Associate City Planner - Affordable Housing

Associate City Planner The City and County of Denver's Community Planning and Development Department (CPD) is seeking a highly motivated and organized individual with zoning plan review experience to join our Project Coordination Team as an Associate City Planner within the Affordable Housing Review Team (AHRT) program. 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 Affordable Housing Review Team (AHRT) is a successful program originally funded in the Mayor's 2022 budget focused on moving affordable housing projects through permitting faster while providing an exceptionally high level of customer service. This position will be integral to ensuring consistent and excellent service is provided to projects enrolled in the program. Additionally, the AHRT program is implementing a new expedited review process in compliance with State affordable housing regulations (i.e. Proposition 123). This position is intended to expand the current review capacity of the AHRT team and support more projects through due diligence and permitting. This position was specifically created through a federal HUD PRO Housing grant award. The Associate City Planner position will review plans for the construction of new Affordable Housing development projects. This responsibility includes reviewing, examining, and interpreting a wide range of construction documents and zoning permit applications for compliance with applicable codes, policies, and standards. This position works in conjunction with the Senior City Planner, providing exceptional customer service and problem solving to ensure that the entire review and approval process is timely, well-coordinated, well communicated, and predictable with the focus on successful project outcomes.

What You'll BringWe value diversity of ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, sexual identity, gender, religion, language, ability, and experience and exemplify this through the makeup of our team at all levels. You'll be right at home here if you cultivate strong relationships and push yourself, your work, the people around you and Denver to the next level. Our ideal candidate has some or all the following experience, skills, and characteristics: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interpret complex information, regulations, and development codes Experience with zoning (highly preferred), development review plan review, or other relevant planning, architecture, design, or development work Knowledge of architectural, site planning, and development principles, practices, and procedures Experience reading and interpreting site plans, blueprints, and construction documents Strong customer service and interpersonal skills, with the ability to explain complex or technical information clearly and constructively Strong organization, prioritization, and time management skills, including the ability to manage competing priorities and compressed deadlines Demonstrated ability to learn and apply new codes, processes, systems, or technical information Strong attention to detail and ability to produce accurate work in a fast-paced environment Ability to work collaboratively as part of a team and effectively support internal and external customers Efficiently demonstrates excellent time/work management skills; works well under pressure and able to multitask Experience with Bluebeam, AutoCAD, or similar plan review or drafting software Required Minimum Qualifications