Associate Planner

OUR PURPOSE

At the City of Tigard, our talented, industrious, and innovative municipal government professionals have been providing essential services and recreational spaces to Tigard's growing community for over 60 years. City of Tigard team members enjoy meaningful work, a diverse and inclusive culture of belonging, job specific flexibilities and opportunities for growth and advancement. Incorporated in 1961, Tigard is Oregon's 12th largest city and is part of the Portland metropolitan area.

OUR VALUES

At Team Tigard, we are the ambassadors of our municipal services to the members of our community. We aspire to treat all people with dignity, respect, and care; to demonstrate the equitable and sustainable practices that are environmentally and fiscally sound, and to engage with each other as trusted colleagues to achieve excellence in all we do. We do the right things, and we get things done. 

The City of Tigard's Community Development Department is seeking an Associate Planner to join their team. This is an important mid-level planning position that is responsible for various aspects of Community Development's work program.

This position offers career development opportunities and a wide variety of work. The Associate Planner position may vary in its focus but will typically either manage complex land use applications or long-range projects such as development code updates. The ideal candidate will have excellent project management skills and be able to do independent work with supervisor direction and support.

• Manage code amendment projects, including researching background materials, building and engaging with stakeholder constituencies, drafting and editing clearly written code for review by internal review team.

• Present clear and concise information to elected and appointed bodies to inform policy and decision-making processes.

• Coordinate with internal stakeholders from different departments in a productive manner that builds trust and buy-in for Community Development initiatives.

• Collaborate as a member of the Community Development team to achieve departmental and city priorities related to equity, carbon responsibility, housing opportunity, and economic mobility.

• Process complex land use decisions, including coordination and communication with developers and engineers, writing defensible findings, meeting mandated deadlines, and resolving conflicts.

• Provide excellent customer service as a planner on duty and provide support to counter staff in responding to community and customer questions and requests.

• Please review the Associate Planner classification for additional details about this job

Education and Experience:

Any combination of training and experience, which would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying.  A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:

• Equivalent to graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in urban planning, community development, business or public administration, or a related field; AND
• Three (3) years of responsible public agency planning experience.

Union Representation: not applicable for this position

Schedule: The expected work schedule is Monday-Thursday (General working hours are between 7:00 a.m-6:00 p.m. with some evening and weekend events. There is an opportunity for remote work up to two days week.

Compensation: The hourly range for this overtime eligible position is $34.66-$45.32 per hour. The starting pay assignment, based on an analysis of the successful candidate's related experience and education in accordance with the City's pay equity policy and the Oregon Equal Pay Act, would be no higher than $40.78 per hour.

How to apply: Please apply online.

We do not accept applications via email. Applications must be received by Human Resources by the closing time/date.

IMPORTANT: In lieu of resumes and cover letters, the City of Tigard evaluates each applicant's work history and responses to supplemental questions. Please complete the application and answer the supplemental questions thoroughly to ensure our subject matter experts can appropriately evaluate your experience.

ATTENTION VETERANS: To receive veterans' preference, please upload your DD214/Separation documentation