Senior Planner

Salary range is $81k to $170k with a midpoint of $118k. New hires typically receive between minimum and midpoint, however, we may go slightly higher based on experience, internal equity and market.

Sound Transit also offers a competitive benefits package with a wide range of offerings, including:

• Health Benefits:
  
  We offer two choices of medical plans, a dental plan, and a vision plan all at no cost for employee coverage; comprehensive benefits for employees and eligible dependents, including a spouse or domestic partner.
• Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Retirement Plans: 401a - 10% of employee contribution with a 12% match by Sound Transit; 457b - up to IRS maximum (employee only contribution).
• Paid Time Off:
  Employees accrue 25 days of paid time off annually with increases at four, eight and twelve years of service. Employees at the director level and up accrue additional days. We also observe 12 paid holidays and provide up to 2 paid floating holidays and up to 2 paid volunteer days per year.
• Parental Leave: 12 weeks of parental leave for new parents.
• Pet Insurance.
• ORCA Card:
  All full-time employees will receive an ORCA card at no cost.
• Tuition Reimbursement:
  Sound Transit will pay up to $5,000 annually for approved tuition expenses.
• Compensation Practices:
  We offer competitive salaries based on market rates and internal equity. In addition to compensation and benefits, you'll find that we provide work-life balance, opportunities for professional development and recognition from your colleagues.

Under general direction from the Current Planning Manager, develops and implements Current Planning policy, strategy and process in support of Sound Transit's capital project development; in close coordination with local jurisdiction counterparts, manages work products and deliverables to achieve critical objectives including development and implementation of permitting plans, facilitation of capital project development review and achievement of development code compliance, divergences, or amendments (as needed), capital project entitlement (including related agreements such as Development Agreements and Staff Resource Agreements), and satisfaction of entitlement conditions;

ensures that all applicable land use approvals are in place to support the timely completion and operation of Sound Transit's projects as assigned.

The following duties are a representative summary of the primary duties and responsibilities. Incumbent(s) may be required to perform some, or all, duties listed and may be required to perform additional, position-specific duties.

• Provides oversight of Current Planning on capital projects within assigned geographic area(s); performs daily management of project activities, staff and consultants; manages, negotiates, and oversees the scope of work and deliverables for multiple interdisciplinary teams and consultant contracts supporting complex development review and land use approvals.
• Performs policy and regulatory program analysis regarding development review, land use approvals, and related high-capacity transit project issues; researches the viability of existing development codes and regulations; performs risk assessments associated with land use approvals; evaluates emerging trends and policy impacts and identifies needs for new land use code development, revisions, or policy changes, and recommends courses of action.
• Develops recommendations and regulatory strategies with authorities having jurisdiction to streamline permit processes for major capital projects; negotiates land use approval process and terms with local government agencies to facilitate Sound Transit's Agency-wide goal of reducing capital project delivery time frames.
• Manages Current Planning processes to successfully achieve needed project development review and land use and zoning approvals. Assists assurance of development code compliance across assigned Sound Transit project work packages while maintaining project schedule, budget, and scope.
• Provides oversight, coordination, and support in the preparation and assembly of multiple regulatory…