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🔗Planner Senior (Historic Preservation) – Temporary

  • Full Time
  • Austin, TX
  • $32.23 – $40.29 USD / Hour
  • Applications have closed
  • Department: Planning
  • Job Reference #: COA093029
  • Job Qualifications:

    Minimum Qualifications:

    • Graduation with a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in Planning, Geography, Social Science, Landscape Architecture, or a planning related field, plus five (5) years of planning related work.
    • Twelve (12) semester hours of relevant graduate college course work may substitute for six (6) months of required experience with a maximum substitution of two (2) years.
    • Experience in planning-related work may substitute for education up to the maximum of four (4) years.

    Preferred Qualifications:

    • Experience developing and evaluation policies and programs, especially those relating to historic preservation
    • Experience managing changes to historic preservation ordinances and/or land development codes, especially in the City of Austin
    • Direct experience leading or supporting community outreach and engagement efforts
    • Demonstrated adeptness at both independent and collaborative work
    • Bilingual in Spanish and English
    • Graphic design skills in Canva and/or Adobe Creative Suite
    • Video editing skills
  • How to Apply:

    See job description below. To apply for this position, visit https://www.austincityjobs.org/postings/122895

  • Job benefits: Paid sick leave
  • Physical Demands / Work Environment: Office work, with occasional community outreach (e.g., tabling). Some evening and weekend work will be required. Planning Department employees work from the office 2 days/week and telework 3 days/week.
  • Application URL: https://www.austincityjobs.org/postings/122895

Website City of Austin

The City of Austin’s new Equity-Based Preservation Plan outlines improved and new policies, programs, and tools that meet both historic preservation and community goals. The plan was developed by a community working group and adopted by City Council in fall 2024. Learn more at www.publicinput.com/ATXpresplan.

The Planner Senior will work within the Planning Department’s Historic Preservation Office to support implementation of the Equity-Based Preservation Plan. The position will be responsible for moving forward selected Plan recommendations through a variety of collaborative tactics: coordinating with other City departments and organizational partners, researching good practices, developing policies, managing code changes, and creating and revising an array of incentive and educational programs. Community outreach and engagement will be key aspects of implementing many of the recommendations. The position also will support other plan-related tasks as needed. The assignment is anticipated to be for 12 months.