Job description

Are you a passionate about doing work that matters and making a difference in your community within a fun and supporting workplace? Do you have direct experience reviewing a multitude of plan submittals for compliance with regulatory requirements and looking to use your skillset to solve non standard problems and creating processes for favorable outcomes? Do you enjoy working with complex zoning issues and helping development applicants navigate through large complex projects? The City and County of Denver’s Community Planning and Development Department (CPD) is seeking a talented and motivated Senior Development Project Administrator to join our Development Services Project Coordination work group, leading the approval process for new development projects. This position offers excellent work/life balance, unmatched benefits, and a pension plan for life! If this sounds like a fit, we invite you to apply today!

Benefits:

· Four (4) Medical plans to choose from, Dental, Vision Insurance

· Pension Plan for LIFE (DERP)

· 457 (b) Retirement Plan

· PTO – over 3 weeks in your first year

· 11 paid holidays

· Student Loan Forgiveness

· Short Term and Long Term Disability

· HSA/FSA

· Family Leave Benefits

· Life Insurance

· Employee Assistance Program

· Education Refund Program; Learning and Development Opportunities; Courses and Career Development Resources; Employee volunteer program

-Visit denvergov.org/jobs to find out more about all the amazing benefits and reasons to work for the city that you love!

BUILDING COMMUNITY: Denver Community Planning and Development is responsible for visionary city planning and ensuring safe, responsible, sustainable building. CPD regulates planning, zoning, development and maintenance of private property in Denver. We’re working hard to make Denver a great place to live, work and play. Visit DenverGov.org/CPD

The Development Services Division of the Community Planning and Development Department coordinates and administers Denver’s building, fire, and zoning codes through review, permitting, and inspection of all new development projects in Denver. Through each of these critical roles, Development Services helps to implement the city’s vision for an outstanding Denver.

The successful candidate for the Senior Development Project Administrator position will direct and manage the coordinated review process for major development projects, including the complex coordination of large, multi-phased, neighborhood scale projects. This position provides a single point of contact (from project inception to completion) that ensures that the entire review and approval process is timely, well-coordinated, efficient and predictable with the focus on successful project outcomes. Projects are assigned based on size and scale, geography, complexity, and the needs of the customer.

Senior Development Project Administrators meet with customers early in the conceptual stages of the development process to provide critical information about milestones and critical paths for the developer. They are responsible for managing the project, providing project updates, resolving conflicts between policies, codes and regulations across internal city departments and agencies and external entities, such as, Denver Water and Xcel Energy, and to track and document the history of a project through the review and approval process. Senior Development Project Administrators are not expected to be advocates or expeditors, but rather project management liaisons leading and managing the review process with an emphasis on achieving successful outcomes.

Schedule - Hybrid, 3 days per week in office. 9/80 flex optional after completing six month probation.

Some of the day-to-day responsibilities include:

• Overseeing the Associate Project Administrator and coordinated multi-agency review team, to ensure design review and approvals are completed accurately and effectively
• Maintaining a focus on exceptional customer service focused on efficiently assisting development projects through the development review and approval process
• Managing large scale and multi-phased developments through various infrastructure, site planning, and subdivision phases
• Coordinating with City Agencies and Departments to ensure implementation of city plans, regulations and policies through the review process, including assisting with development of zoning code amendments, Urban Design Standards and Guidelines, open space and parks plans, infrastructure design, Development Agreements, and capital improvement review
• Providing urban design review and guidance for projects within Design Review Districts
• Managing the review responsibilities across a wide variety of assigned projects within the Project Coordination team
• Facilitating the coordinated review process across agencies resulting in conflict resolution and final project approvals
• Be involved with applying relevant codes, focused on successful place-making to create well-designed outcomes through review of development plan proposals

Reviewing development permit applications for completeness, accuracy, conformance to applicable regulations and coordination/distribution of applications for review by appropriate section/agencies within established timeframes

• Balancing multiple projects of different scopes and scales, ability to work closely with other city departments/agencies and external agencies to manage customer expectations
• Documenting decisions, outcomes, and approvals of development project proposals

Research shows that women and people of color are less likely to apply for a position if they do not meet almost 100% of the desired skills. Please note this is not necessary! If you meet the minimum requirements below and have a passion for the work, you are encouraged to apply.

Ideal Candidate Summary:

· Five years of direct experience reviewing a multitude of site plan submittals for compliance with building and zoning codes, design standards and guidelines when applicable, and a thorough knowledge and understanding of architectural, site planning/engineering and development principles, practices, and procedures. This includes experience managing large, multi-phased development projects

· Strong analytic capabilities, experience in development review and development codes

· Knowledge and understanding of architectural, site planning and development principles, practices, and procedures

· Experience with professional city planning and regional planning

· Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills

· Ability to communicate effectively – verbally and in writing

· Efficiently demonstrates excellent time/work management skills

· Works well under pressure and able to multitask

· Self-motivated and motivated to help others

· Ability to work as part of a team to support both internal and external customers

We realize your time is valuable, so please do not apply unless you have the following minimum qualifications:

· Education: Bachelor’s Degree in City or Regional Planning, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Construction Management, Public Administration, Business, or a related field

· Experience: Five (5) years of professional experience reviewing development projects, rezoning, or amendment requests

· Education/Experience Equivalency: One (1) year of the appropriate type and level of experience may be substituted for each required year of post-high school education. Additional appropriate education may be substituted for the minimum experience requirements

To be considered for this position, you must include the following on your job application (upload the attachment(s) to the Resume/CV section on the My Experience tab):

· Cover letter

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $75,000.00 - $98,603.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Relocation assistance
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Denver, CO 80202

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