Principal City Planner

The City and County of Denver offers a competitive salary commensurate with education and experience. The salary range for this position is $93,/year.
** New hires are typically brought into the organization between $93,/year.
** We also offer generous benefits for full-time employees which include but is not limited to:
* Five (5) Medical Plans, Dental, Vision Insurance (effective within 1 month of start date)
* Pension Plan for Life (Employee contributes 8.45%, Employer matches %)
* 457 (b) Retirement Plan (no early withdrawal fee!)
* PTO (over 3 weeks in your first year) and 14 paid holidays
* Merit Increases
* STD, LTD, HSA, FSA, Life Insurance
* CARE Bank, Family Leave Benefits
* Employee Assistance Program, Employee Volunteer Program
* Tuition Reimbursement (up to $2000/year), We Qualify for Student Loan Forgiveness Program
* Learning and Development Opportunities;
Courses and Career Development Resources
* Eco Pass (unlimited free RTD bus/train rides)
Community Planning and Development (CPD) is seeking a highly organized, and collaborative expert to serve as the Principal City Planner to implement improvements to the Denver Zoning Code and Urban Design Standards and Guidelines. These improvements, identified by a regulatory diagnostic conducted in 2025, are intended to streamline regulations in an effort to increase housing affordability and enhance design outcomes.  This role will also oversee a comprehensive analysis and review of all development regulations and processes that impact entitlements for all development, with a focus on affordable housing across all city agencies, and advance identified regulatory and procedural changes.

This position is integral to fulfilling grant activities funded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), specifically related to PRO Housing Grant Activity 1:
Regulatory and Process Reform.

You will lead collaboration with various city departments and external stakeholders to ensure that comprehensive changes identified and implemented during the grant performance period. This role will be critical to delivering more housing, and more affordable housing in Denver.

** Support Additional Grant Activities
** Provide guidance and oversight to other PRO Housing grant activities as needed to ensure consistency with citywide plans and HUD requirements.
* Experience drafting or amending land use and regulatory codes, ideally with an understanding of housing policy and housing markets.
* Proven ability to lead complex regulatory or planning initiatives across departments or agencies with competing priorities.
* Strong organizational skills, including the ability to set priorities, manage resources, and deliver timely outcomes.
* Experience engaging diverse stakeholders—including city agencies, elected officials, and the public—and navigating politically sensitive discussions.
* Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to convey complex concepts to varied audiences.
* Education requirement:
Bachelor’s Degree in City or Regional Planning, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Historic Preservation, Engineering, or a related degree.
* Experience Requirement:
Six (6) years of professional planning experience.
Education/Experience Equivalency:
One (1) year of the appropriate type and level of experience may be substituted for each required year of post-high school education.
* Additional appropriate education may be substituted for the minimum experience requirements.
* License/

Certifications:

By position, requires a valid Driver's License at the time of application.
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