource protection and restoration into plans and project designs. This requires analyzing issues in the context of complex existing or potential policies and code provisions and explaining the results and recommendations clearly and persuasively. This frequently results in the need for the City Planner II - Environmental to draft or amend policies and regulations. This position works within collaborative project teams and may serve as a project manager or coordinator. The successful candidate will work under the general direction of a Supervising Planner.

This position is on the River, Environmental and Resilience Team. This team both leads and collaborates with other City bureaus in developing plans for Portland's rivers and natural resources; updates to Portland's natural resource inventories, environmental and floodplain policies and regulations (e.g., environmental and greenway overlay zones); and plans to address natural hazards (extreme rain and flooding, extreme heat, wildfires and smoke, landslides) and other resiliency and climate change topics. This group provides technical assistance to BPS and other planning projects.

As a City Planner II - Environmental, you will:

• Coordinate complex planning projects to develop policies, planning recommendations or develop solutions to long- and short-term problems; designs and coordinates projects by identifying problems, determining methodology, setting project goals and objectives and developing work plans and budgets.
• Evaluate project proposals or plans for compliance/consistency with applicable codes, criteria, requirements, and regulations.
• Research policy issues and conditions; collect information regarding study needs from other sources; conduct and analyze surveys, inventories, and evaluations.
• Develop and implement public involvement and outreach processes, with a focus on engaging historically marginalized and underserved communities; prepare written and graphic materials and presentations for a range of audiences.
• Facilitate public meetings and workshops; coordinate work with outside groups, inter-bureau representatives and co-workers to discuss issues and develop bureau policy.
• Answer questions and provide information and assistance to the public in person, by telephone and in writing; document citizen feedback.
• Develop and monitor the work program of technical and community advisory committees, professional service contractors, inter-bureau work groups, and ad-hoc project-specific teams; assist in drafting scope of work documents, requests for proposals, funding proposals, and budget-related documents.
• Present project deliverables to the City Council and other decision-making bodies.
• Manage professional service contracts and intergovernmental agreements; drafts requests for proposal, contracts, and scope of services; participate in consultant selection process; coordinate and review the work of consultants; monitor work programs and schedules to ensure terms of contract are met and project is completed in a timely manner.

Our ideal candidate is:

• Collaborative and Independent: An outgoing professional who values partnership and stakeholder relationships. Someone who can both work independently and in a collaborative environment.
• Strong Communicator: An effective communicator who listens intently, works to identify concerns, engages respectfully, relays information clearly, checks for understanding, and adapts their communication style to meet the needs of the audience.
• Proficient Time Manager: Demonstrates exceptional planning skills, consistently meeting deadlines with precision. Responds promptly to inquiries from both internal teams and external stakeholders, showcasing efficient time allocation and prioritization.
• Solutions Oriented: A problem solver who applies critical thinking to develop various approaches to tackle issues and opportunities.
• Invested in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI): Use DEI concepts to guide and inform work. Experience with inclusive, respectful, and culturally responsive practices.
• Emotionally Intelligent: Motivated, passionate, team-oriented, and empathetic. Strong interpersonal skills.

About the Bureau:
The Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability develops creative and practical solutions enhance Portland's livability, preserve distinctive places and plan for a resilient future. We are committed to advancing equity as a means of achieving prosperous, healthy, resilient communities. In collaboration with community partners, we provide leadership in planning, climate/sustainability, and community technology. The Planning programs include comprehensive land use, neighborhood, economic, historic and environmental planning, and urban design. The Climate and Sustainability programs includes policy to address climate change and technical services to advance green building and a just transition to clean energy, waste prevention, composting and recycling, and administration of the Portland Clean Energy Community Benefits Fund. The Community Technology programs include regulation of private franchise utilities, administration of the Mt. Hood Cable Regulatory Commission, digital equity and inclusion policy and projects, and Smart Cities PDX.

https://www.portland.gov/bps
BPS values a diverse workforce and seeks ways to promote equity and inclusion within the organization. We encourage candidates with knowledge, ability and experience working with abroad range of individuals and diverse communities to apply. Although not required, BPS encourages candidates that can fluently speak more than one language to include that information in your resume. BPS offers an excellent benefits package, flexible work schedules and support for training and skills development in a positive, engaging, and creative work environment.

Studies have shown that women, non-binary people, and Black, Indigenous, and other people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet all the qualifications listed. BPS considers lived experience and transferrable skills as qualifying unless an item is labeled as required. We are most interested in finding the best candidates for the job, and that candidate may be one who comes from a less traditional background. We encourage you to apply.

Potential Vacancy
Bureau of Development Services
The City Planner II - Environmental position at the Bureau of Development Services performs reviews of complex development proposals and plans for compliance with Title 33 Zoning Code and applicable environmental codes, approval criteria, requirements, and regulations. They use their environmental expertise to evaluate development alternatives, seek to minimize impacts to resources and to ensure unavoidable impacts are mitigated. City Planner IIs are expected to exercise sound independent judgment, initiative, and decision-making to develop timely solutions to complex problems. Planners in this role are also expected of provide excellent customer service in an equitable manner to meet the needs of the community.

What you'll get to do:

• Manage complex and controversial land use reviews in the environmental specialty area, which typically includes Environmental, Greenway and River reviews.
• Review development proposals and environmental impact evaluations against the Zoning Code standards and approval criteria and related documents, such as resource inventories and design guidelines.
• Conduct site visits and assess potential impacts in the field.
• Solicit input from and coordinate with bureau and agency reviewers on specific development proposals.
• Work collaboratively with customers to address problems and find solutions.
• Write staff decisions or recommendations addressing discretionary approval criteria with legally defensible findings.
• Present staff recommendation and/or decision to decision-making bodies at public hearings.
• Provide zoning and land use review process information to a wide range of customers through Early Assistance appointments, 15-minute virtual appointments and the Zoning Hotline.

Information SessionCome meet the hiring manager and the senior recruiter! We'll be talking about the position duties and responsibilities, day to day life in the role, review the announcement, discuss how to apply, and answer questions you may have about the position.
Thursday, May 9th 2024, at 12pm PSTJoin Zoom Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87132524464
Meeting ID: 871 3252 4464
Questions?
Jaclyn Snyder, Senior RecruiterBureau of Human Resourcesmailto:Jaclyn.Snyder@portlandoregon.gov

To Qualify

The following minimum qualifications are required for this position:

• Ability to engage with issues related to access, equity, diversity, displacement, inclusion, implicit bias, and institutional racism, as they relate to planning.
• Experience evaluating, drafting, and explaining land use regulations and policies.
• Experience interpreting and applying planning principles, regulations, and procedures to a variety of planning issues, including land use, environmental, and other related topics.
• Experience planning projects that integrate environmental quality and climate resilience into the urban environment through development design, green infrastructure, and natural resource protection, enhancement, and restoration.
• Experience managing large, complex, and politically sensitive planning projects or tasks.
• Experience communicating effectively both verbally and in writing with a wide variety of audiences, including government agencies, the public, appointed or elected officials and decision-makers, businesspeople, non-governmental organizations, and people who speak different languages. Although not required, you may have one or more of the following:

• Knowledge of and experience with Oregon's Statewide Planning Goals and the state and local land use regulatory framework, including specialized knowledge of Oregon's Statewide Planning Goals 5 and 15.
• Knowledge of and experience with federal, state and/or regional requirements, including the Endangered Species Act, FEMA National Flood Insurance Program floodplain management, the Metro Urban Growth Management Functional Plan, and others.
• Advanced degree or professional certification in urban planning, environmental planning, natural resource management, public administration or related field.
• Experience using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to evaluate issues and inform policies and regulations. A typical way of obtaining the knowledge, skills and abilities outlined above is graduation from a college or university with an undergraduate or graduate degree in urban planning or a closely related field; and four years of progressively responsible professional planning experience; or an equivalent combination of training and experience. Experience in a public agency is preferred.

The Recruitment Process

STEP 1: Apply online between Monday, April 29, 2024 - Monday, May 20, 2024 Required Application Materials:
• Resume
• Answer to the Supplemental Questions (click on the Questions tab to preview the questions)

Optional Application Materials:

• Veteran documents to request for Veteran Preference (ex, DD214-Member 4, VA Benefit Letter, etc.)

Application Tips:
• Your responses to the supplemental questions should include details describing your education, training and/or experience, and where obtained, which clearly reflects your qualifications for each of the numbered items in the "To Qualify" section of this announcement.
• Your resume should support the details described in your responses to the supplemental questions.
• Salary Range/Equity Pay Analysis: Please note per the https://www.oregon.gov/boli/workers/pages/equal-pay.aspx your salary is determined based on the experience and education listed in your resume/application. It is strongly encouraged to include any transferable experience (paid or unpaid regardless of how recent) to ensure your offer is reflective of all directly related and equivalent experience.
• Do not attach materials not requested.
• All completed applications for this position must be submitted no later than on the closing date and time of this recruitment.
• All applications must be submitted via the City's online application process. E-mailed and/or faxed applications will not be accepted.

Step 2: Minimum Qualification Evaluation: Week of May 20, 2024
• An evaluation of each applicant's training and paid and unpaid experience, as demonstrated in their resume and supplemental questions, weighted 100%.
• Your resume and responses to the supplemental questions will be the basis for our evaluation of your qualifications for this position. Incomplete or inappropriate information may result in disqualification.
• You have 14 days from the notice of the minimum qualification evaluation results to let us know if you like to review and discuss your evaluation result. Please read the https://www.portland.gov/policies/human-resources-administrative-rules/employment/hrar-301-recruitment-processes for complete information.
• Additional evaluation may be required prior to establishment of the eligible list and/or final selection.

Step 3: Establishment of Eligible List: Week of May 27, 2024
• Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications will be placed on the equally ranked eligible list.

Step 4: Selection (Interview): June

• Hiring bureau will review and select candidates to interview.
• Please note, the selection process may take up to 90 days from the notification of being placed on the eligible list.

Step 5: Offer of Employment: July

Step 6: Start Date: August
• A start date will be determined after all conditions of employment have been met.

*Timeline is approximate and subject to change*

Additional Information

https://www.portland.gov/bhr/career-center/recruitment-policy for additional information regarding the following:

• Veteran Preference
• ADA, Pregnancy, and Religious Accommodations
• Work Status
• Equal Employment Opportunity

To apply, please visit https://apptrkr.com/5225140