Sr. Planner - Historic Preservation

Pay Range: $34.45 - $44.79/hr. | $71,661 - $93,159 annual compensation

Job Posting Closing on: Thursday, March 12, 2026📅

Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities, and Find Out More!

The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of over 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.🌆

The Development Services Department seeks to make Fort Worth the most livable city in Texas by promoting orderly growth and development, safe construction and neighborhood vitality. We are looking for individuals that reflect our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability.

A Sr. Planner job with emphasis on Historic Preservation is available with the City of Fort Worth (Development Services Department / Zoning and Design Review Division). The Zoning and Design Review Division oversees the following functions for the city: assessment and recommendations for zoning, site plans, plats, annexations, street and alley vacations; tree removal; variances, special exceptions, and waivers; historic preservation;

urban design; code amendments to the Zoning and Subdivision Ordinances;
Council‑initiated zoning and special reports; zoning determinations including legal nonconformity; reasonable accommodations; and collaboration with other city departments on the production of small area and corridor plans.

The Division manages the following boards and commissions comprised of City Council‑appointed citizens:
City Plan Commission;
Zoning Commission;
Board of Adjustments;
Urban Design Commission;
Historic and Cultural Landmarks Commission; and Downtown Design Review Board. Additionally, the Division is responsible for leading the Development Review and Annexation Review Committees, which are comprised of city staff.

Reporting: The Sr. Planner will report to a Planning Manager. This position is responsible for leading projects that involve a high level of critical analysis and may be politically sensitive. The ability to collaborate, organize and obtain information from internal and external stakeholders is paramount. While the position has no formal supervisory duties, the position may be tasked to assist with providing guidance and oversight of subordinate staff in the Planning Manager’s absence.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in Planning, Historic Preservation, Architectural History, History, Architecture, Urban Planning or Design, Public Administration, Urban Geography, or a closely related field meeting the Secretary of the Interior’s Professional Qualification Standards
• Five (5) years of experience in planning, urban design, zoning, platting, historic preservation, annexation, tree preservation, landscape design, architecture, and/or site plan review
• For this job description, there is no applicable education substitution for the minimum qualifications

• Experience as a planner directly responsible for projects involving historic preservation, zoning, platting, urban design, annexation, tree preservation, landscape design, architecture, and/or site plan review including application of adopted preservation standards and guidelines
• Experience with the entitlement and development review process, with demonstrated knowledge of Federal, State, and local laws applicable historic preservation and design including zoning, subdivision, design review
• Experience preparing for and presenting to Boards and Commissions including historic preservation or design review bodies
• Accreditations in the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP), Congress for New Urbanism Accredited (CNU‑A), AIA (American Institute of Architects) and/or ASLA (American Society of Landscape Architects)
• Recent experience…