Planning Supervisor

(Full Time, Exempt)

Application Closing Deadline: For best consideration, please submit your application materials by 4:00 pm on March 28, 2025

Hiring Range is $71,392 to $89,441 annually based on qualifications, education and experience as it relates to the position.

Position Summary:

Under general direction of the Planning Manager this position is responsible for planning activities for park, trail, open space, and recreation facility planning, with a focus on entitlements, land use development, public presentations, and public engagement. This position manages land use referrals from outside agencies and applying for grants to fund projects. The position supervises the Planning team, assists in preparing and administering capital improvement budgets and in carrying out the overall mission and goals of the Planning and Development Department. Performs duties in a manner consistent with the stated values of the organization.

Essential Duties:

• Assists the Planning Manager in carrying out the Department's vision, mission and goals. Promotes and fosters an organizational culture based on superior customer service, the guiding principles and values of the District and its mission to the community.
• Supervises, mentors and leads personnel. Performs or oversees the hiring, assigning, reviewing and planning work of full-time staff, and provides backup support as needed. Allocates staff, recommends employee transfers, promotions and salary increases. Ensures compliance with applicable personnel guidelines and employment law. Performs annual performance review of assigned staff.
• Assists with planning and leading the daily operations and staff of the assigned areas within the department with a strong focus on delivering quality customer service.
• Performs conceptual and master planning, development entitlement processes, and South Suburban's internal public planning process for a variety of short term and long-range projects.
• Responsible for creating and updating documents needed for the Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies (CAPRA) reaccreditation. Ensures knowledge of the standards that affect the department's areas of responsibility and submit documentation in a timely manner.
• Prepares appropriate paperwork and reports to complete project tasks, including master plans, budget management and financial reports.
• Coordinates projects within the department and with other District departments, multi-discipline consultants, vendors, and contractors.
• Identifies funding sources, writes, and applies for grants from Arapahoe County Open Spaces, Great Outdoors Colorado, and others.
• Produces computer graphics varying from plans to maps, charts, diagrams, and representative images.
• Prepares presentations and attends public meetings to review and present plans to citizen groups, developers, various governmental agencies, city councils, planning commissions, District staff and District Board of Directors.
• Facilitates public input meetings with homeowner associations and citizen and user groups and oversees the department's public input platform.
• Acts as the District's representative for inter-agency planning with entities such as cities, counties, utilities, school districts, etc.
• Assists in analyzing and preparing budgets for the 5-Year Capital Improvement Plan.
• Develops and maintains professional relationships with District employees, vendors, and citizens.
• Responds tactfully, respectfully and in a timely manner to inquiries and problems in person, through email, phone and mail by providing helpful information and explanations in-line with District policies and procedures. Thoughtfully handles confrontational or stressful interactions.
• Attends and participates in staff meetings, trainings and, orientations.
• Attends and participates in professional group meetings; stays abreast of new trends and innovations in the assigned area.
• Attends work on a regular, reliable and punctual basis.
• Required to attend multiple weeknight and occasional weekend meetings.
• Gathers, researches, and analyzes data to make valid conclusions and use for the decision making, planning, and improvements to the development process.
• Prepares written reports and presentations that detail critical elements of plans.
• Manages outsourced projects to include request for qualifications, request for proposals, consultant scope and deliverables.
• Manages the referral review process with outside agencies with the Planners and Planning Analyst to accurately document, review, and comment on private and public land use development.
• Creates and maintains project schedules and communicates the status of project deliverables in a timely and effective manner.
• Coordinates the acquisition of easements, agreements, wet and dry utilities, land titles, and other items related to planning and development.
• Develops and writes policies and procedures related to planning for approval by the department manager.
• Conducts field investigations, surveys, impact studies, or other research to compile and analyze data on economic, social, regulatory, or physical factors affecting land use.

This job description should not be construed to imply that these requirements are the exclusive duties of the position. Incumbents may be required to follow any other instructions, and to perform any other related duties, as may be required.

Education and/or Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in Urban and Regional Planning, Urban Design, Landscape Architecture, or a related program.
• Four (4) years of park planning or other closely related experience that includes one (1) year project management experience and two (2) years previous supervisory/leadership experience.
• Any combination of experience, training and education that demonstrates the required knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the essential functions of the position may be considered.