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Job Description
Planner II
at The City of Fort Worth
Environmental Services
Pay Range: $28.84- $33.16/hr. | $59,984 - $68,981 annual compensation
Job Posting Closing on: Thursday, October 30, 2025
Workdays & Hours: Monday - Friday 8 am - 5 pm; Some evening/weekend work required.
Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities. Find Out More!
The City of Fort Worth is the 12th largest city in the U.S. and the fastest growing among large cities. 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. We are seeking individuals who reflect our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.
A Planner II job is available with the City of Fort Worth Environmental Services Department. Environmental Services works to safeguard the environment and foster sustainable, thriving neighborhoods through education and engagement with the community to manage waste, advocate for health and safety, and reduce incidents of environmental pollution. This position serves as a Keep Fort Worth Beautiful coordinator, leading and assisting multiple large-scale, public-facing projects throughout the year and maintaining the organization's programs. This position is also part of the Planning & Analytics team, supporting data-driven initiatives through data analysis, metrics gathering, GIS mapping, research, and local environmental and neighborhood-level studies. The successful candidate must be able to use computer software and technology to support the overall planning process, which includes development, implementation, and evaluation/measurements of plans, and possess excellent interpersonal skills to work with a diverse set of internal and external customers.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in Planning, Urban Planning or Design, Geographic Information Systems, Architecture, Geography, Landscape Architecture, Historic Preservation, Archaeology or Architectural History, Real Estate Development, or a related field
- Two years of experience in planning, urban design, or a related field
Preferred Qualifications:
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills to foster positive relationships with internal and external partners
- Experience or interest in leading and supporting outreach and education activities and events on behalf of Keep Fort Worth Beautiful and the Environmental Services department
- Strong writing and editing skills for developing a variety of public-facing and internal documents
- Skilled in comprehensive data analysis, statistics, data visualization, and presentation of results in written and oral presentation methods
- Project management skills and the ability to work collaboratively to manage multiple programs, projects, and initiatives
- Proficiency in MS Office software; GIS, Adobe InDesign, or other document layout and graphic design software
The Planner II job responsibilities include:
- Gathers and reports pertinent data relevant to planning activities and provides professional assistance to supervisory and management staff.
- Researches and analyzes data to identify trends or needs, and makes recommendations or develops strategies to address needs.
- Assists Senior Planners in performing special studies in program evaluation and compiles statistical data.
- Develops and reviews City ordinances and other documentation related to environmental planning.
- Educates residents and community members on environmental topics and City resources.
- Works closely with the Keep Fort Worth Beautiful Coordinator to serve as a team lead for programs and initiatives.
- Other duties include fulfilling daily and short-term project requests, technical writing (to include grants and reports), project evaluation and implementation, program management, and data management.
Working Conditions and Physical Demand as stated on the official City job description
Sedentary Work - Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, a negligible amount of force frequently, and/or or constantly having to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.
Apply Now! Come be part of something special in Fort Worth.
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.
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ABOUT THE COMPANY
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City of Fort Worth
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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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