Microsoft Senior Planner

Company: American Planning Association Washington Chapter
Location: Redmond
Posted on: September 13, 2020

Job Description:

Employer:  City of Remond

Job Type:  Full Time, Limited Duration

Job Number: 2000566

Division: Planning

Salary:  $82,056 - $110,772 Annually

Location:  Redmond, WA

Opening Date:  08/10/2020

Closing Date:  08/23/2020

Job Description:

JOIN REDMOND!: This is a limited duration position with an anticipated contract duration of four (4) years. Microsoft is planning a multi-year campus refresh project for their main campus in Redmond, Washington. The project will include 18 new buildings, 6.7 million square feet of renovated workspace and $150 million in transportation infrastructure improvements as well as new public spaces, green spaces, and sports fields. The Microsoft Refresh Project has a projected completion date of Summer 2024. Once complete, Microsoft's main campus will consist of 131 buildings with enough room to support its 47,000 existing employees and up to 8,000 more future employees. The Microsoft Senior Planner candidate possesses the minimum qualifications listed below.

Job Duties:

Develop and implement program and project assignments to advance the City's vision and interests;

Formulate, organize and implement program activities and improvements;

Plan, organize and implement to meet deadlines and quality expectations;

Define, conduct, and interpret qualitative and quantitative analysis;

Present recommendations and resolve issues in public settings involving diverse groups of audiences;

Facilitate public outreach and community development meetings, including those that may be controversial;

Utilize principles, practices, regulations and techniques as they relate to urban design site design, land use, urban planning and design, environmental management;

Apply applicable federal, state and local codes, ordinances, laws and practices;

Review complex development plans and proposals for conformance to City codes with limited supervision;

Work independently and as part of a team;

Effectively prioritize and resolve issues;

Establish and maintain effective working relationships with citizens, public officials City staff and design professionals.

Experience/Qualifications/Knowledge/Skills:

Education and Experience

Bachelor's degree in urban planning, urban design and development, architecture, landscape architecture, geography, environmental science, natural resources management, transportation, public policy, engineering or related discipline.

Master's degree preferred.

Four (4) to six (6) years of professional experience in the above fields; or any combination of education and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities.

Supplemental Information:

External applicants: If you complete your role on the Microsoft Refresh 2018 project, you will receive a three-month severance payment. If you accept a regular status position without a break in service, you will not receive the severance payment. Internal applicants: If selected, you will voluntarily give up your regular status rights and become a Limited Duration employee. If you complete your role with the Microsoft Refresh 2018 project, you will have no rights to your regular status position and will be separated, but you will receive a three-month severance payment. If you accept a regular status position without a break in service, you will not receive the severance payment.BENEFITS:In this Limited Duration position, you will receive full benefits.For More Information: Redmond, Washington has been Microsoft's home since 1986. Microsoft is once again investing in Redmond's future by partnering with the City to modernize its main campus. Watch the Microsoft Refresh video to see the vision for the campus transformation.

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