Salary: $92,093.76 – $117,092.28 Annually
Location: Bothell, WA
Job Type: Regular Full Time
Remote Employment: Flexible/Hybrid
Job Number: 23-00038
Department: Community Development
Division: Planning
Opening Date: 05/25/2023
Closing Date: 6/19/2023 5:00 PM Pacific

Learn more about this position and apply today at the City of Bothell’s Government Jobs page.

Job Description:

The City is looking for a quality-focused, balanced decision-maker, who is cable of building collaborative working relations within the City organization, Bothell community, and the region, to be our next Senior Planner in our Long-Range Planning Division.

What Will This Person Do?

  • Work on Long-range Community Development and planning efforts. 
  •  Participate and provide guidance and analysis in areas such as transit-oriented development and the refinement and implementation of a housing strategy including affordable housing, climate change adaptation and mitigation, and sub-area planning. 
  • Foster relationships and collaborate with regional partners to address and implement community goals.

What Does This Person Need To Be Successful?

  • Bachelor’s Degree in planning, urban design, landscape architecture, architecture, public policy, or closely related field; and
  • Five (5) years of professional planner experience; or
  • An equivalent combination of education, training,  life, and work experience that has allowed an applicant to develop the skills necessary to be able to perform the essential functions of the position.
  • Certification by the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) is preferred.
  • Ability to communicate through the use of multiple different modes and communication styles.
  • Ability to develop unique solutions to complex issues related to long-range planning.
  • Professional and technical accomplishment in the community development/planning field.

For more information about the Community Development Department go here.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

We are committed to being an equitable and inclusive workplace and community. 

The City of Bothell is an Equal Opportunity Employer.  We seek to recruit and hire talented and engaged job candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds. We celebrate the diversity in our workplace and community and believe it makes us stronger.  We reject racism and discrimination.  What this means is candidates will not face prejudice, marginalization, or bias in this recruitment process.  We will not hire based on gender, race, or ethnicity.

Why Bothell?

Bothell offers a career-enriching opportunity to apply your skills and experience in a way that has a positive effect on the community. We encourage professional growth and for employees to “think outside the box”.  We value work-life balance. With an average work week of 40 hours worked between Monday and Friday, you will be able to enjoy weekends.  We offer ample time off including 11 paid holidays as well as 2 personal holidays. Full-time employees earn 8 hours a month of vacation and 8 hours a month of paid sick leave. As an employee, you have access to a robust benefits package that includes medical, dental, and vision for you and your family.  We also offer life and disability insurance, state pension membership, and deferred compensation for retirement.  Commute trip reduction and remote work benefits are available. We encourage and incentivize participation in an employee wellness program, with an option for employees to earn additional paid time off.