About Our Job

Who We Are

With competitive pay, great benefits, and endless opportunities, working for the City and County of Denver means seeing yourself working with purpose — for you, and those who benefit from your passion, skills, and expertise. Join our diverse, inclusive, and talented workforce of more than 11,000 team members who are at the heart of what makes Denver, Denver.

Denver Parks and Recreation (DPR) provides a broad range of programs, services, facilities, and park amenities within the City and County of Denver. The City’s park system encompasses more than 290 urban parks, parkways, and natural areas, totaling over 7,000 acres. The Department boasts more than 14,000 acres of pristine mountain parks, eight golf courses, 24 lakes, more than 87,000 park trees, 187,000 right-of-way trees, over 90 miles of off-street trails, 14 off-leash dog parks, and over 300 athletic fields. The recreation system serves approximately 2.25 million visitors annually. It includes 30 active recreation centers, 16 outdoor pools, and 16 current indoor pools. Recreation activities include arts and cultural classes and events, aquatics, sports and fitness opportunities, and youth programming. In addition, the Department offers programs focused on outdoor education, youth and adult sports leagues, and out of school programs offered in conjunction with Denver Public Schools. DPR comprises four divisions: Administration, Recreation, Parks, and Planning, Design and Construction.

What We Offer

The City and County of Denver offers a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience. The salary range for this position is $95,000.00 - $110,000.00/year, based on education and experience. We also offer generous benefits for full-time employees which includes but is not limited to:

• A guaranteed life-long monthly pension, once vested after 5 years of service
• 457B Retirement plan
• 132 hours of PTO earned within first year + 12 paid holidays, 1 personal holiday and 1 volunteer day per year
• Competitive medical, dental and vision plans effective within 1 month of start date

Location

The City and County of Denver utilizes a hybrid model workplace that balances the responsibilities of public service with the benefits of a flexible work environment. Employees work where needed, at a city site and/or in the field at least three days a week and telecommute remotely at a designated workplace within the State of Colorado the remaining days.

This is a time-limited position with a projected end date of 12/31/2029 with a possibility of extension.

What You’ll Do

Are you looking for a new and exciting opportunity to make Denver parks inviting and inclusive spaces for all residents, businesses, and visitors? Are you passionate about parks, culture, and creating spaces for all to enjoy public life? Join our Denver Parks and Recreation (DPR) Planning, Design and Construction team as a Parks Senior Planner focused on the downtown area and supporting other parts of the city.

The DPR Planning, Design and Construction team consists of highly knowledgeable professionals dedicated to the development and improvement of the City and County of Denver's network of parks, parkways, waterways, trails, and recreation centers. Denver has over 6,000 acres of urban parks, including 300 acres of parks along rivers and trails, and an additional 14,000 acres of spectacular mountain parks.

This Senior Planner is a unique position within the Parks Planning, Design and Construction team. The position is focused on ensuring Denver's downtown parks and open spaces are planned, designed, operated and programmed to support intense use as culturally rich civic spaces for all and will also support citywide initiatives. The Parks Senior Planner will play a crucial role in supporting the Mayor's vision for a revitalized downtown Denver by creating dynamic, welcoming park spaces that strengthen community connections, boost economic vitality, and showcase Denver's unique cultural identity as a world-class city where people want to live, work, and play. This individual will coordinate closely with internal and external downtown partners, stakeholders, the Downtown Program Manager and Downtown Project Manager, parks operations, and the planning, design and construction team to advance the strategies and recommendations identified in Game Plan for a Healthy City and The Outdoor Downtown Plan, and other park specific vision plans.

Responsibilities

• Manage a multitude of parks-related projects that range in scale from small construction projects to art installations to vision planning efforts
• Lead and manage complex short- to long-range planning projects including management of scope, schedu