The Town of Erie invites you to join our award-winning Parks & Recreation department as our Senior Parks Planner. Come be a part of one of Colorado’s Top Workplaces for 2024 and help contribute to the vision for our growing community!

The Town of Erie currently maintains 13 parks and over 1,400 acres of Open Space, but that’s sure to change with our flourishing development. We are looking for someone who can be collaborative, flexible and able to effectively manage communication between our partner departments and other stakeholders.

As the Senior Parks Planner, you will:

Perform development landscape and irrigation review on behalf of the Parks & Recreation Department
Support the design and construction of Town-maintained landscape areas and capital projects
Ensure compliance with applicable laws, ordinances, standards, plans and specifications related to parks and landscape projects/improvements.

All staff are expected to adhere to the Town’s mission, vision, and values of PRIDE (professional, respectful, integrity, dedicated, effective).

THIS POSTING WILL CLOSE 11:59PM ON SUNDAY, 11/10/24. PLEASE ENSURE YOUR APPLICATION IS COMPLETE FOR CONSIDERATION.

PAY RANGE:

Hiring Range: $79,797/annually - $95,757/annually

Full Range: $79,797/annually - $111,716/annually

ANTICIPATED WORK SCHEDULE:

Full-time (Monday-Friday) 40 hours per week with some nights and weekends as needed.

This position is eligible to work remotely one-two days per week dependent upon successful completion of the probationary period and supervisor approval. Schedule may vary depending on specific needs.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:

None.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Administrative Duties

Review Land Use Applications as assigned for the Department
Attend development review meetings, coordinate responses, review design proposals for compliance with approved guiding plans and documents
Act as a subject matter expert for park and trail design, landscape architecture, irrigation standards, and best management practices
Serve as primary liaison between the Parks and Recreation Department and Planning & Community Development Department, and coordinate with other public and private agencies, property owners and developers to recommend arrangements of public parks, trail corridors, and open space land
Review and evaluate complex design plan proposals and specifications to ensure compliance with Town Standards & Specifications and applicable regulations, policies and guidelines
Responsible for the annual review and update of the Landscape, Irrigation, Parks, Open Space & Trails Standards & Specifications
Research, evaluate, verify and present background information and data pertaining to projects
Respond promptly and courteously to inquiries from developers, contractors and the general public related to relevant construction, alteration and maintenance projects related to parks and landscape. May assist with providing responses to Open Records Requests

Project Management Duties

May serve as project manager for assigned annual capital and special landscape projects
Prepare and administer contracts for assigned design and construction projects
Develop and manage project budgets for assigned projects
Represent the interests of Parks & Recreation on projects led by other Town Departments and Divisions
Assist with construction oversight, site inspections, approval process, warranty reports and ongoing monitoring of park, trail and landscape projects

Town Wide Expectations/Duties

Serve as a professional ambassador of the Town by maintaining a professional image, a team-based collaborative approach and high ethical standards
Interpret, communicate and enforce all Department, Town, County, State and Federal policies and procedures within areas of program responsibility
Complete all required safety trainings in a timely manner
Develop and accomplish goals and objectives to support the Department and Town mission

Other/Miscellaneous

Communicate the organization’s Mission, Vision, and Values to staff, volunteers and key stakeholders
Attend meetings of boards and committees as assigned, attends and participates in relevant professional group meetings
Serve on Department or Town committees
Perform related work as required and assigned

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education and Experience

A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in Landscape Architecture, Planning & Urban Design, Community & Regional Planning, Environmental Design or a related field
Minimum of four(4) years progressively responsible experience in park planning & design, landscape architecture, and/or project management
A combination of education, experience, or training that demonstrates required knowledge, skills, and abilities may be considered

A combination of education, experience, or training that demonstrates required knowledge, skills, and abilities may be considered

Certificates/Licenses/Registrations

Ability to obtain CPR, AED and First Aid certifications within three months of hire
Valid driver’s license and satisfactory driving record

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS/CERTIFICATIONS

Licensed Landscape Architect (Colorado) preferred
Additional certifications related to parks and landscape construction and maintenance preferred

Pre-employment screenings include:

reference checks
background checks including national and county criminal scan, sex-offender registry check and driving record check through DMV

Town of Erie Benefits:

Coverage of these benefits begin the 1st of the month following date of hire for benefited employees regularly working an average of 30 hours per week. Each year you will have the option of changing your elections through open enrollment.

Designated full time employees are eligible for the following benefits:

Robust Medical, Dental and Vision plans including spouse, domestic partner and family coverage options
Supplemental Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Plans
Voluntary Life/AD&D
Employer paid Basic Life/AD&D
Employer paid Short and Long Term Disability
Diagnosis and infertility treatment options via Cigna plans
Employer paid Employee Assistance Program
Robust extended sick leave and family sick leave program
Up to 48 hours of Colorado Sick Leave - 1 hour earned for every 30 hours worked in a pay period
3.5 Weeks of Paid Time Off (PTO) per year (increases with years of service)
40 hours of pre-loaded Paid Time Off (PTO) to each new employee upon hire
Fifteen (15) Paid Holidays
Twenty-Four (24) Hours of Paid Volunteer Leave
Up to 12 weeks of paid Parental Leave for bonding with a new child
Option to sell back PTO after two years of continuous employment
457 Retirement Plan, with a 5% employer match and immediate 100% vesting in your deferral contributions AND employer contributions
Education reimbursement up to $2,000 per year
Individual free membership to the Erie Community Center and steep discounts on couple or family memberships.
Half-off charging at town-owned EV charging stations
Pet Insurance
Employee Discount Program through Benefits Hub
Eligible for discount Dell Computer program
Onsite/virtual trainings for growth and development opportunities

We are a Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)-qualified employer!

EEOC Statement:

The Town is dedicated to the principles of equal employment opportunity in any term, condition or privilege of employment. Applicants, employees and former employees are protected from employment discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age (40 or older), disability and genetic information (including family medical history), veteran status, marital status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law. This prohibition includes unlawful harassment or discrimination based on any of these protected classes. Unlawful harassment includes verbal or physical conduct, which has the purpose or effect of substantially interfering with an individual’s work performance or creating a severe, intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment. This provision applies to all employees, including directors, supervisors, co-workers, and non-employees such as residents, members of all boards and task force groups, contractors, vendors, consultants, etc.

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