POSITION SUMMARY

Provides comprehensive planning assistance for City neighborhoods; conducts development and design reviews; encourages citizen participation; serves as information liaison between City government and the community.



Department: City Planning (www.pittsburghpa.gov/dcp)

Salary: $50,065 - $55,744 per year.

Union: This position is included in the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Local 2719 bargaining unit and will be filled in accordance with the provisions of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.

Union Bid Form: None required. Your application for this position will serve as your union Bid Form.

Civil Service Classification: Non-Competitive.

REQUIREMENTS

General Application Requirements:



You must submit or show proof of all of the following at the time of filing your application (unless otherwise indicated below) or your application will be disqualified. Disqualifications based on any of these General Application Requirements are not subject to a Civil Service appeal. A completed online City of Pittsburgh Employment Application, including your online Employment Profile Data (Education and Work Experience).

Completed online City of Pittsburgh Supplemental Form questions for this position.

A resume, to be submitted online.

Applicants must become residents of the City of Pittsburgh prior to employment and remain a resident throughout employment.

A current, valid Class C Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Operator's License is required to be presented and verified prior to appointment and must be maintained throughout employment. Written requests for a special accommodation on the basis of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act will be considered by the Department of Personnel and Civil Service Commission on an individual basis. NOTE: The City of Pittsburgh, as a matter of policy, conducts pre-employment and promotional background investigations on all candidates being considered for positions. The background investigation includes but is not limited to criminal background, driver's license and City of Pittsburgh real estate tax payments. Candidates may be disqualified from consideration from employment based on the results of their background investigation (as it relates to the job for which the applicant is being considered).



NOTE: Candidates being considered for employment will be required to submit official transcripts to verify of their post-secondary education (college/university, trade school, etc.) prior to being hired by the City of Pittsburgh. Transcripts must be submitted at the time of any/each job interview you have with the City of Pittsburgh.



Qualifying Requirements:



Your City of Pittsburgh application will be reviewed and your work experience and education/training will be evaluated to determine if you meet the qualifying eligibility requirements listed below for this position. You will be sent an eligibility letter regarding your eligible/ineligible status. WORK EXPERIENCE : The application must clearly show two (2) years of full-time planning and design experience in a public sector setting with a community-based organization and/or with an urban planning and design consulting firm or in another design-related setting (Full-time is defined as 32 hours or more per week. Less than full-time experience will be calculated on a pro-rated basis).

: The application must clearly show two (2) years of full-time planning and design experience in a public sector setting with a community-based organization and/or with an urban planning and design consulting firm or in another design-related setting (Full-time is defined as 32 hours or more per week. Less than full-time experience will be calculated on a pro-rated basis). EDUCATION/TRAINING : The application must clearly show a Master's Degree in Urban Planning, Urban Design, Architecture, Public Administration, Public Policy and Management, Community Organizing or a related field. (See NOTE under the General Application Requirements Section above regarding the verification of education/training).

: The application must clearly show a Master's Degree in Urban Planning, Urban Design, Architecture, Public Administration, Public Policy and Management, Community Organizing or a related field. (See NOTE under the General Application Requirements Section above regarding the verification of education/training). EQUIVALENCY: Education/training and/or work experience may be substituted on a year for year basis if the application clearly shows the required number of years to meet the Total Qualifying Requirement for this position (based on the sum of work experience and education/training listed above). The Total Qualifying Requirement is eight (8) years. (See NOTE under the General Application Requirements Section above regarding the verification of education/training).

CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS

If you meet the qualifying requirements listed above, you will be sent a letter of admission (when applicable) for the following examination(s). You must pass the written and/or performance examination(s) in order to have your name placed on the official Civil Service eligibility list for this position. Candidates who receive job offers must pass a medical examination (when applicable) prior to start date. Written : None required for this position.

: None required for this position. Performance : None required for this position.

: None required for this position. Medical: None required for this position.

POSITION DUTIES