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City of Birmingham 

Posted: 12/4/2022

The City of Birmingham is actively seeking a Senior Planner to join their Hazard Mitigation Services (i.e., HMS) division. The Senior Planner in the HMS division will focus on assisting in the management of hazard mitigation/disaster recovery programs and watershed/floodplain planning programs, including developing management plans, protocols, and procedures. For more information about the duties and qualifications for the position, compensation and benefits, and general information regarding employment with the City of Birmingham please click on the link below. 

Ideal/Preferred Qualifications

In addition to the minimum qualifications listed below, the ideal candidate will have substantive planning experience specializing in any of the following: 

• AICP Certified. 
• Experience writing grants to fund public programs or projects. 
• Certified Floodplain Manager. 
• Experience writing hazard mitigation grants (e.g., FEMA, ADEM, EPA). 
• Knowledge of how to read Hydrologic & Hydraulic reports.

Minimum Qualifications

To be considered qualified for employment consideration as a Senior Planner, a candidate must possess the following minimum qualifications:

Option A: 

1. Driver's license. 
2. Experience writing, developing, or preparing long-range planning elements, such as land-use planning, environmental planning, transportation planning, economic development, and demographics. 
3. Experience collecting and analyzing data (e.g., demographic, land-use survey, market, census) in preparation for a planning study and presenting to a Board or Commission. 
4. Experience writing, developing, preparing, and interpreting current planning functions or development regulations, including zoning and subdivision regulations. 
5. Experience implementing long-range and short-range plans and/or hazard mitigation plans and developing appropriate regulations to specific situations. 
6. Experience developing and delivering presentations to the public, public bodies, and other stakeholders (e.g., civic and business organizations, neighborhood associations, public hearings).

Option B: 

1. Driver's license. 
2. Bachelor's degree in Planning, Urban Planning, Transportation Planning, Urban Studies, Public Administration, Environmental Management, or a related degree. 
3. Experience writing, developing, or preparing hazard mitigation plans and/or long-range planning elements, such as land-use planning, environmental planning, transportation planning, economic development, and demographics. 
4. Experience developing and delivering presentations to the public, public bodies and other stakeholders (e.g., civic and business organizations, neighborhood associations, public hearings).

THIS POSITION IS SUBJECT TO CLOSE AT ANYTIME. 

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