**Description:** **JOB ANNOUNCEMENT** **CITY PLANNER V** **DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT** **Bureau of Planning & Design** **Number of Positions: 1** (4 additional vacancies pending budget approval) **Starting Salary: $80,472.00** **Applications for this position will be accepted until 11:59pm CST on 02/27/2025** Department of Planning & Development Website (https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dcd.html) Under general supervision, performs project management and professional urban planning of a complex nature, typically requiring both the coordination of redevelopment and land sale projects from applications to implementation relating to the revitalization of communities, and performing long-range planning and land use analysis, data gathering, community engagement activities, and related duties as required. **ESSENTIAL DUTIES** **·** Serves as the project manager and the point of contact for assigned projects from inception through internal approvals, legislative approval, closing of city-owned land sales if applicable, completion of construction, and any subsequent amendments **·** Serves as a project manager to ensure compliance with planning priorities, policies, and regulations, as required. **·** Evaluates and provides comments focused on site plan layouts, architectural design concepts, building siting and massing, and solutions to meet urban planning design principles for departmental proposals submitted by private consultants and public agencies for conformity with city development goals and objectives, governmental regulations, and funding eligibility **·** Coordinates with City departments, elected officials, community residents, governmental agencies, and private consultants on major planning studies and policy initiatives **·** Gather and analyze land use related data and create user-friendly graphics, including maps and presentation documents to support planning recommendations and strategies for internal and external review **·** Represents the department at community meetings, civic and business organizations, and conferences, to discuss planning activities and projects **·** Prepares graphic materials, maps, presentation materials, and planning study reports as required for public engagement efforts **·** Prepares project summary reports for review by and presentation to the Chicago Plan Commission, Community Development Commission, and City Council committees **·** Assists with the preparation of Department of Procurement Services documents to procure vendors and manage consultants on regional planning projects **·** Prepares grant applications, proposals, and preliminary budgets for planning projects **·** Assists in the coordination of economic incentives from other department bureaus for assigned projects **·** Reviews and interprets state and federal legislation pertaining to planning programs **·** Functions as liaison with state and federal agencies involved in collaborative planning projects **·** Provides technical assistance to community organizations, delegate agencies, and developers concerning planning and development projects and related work plans **·** Conducts site visits for planning analysis, studies, and redevelopment projects, as required **·** Conducts reviews of proposals and permit applications, as required _Additional duties may be required for this position_ **Location:** City Hall, 10 th Floor **Days:** Monday – Friday (occasional Saturday hours will be required) **Hours:** 9:00am – 5:00pm (occasional evening hours will be required) **THIS POSITION IS IN THE CAREER SERVICE** **Qualifications:** **MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS** · Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s degree in Urban Planning, Urban Design, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Transportation Planning, or a directly related field, plus five (5) years of planning work experience; **OR** · Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master’s degree in Urban Planning, Urban Design, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Transportation Planning, or a directly related field, plus four (4) years of planning work experience **SELECTION REQUIREMENTS** This position requires applicants to complete an interview which will include a skills assessment as part of the interview. The interviewed candidate(s) possessing the qualifications best suited to fulfill the responsibilities of the position, based on the oral and written parts of the interview will be selected. **Preference will be given to candidates possessing the following:** · Previous experience with project management · Proficiency using Adobe Creative Cloud, including Adobe Acrobat, InDesign, and Photoshop · Proficiency using ESRI and ArcGIS applications · Proficiency creating 3D massing models and high-quality graphics for public documents · Ability to read development plan documents, including site plans, floor plans, landscape plans, elevations, and other related documents · Previous experience with public speaking and community engagement · Previous experience with government agencies **For information about City of Chicago employee benefits, please** **click here** **For information about City of Chicago salaries and job titles, please** click here (https://www.chicago.gov/content/dam/city/depts/dhr/supp\_info/JobClassification/2025\_Classification\_and\_Pay\_Plan.pdf) **APPLICATION EVALUATION:** Initial evaluation will be based on the information provided on the application and the documents submitted. Department of Human Resources staff will review applications after the final posting date. Staff will follow all required employment/hiring plan provisions, federal, state, and local laws, and collective bargaining agreements when applicable. Staff will apply hiring preferences as required by the municipal code. Placement on an eligibility list is not an offer or guarantee of an interview nor employment with the City of Chicago **COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY:** To further our commitment to hiring applicants with diverse experience, the City of Chicago has adopted ordinances 2-74-020 and 2-74-075. The ordinances provide a preference to applicants who meet the minimum qualifications and who are veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States, residents of Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Areas (SEDA), and/or Chicago Public School (CPS) high school graduates. These hiring preferences do not apply to bidders. For positions covered by a collective bargaining agreement, bidders will be considered before external candidates. The learn more about our hiring processes, please click here. (https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dhr/provdrs/emp.html) **ALL REFERENCES TO POLITICAL SPONSORSHIP OR RECOMMENDATION MUST BE OMITTED FROM ALL APPLICATION MATERIALS SUBMITTED FOR CITY EMPLOYMENT.** **The City of Chicago in an Equal Employment Opportunity and Military Friendly Employer.** **City of Chicago** Brandon Johnson, Mayor