Pay Range: $68,905 - $89,576 annual compensation
Job Posting Closing on: Monday, July 29, 2024 Workdays & Hours: Monday - Friday (8 am to 5 pm)
Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities, and much more.
The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest-growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of nearly 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.
The City of Fort Worth Police Department is seeking to hire a Senior Planner in the Research and Planning Section in the Program Support Division to manage and/or assist with planning related projects and initiatives. The Division provides support to the department including crime data reports and statistics, strategic planning, performance reporting, ArcGIS, urban planning, facility planning, resource allocation forecasting, law enforcement planning, and website administration. This position is located at the Bob Bolen Public Safety Complex, 505 W. Felix Street, Fort Worth, TX 76115.
Minimum Qualifications: - Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in Planning, Urban Planning or Design, Public Administration, Urban Geography, or a related field.
- Five (5) years of experience in planning, urban design, research and statistical analysis or related field.
Preferred Qualifications: - Certification in Geographic Information Systems and American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP).
- Advanced experience with ArcGIS including hotspot maps, experience with Power BI or similar programs, Microsoft Office and Adobe products.
- Demonstrated understanding and experience with advanced research methods, creating dashboards, problem solving, and data collection by applying analytical, statistical, mathematical modeling, and forecasting skills.
- Knowledge of and demonstrated senior level experience leading teams and other employees on complex projects.
- Experience applying the principles and practices of urban planning.
The Sr. Planner job responsibilities include: - Manages data collection efforts, analysis, development and implementation of complex planning projects, meeting facilitation, and crime suppression initiatives. This may include working independently or leading a team or other employees and identifying trends or needs and making recommendations.
- Provide critical information such as official crime statistics, data reports, data dashboards, patrol beat analysis, growth and development patterns, impacts of annexations, population projections, anticipated servicing needs, research regarding proposed policies/legislation, special studies, etc. Liaison with the Fort Worth Lab.
- Conduct Geography Information System (GIS) analysis including creating various maps/hotspot maps and provide departmental GIS support.
- Coordinate and lead the development and implementation of Police Department initiatives including a Five-Year Strategic Plan.
- Lead the development or update of Departmental goals, objectives, performance measures, and policies.
- Serve as support staff to the Crime Control and Prevention District Board of Directors.
- Develop departmental reports and presentations.
- Assist in updating the department website.
- Lead or assist with facility planning, design, and construction projects.
- Provide professional, quality customer service.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS Final candidates selected for hire in the
Police Department will be subject to a fingerprint/criminal history background check and polygraph examination.
Applicants must not have used marijuana during the previous two (2) years, nor illegally used any controlled substances within the last five (5) years. Working Conditions Environmental Conditions :
Positions in this class typically requires touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, walking and repetitive motions.
Physical Demands :
Essential and marginal functions may require maintaining physical condition necessary for exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and/or constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
Conditions of Employment The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.
The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.
Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.
