Sr. Planner - GIS

As a Sr. Planner - GIS with the City of Fort Worth, your primary responsibilities will include completing mapping requests, conducting spatial analyses, and leading various department-wide initiatives such as Green Schools and composting programs. You will also coordinate complex program activities, gather and report relevant data, and advise city leadership on planning activities.

Candidates for the Sr. Planner - GIS position should possess a bachelor’s degree in Planning, Public Administration, or a related field, along with at least five years of relevant work experience. Proficiency in GIS software, particularly ESRI ArcGIS, is preferred, alongside strong analytical, communication, and project management skills.

A successful Sr. Planner - GIS at the City of Fort Worth should be proficient in ESRI ArcGIS for mapping and data analysis. Additional familiarity with MS Office, Adobe InDesign, and other graphic design software will be valuable for creating reports and visual materials to support planning activities.

In the Sr. Planner - GIS role at the City of Fort Worth, you will contribute to environmental protection by managing programs that promote sustainable practices and engaging with the community through educational outreach. Your work in data analysis and spatial mapping will help inform critical planning decisions that protect natural resources and enhance community health and safety.

The work environment for a Sr. Planner - GIS at the City of Fort Worth involves collaboration in a supportive team setting. With regular hours from Monday to Friday, there may occasionally be evening or weekend events. The position focuses on professional growth and continuous improvement, ensuring that you have the resources to make a positive impact in the community.

When answering this question, focus on specific projects where you've used ESRI ArcGIS. Discuss the types of analyses you conducted, the tools you utilized, and the outcomes you achieved. Highlight any unique insights you provided through your mapping efforts.

Share your methodology for long-range planning, emphasizing your research and data analysis skills. Discuss how you gather stakeholder input and evaluate community needs, and provide examples of plans you developed and the impact they had.

Discuss your organizational and communication skills. Explain how you keep stakeholders informed, resolve conflicts, and ensure everyone’s input is considered. Provide an example of a project where collaboration played a key role in its success.

Mention your strategies for staying informed, such as attending professional conferences, subscribing to relevant publications, or networking with local regulatory agencies. This demonstrates your commitment to compliance and continuous learning.

Share a specific program you developed or improved, discussing your role, the challenges you faced, and the results achieved. Highlight the sustainable outcomes and how they were measured.

Talk about your methods for engaging the community, such as workshops, surveys, or direct outreach. Explain how you tailor your educational messages to different audiences and any successes you've had in promoting understanding of planning initiatives.

Provide an example where your analysis significantly influenced planning strategies or recommendations. Describe the data, the trend, your analysis process, and how it informed decision-making.

Discuss your time management skills and tools you use to stay organized. Provide an example of a time you faced multiple deadlines and how you successfully managed your workload to meet them.

Talk about the metrics and evaluation methods you use. Illustrate this with examples of how you assessed a program's success and implemented changes based on feedback.

Describe your writing process or tools you utilize for creating technical documents. Share your experience with reporting findings or preparing presentations for various stakeholders.