Sr. Planner

<p><strong>Pay Range:</strong> $34.45/hr. - $44.79/hr.</p> <p><strong>Job Posting Closing on: Thursday, August 7, 2025</strong><strong>📅</strong></p> <p><strong>Workdays &amp; Hours:</strong> Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm</p> <p><strong>Benefits for this position include: </strong>11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities. <a href="https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:a06210ee-39cc-4629-bc13-64a483fea159">Find Out More!</a></p> <p>The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of over 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.🌆</p> <p>The City of Fort Worth Police Department is seeking to hire a Sr. 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.</p> <p><strong>Minimum Qualifications: </strong></p> <ul> <li>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.</li> <li>Five (5) years of experience in planning, urban design, research and statistical analysis or related field.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Preferred Qualifications: </strong></p> <ul> <li>Certification in Geographic Information Systems and American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP).</li> <li>Advanced experience with ArcGIS, Microsoft Office, Power BI (similar programs), Adobe, and other digital publishing software.</li> <li>Demonstrated understanding and experience with advanced research methods, creating dashboards, problem solving, and data collection by applying analytical, statistical, mathematical modeling, and forecasting skills.</li> </ul> <p><strong>The Sr Planner job responsibilities include: </strong></p> <ul> <li>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.</li> <li>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.</li> <li>Conduct Geography Information System (GIS) analysis including creating various maps/hotspot maps and provide departmental GIS support.</li> <li>Coordinate and lead the development and implementation of Police Department initiatives including a Five-Year Strategic Plan.</li> <li>Lead the development or update of Departmental goals, objectives, performance measures, and policies.</li> <li>Serve as support staff to the Crime Control and Prevention District Board of Directors.</li> <li>Assist in updating the department website.</li> <li>Lead or assist with facility planning, design, and construction projects.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Working Conditions</strong> and <strong>Physical Demand</strong> as stated on official City job description</p> <p>Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, walking and repetitive motions.</p> <p>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 or 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.</p> <p><strong>Apply Now! </strong>Come be part of something special in Fort Worth. <strong>🌟</strong></p><p><strong>Conditions of Employment</strong></p> <p>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.<