Community Planner

Full Job Description

Want to contribute to reimagining and beautifying nationally important public spaces? Solve planning challenges?

Envision modernizing places while preserving the historic landscape of the nation's capital? Be an Urban Planner at NCPC!

Collaborate on impactful, multifaceted initiatives such as Pennsylvania Ave, Southwest Redevelopment, Commemoration, Federal Workplace, Capital Improvements and more through strategic analysis, urban design, project review, plan development, and public engagement.

THIS POSITION HAS A BASIC EDUCATION REQUIREMENT. ALL APPLICANTS MUST MEET THIS REQUIREMENT IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED. Applicants must meet one of the following requirements: 1.

Degree: community planning; or related field such as urban affairs, architecture, landscape architecture, engineering, sociology, geography, economics, political science, or public administration that included at least 12 semester hours in the planning process, socioeconomic and physical elements of planning, urban and regional economic analysis, and development finance.

Note: Applicants with degrees in related fields, such as those listed above, who do not have the 12 semester hours of specified course work must have had at least 1 year of work experience in community planning acquired under the supervision and guidance of a community planner.

OR 2.

Combination of education and experience: courses equivalent to a major in one of the above disciplines, or a combination of related courses totaling at least 24 semester hours in any combination of the above disciplines of which at least 12 semester hours were in the planning process, and socioeconomic and physical elements of planning, plus appropriate experience or additional education.

IN ADDITION TO THE BASIC REQUIREMENT, APPLICANTS MUST HAVE THE FOLLOWING SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: At the GS-09 level- Applicants must have at least 52 weeks of experience, equivalent to at least the next lower grade level of GS-07, conducting planning research and analysis and preparing reports using technical planning and design tools.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community, student, social).

Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment.

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Major Duties:

As a Community Planner GS-0020-9, your typical work assignments may include the following under supervision: 1.

Assisting in preparing plans and supporting the review of projects in accordance with Commission policies. 2.

Preparing summaries, narrative statements, and analysis of components of technical planning reports, physical plans, and recommendations on plans and project proposals related to planning topics, such as urban design, land use, zoning, transportation, security, commemoration, historic preservation, and development.

3. Conducting site visits and consultation meetings with federal, regional, and local partners to consult on plans and projects. 4.

Conducting planning research and analysis and preparing reports in support of Commission activities, using technical planning and design tools. 5.

Maintaining positive, collaborative relationships with interdisciplinary team members to coordinate and consult on the research, planning, and design of projects in the National Capital Region (NCR).