Job Description
Pay Range: $78,326 - $101,824 annual compensationJob Posting Closing on: Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Workdays & Hours: Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm
Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities, and much more.
The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of nearly 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.
A Sr. Facilities Planner job is available with the City of Fort Worth, Property Management Department - Facilities Planning. The Sr. Facilities Planner will manage and supervise activities and operations necessary to develop, implement, and track facility planning and facility usage initiatives for various City Departments.
The Sr. Facility Planner must have the ability to manage, prepare, conduct, and/or coordinate the preparation of detailed planning and design projects using broad knowledge in architectural and engineering disciplines for diverse operations such as police and fire functions, libraries, community centers, recreational facilities, administrative facilities, etc.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in architectural, engineering, urban planning, or related field.
- Five (5) years of responsible experience in management of facility planning, facility design, facility management, master planning, space planning, or other related fields
- Two (2) years of administrative and supervisory experience
- Valid Texas Driver's License
- Ability to pass Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) background clearance
Preferred Qualifications:
- Knowledge of Engineering/Architectural drafting and design tools, construction techniques, maintenance techniques and engineering/architectural principles
- Knowledge of building trades such as carpentry, electrical, mechanical, plumbing and roofing
- Knowledge of database tools and suite of MicroSoft programs, example: Word, Excel, Adobe Acrobat
- Knowledge of City of Fort Worth codes and construction
- Knowledge of pertinent Federal, State and local laws, codes
- Knowledge of working contracts, construction plans and specifications
The Sr. Facilities Planner job responsibilities include:
- Supervises staff, which includes prioritizing and assigning work; conducting performance evaluations; ensuring staff is trained; ensuring employees follow policies and procedures; maintaining a healthy and safe working environment; and, making hiring, termination, and disciplinary decisions or recommendations
- Develops and maintains strategic facility master plan which includes mid to long range facility capital improvement plans which will optimize the use of existing facilities, identify new facility requirements, and propose achievable strategies to meet those facility requirements
- Develops and implements a process to identify potential future facility projects, including both scope and estimated costs, establish a ranking process for prioritizing projects across various uses, forecast fiscal resources that could be used to program these facilities, and itemize proposed projects in a mid-term (5-year) and long term (20-year) strategic facilities master plan
- Creates and implements facility space standards that provide the best solution for providing suitable working spaces for the various users throughout the city - uses these standards as the baseline for evaluating all facility renovation and new construction projects in the schematic design phase
- Manages, prepares, conducts, and/or coordinates the preparation of detailed planning and design projects using broad knowledge in architectural and engineering disciplines. Develop options, layouts, cost estimates, site approvals, economic analyses, construction alternatives, justifications, and impact statements to support recommended facility planning projects. Prepares annual facility capital project requests and prepares facility project packages suitable for development of future bond programs
- Acquires and maintains current information necessary for successful facilities planning including compiling a comprehensive list of all City facilities, including owned and leased, across all City departments and funding sources. Use state of the art technology to implement a new system to make information available to multiple outside users in real time by incorporating data into a new GIS-based solution
- Provides support to the Assistant Property Management Director - Facilities and other assigned senior and executive management staff; and serves as a primary contact on issues and programs related to the Facility Planning group
Working Conditions & Physical Demands
- Light Work - Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, walking, repetitive motions, climbing, balancing, pushing, pulling and lifting; depending on assignment. Incumbents may be exposed to moving mechanical parts, odors, dusts, poor ventilation, chemicals, oils, extreme temperatures, inadequate lighting and intense noises.
- Light Work - Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly having to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for the Sedentary Work category and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated Light Work.
**Applicants for this position must pass a Criminal Justice Information Systems (CJIS) fingerprint-based background check and maintain CJIS eligibility. Due to CJIS requirements related to system access, the following will result in being disqualified for this position: Felony Convictions, Felony Deferred Adjudication, Class A Misdemeanor Conviction, Class B Misdemeanor Convictions in the last 10 years, Class A Misdemeanor Deferred Adjudication, Class B Misdemeanor Deferred Adjudication in the last 10 years, an Open Arrest for Any Criminal Offense (Felony or Misdemeanor), and ALL Family Violence Convictions regardless of class.**
Conditions of Employment
The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.
The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.
Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.
Closing Date/Time: Tuesday, August 25, 2026
City of Fort Worth
(817) 392-7750The Community
The City of Cowboys & Culture is known for its Texas hospitality. The stunning and sprawling City of
Fort Worth is one of the fastest-growing cities in the U.S. And it’s no wonder — With great neighborhoods, scenic terrain and a rich history of arts and culture, paired with world-class opportunities for business and education, it’s not only fun to visit Fort Worth, it’s even more rewarding to call it home.
Fort Worth truly offers all the benefits and amenities of a bustling metropolitan city, while keeping the small- town charm that keeps it unpretentious and charismatic in all the right ways. Designated as one of America’s “Most Livable Communities” by the Partners for Livable Communities, the city truly offers a melting pot of culture, commerce, community and yes, cowboys.
There are over a dozen remarkable districts full of treasured history among modern luxuries and unique places to have fun, making it the No. 1 tourist destination in Texas and welcoming more than 9.4 million visitors annually.
Being one of the fastest-growing among large cities in the country, Fort Worth has received multiple accolades, including number one downtown (Livability), and the second-best City in the nation for job seekers (Forbes). Our employees serve the needs of over 900,000 residents representing culturally diverse communities.
Exciting Growth & Future Development
One of the most fascinating aspects of the City of Fort Worth is its almost unprecedented growth over the past several years. Both in terms of population and industry, and as the 12th largest city in the United States, Fort Worth is truly booming — which presents both challenges and opportunities to truly develop this city in the right way. Every 30 minutes a new person moves to Fort Worth, so we’re looking for candidates who can embrace an evergrowing and changing environment and improve on it with solutions that work for the entire community of Fort Worth.
Mission
We are working together to build a strong community that others can look to as a pillar of unity and excellence. Through grassroots efforts within the community, and large scale construction and transportation plans that continue to add the infra- structure a growing city like Fort Worth needs, we’ll provide the public services our community requires to continually cultivate the unique city we call home.
Vision
Fort Worth’s vision is to be the most livable and best managed city in the country. We’ll do this by taking care of our citizens, implementing the highest quality standards in our schools, continually improving the neighborhoods we thrive in and the facets of the city that make our town so unique.
Benefits That Are Well Worth It
The City of Fort Worth continues to be dedicated to its employees’ well-being by providing competitive health benefits, a well-rounded wellness program and a Zero Accident Philosophy® workplace. All regular full-time employees and those employees who work 30–39 hours per week are eligible for all City of Fort Worth Benefits. Part-time employees who work 20–29 hours per week are eligible for dental, basic life insurance, supplemental life insurance, flexible spending accounts, 457 Deferred Compensation plan and other voluntary benefits.
Medical Program
The City offers two plan options through Meritain Health, an Aetna company.
The Health Center Plan – Offers employees and their family’s
primary health care services that are 100% completely free and unlimited. Employees can visit any one of the three City of Fort Worth Employee Health Centers and receive guaranteed same or next day appointments for sick visits. Also, services are available at any one of the five satellite locations that serves employees across the city.
The Consumer Choice Plan – Is offered to employees at no cost or low monthly premiums to cover eligible dependents and provides the financial benefits of a Health Savings Account (HSA).
• Preventative services are covered at 100% on both plans.
• Prescription Drug coverage including mail order pharmacy are also included.
Vacation
Eligible for 3 weeks of vacation: After successful completion of probationary period (usually
6 months), employees may take time off for rest, relaxation, vacation, illness, religious observances, and personal business.
Holidays
Available on the first day of employment, the city provides employees with paid holidays, including two personal holidays.
Wellness Program
The city’s Healthy Challenge Wellness Program rewards all full-time, benefit-eligible employees on the city’s health insurance. The Healthy Challenge Program utilizes a points system. Participants may earn points throughout the year (Jan. 1-Dec. 15) for completing specific program activities and participants can redeem points at the end of the year for a cash reward. By participating, individuals can earn $150, $200 or $250 by accumulating program points.
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