Environmental Planner

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Job Summary

Are you passionate about the intersection of environmental resource protection and outdoor recreation? Do you enjoy tracking local outdoor recreation trends and want to help shape the future of inclusive outdoor recreation experiences in over 40,000 acres of City-conserved land?

The City of Fort Collins is hiring a new Environmental Planner position in the Natural Areas Department with strong collaboration and project management skills. This new position will be responsible for managing, collecting, tracking, and reporting qualitative and quantitative visitor use data to establish mitigation measures that address recreation conflicts, visitor capacity issues, or impacts to natural and cultural resources. The Environmental Planner will also be responsible for serving as a project manager, leading the planning, design and implementation of soft-surface trail and trailhead projects, while ensuring the protection of sensitive natural and cultural resource values. This position is part of the Planning and Special Projects work group that drives long-term decisions related to natural resource protection, appropriate recreation development, land stewardship and management to help implement the department’s goals and mission. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The following duties and responsibilities are illustrative of the primary functions of this position and are not intended to be all inclusive.

• Supports management planning as an assistant planner for an upcoming update (years 1 and 2) and leads a future management update (years 3+).
• Designs, implements, and manages conservation projects.
• Conducts public outreach and prepares written content, reports, social media, and presentations on environmental issues.
• Presents to diverse audiences ranging from one-on-one conversations to community meetings.
• Responds to citizen, employee, and City Council inquiries, including complaints and service requests.
• Selects and manages consulting contracts with environmental, construction management, and engineering firms.
• Serves on task forces and teams related to natural resources protection, sustainability issues, as well as diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.
• Prepares memos, reports, and recommendations for City and Natural Areas leadership.
• Collects and analyzes data and survey results.
• Contributes to data sets for planning and ongoing management.
• May solicit, prepare, and administer grants.

Management Responsibilities

No

City Competencies

• Demonstrated cultural competence to effectively interact, work, and develop meaningful relationships with people of diverse identities, perspectives, and cultural backgrounds.
• Strong learning orientation. Leverages all resources and is creative in ways of learning for self to continue adapting to changing issues and trends.
• A desire and ability to understand the diverse needs of internal and external customers, and to create experiences and deliver services that exceed their expectations.
• A desire and ability to utilize digital tools for organizational information, individual, and teamwork.

Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of fundamentals of ecology or natural resource management or horticulture, or landscape architecture
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Planning skills, including ability to do research, review data, synthesize written and oral communication, and facilitation.
• Knowledge of project management
• Ability to work collaboratively to identify issues and solve problems.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel
• Interest in learning new skills and growing competencies

Required Education

MINIMUM/PREFERREDEDUCATION LEVEL

Minimum College degree or equivalent work experience. Some positions may require functionally related certification or advanced degrees. 

Experience Requirements

• 3-5 years related experience - management, environmental studies, natural landscape, architecture, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Bilingual and/or Spanish fluency preferred.

Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they can perform every job description task. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job, and that candidate may come from a less traditional background. The City may consider an equivalent combination of knowledge, skills, education, and experience to meet minimum qualifications. If you are interested in applying, we encourage you to think broadly about your background and skill set for the role.

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Planner, Environmental

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