Community Development Planner
Pay Range: $28.84/hr. - $37.49/hr.
Job Posting Closing on: Monday, February 24, 2025
Workdays & Hours: Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm; Some evening/weekend work required.
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.
A Community Development Planner job is available with the City of Fort Worth Neighborhood Services Department/Planning and Reporting Division. The City of Fort Worth is searching for an innovative and effective individual to complete strategic planning in support of housing and community development projects. The Community Development Planner works with a strong supportive team on community development engagement and outreach, preparation of annual planning efforts, housing development projects, and works closely with Public Service Agencies, local nonprofits, and social service organizations in addressing the needs of low-to-moderate income Fort Worth families.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in Planning, Urban Planning or Design, Geographic Information Systems, Architecture, Geography, Landscape Architecture, Historic Preservation, Archaeology or Architectural History, Real Estate Development or related field
- Two years of experience in planning, urban design or related field
- Valid Texas driver's license.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in Planning, Public Administration or a related field
- Strong research and writing skills and experience; ability to make presentations to a variety of audiences
- Knowledge and experience working with municipal government and federal regulations; attention to detail, excellent reading comprehension skills, flexibility in response to handling a variety of different assignments, and the ability to effectively work in a team environment
The job responsibilities include:
- Work closely with the Community Development Manager in conducting community outreach to connect with Fort Worth neighborhoods
- Assist with the preparation of the HUD Annual Action Plan and Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER)
- Prepare public notices, internal memoranda, HUD-required forms, written reports, spreadsheet analysis, and program schedules
- Train internal and external customers on City and HUD policies and procedures
- Attend monthly Community Development Council meetings held on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m., prepare presentations, and assist with meeting planning and coordination
- Work closely with neighborhood associations and community leaders with a focus on improving, enhancing, and strengthening community engagement
- Represent NSD at various community meetings and City Council as well as conduct relevant trainings
- Track and analyze program performance data, assist with Fair Housing planning and education activities, maintain HUD databases, update housing plans and reports, and work collaboratively with internal and external customers to ensure adherence to City and HUD procedures
Working Conditions and Physical Demand
- Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, walking and repetitive motions.
- Sedentary Work – Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and/or are constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.
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.
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Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Texas and the 13th-largest city in the United States. It is the county seat of Tarrant County, covering nearly 350 square miles into four other counties: Denton, Parker, Wise, and Johnson.
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