Associate Planner (Creeks Restoration)

Description: The Creeks Division seeks a full-time employee to perform high-level professional planning, project coordination, and construction management. The ideal candidate will have a strong background and/or demonstrated interest in surface water quality improvement and creek habitat restoration. The candidate should have experience working on project teams that include consultants, engineers, and design professionals. This position will also work with a variety of City staff members from different departments, stakeholder groups, and members of the public, to review and implement projects.  The Creeks Restoration Planner will have the unique opportunity to participate in a model program with widespread community benefits to implement habitat restoration and water quality improvement projects.

Responsibilities: 

Act as a high-level project manager; overseeing the design, permitting, scheduling, budgeting, and implementation of complex creek habitat restoration projects.

Writing requests for proposals; vetting, hiring, and directing consultants for technical consulting services.

Provide contract management for technical consulting services and construction projects.

Inspect and manage contractors and construction sites.

Secure local, state, and federal permits for restoration and capital improvement projects.

Develop project restoration, maintenance, and monitoring plans.

Oversee maintenance of restoration project sites.

Responding appropriately to unforeseen project challenges, while keeping projects on schedule.

Prepare detailed grant applications and reporting.

Coordinate restoration projects with other City departments.

Assist in the development of public information and education programs.

Provide staff support to a City Council appointed advisory committee.

Provide exemplary customer service to all individuals by demonstrating a willingness to be attentive, understanding, responsive, fair, courteous and respectful, and to actively participate in maintaining a positive customer service environment.

Answer questions and provide information to the public; research information; interpret data and explain requirements, and procedures.

Perform related duties and responsibilities as required.

Qualifications: ​​Four (4) to five (5) years of increasingly responsible natural resource planning, habitat restoration, and/or project management, including at least two years with a local governmental agency, is highly desirable.

Education and/or Training: Equivalent to a Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in planning, biology, natural resource management, environmental science/studies, conservation planning, landscape architecture or closely related field

A Master’s degree in urban or regional planning, natural resources management, watershed resource management, and/or additional coursework or certifications, is highly desirable.  

License, Certificate and/or Other Requirements: Possession of, or ability to obtain, an appropriate, valid driver’s license.

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