Senior Planner

POSITION: Senior Planner

DIVISION: Operations

DEPARTMENT: Planning

UNION/GRADE: Unit 9/Grade 23

BASIC PURPOSE:

Provides professional support to projects of the Planning Department. Provides support and analysis to develop and assemble information for the master plans, business plan, and monthly Yellow Notebook (Management Indicators) and the Quarterly Orange Notebook (Key Indicators of MWRA Performance) through coordination with staff throughout the agency. Assists with research, report design and production of other MWRA reports or official documents as necessary. Provides assistance as needed with research on planning topics.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED:

Works under the direct supervision of the Senior Program Manager, Master Planning.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED:

None. May provide guidance to lower level staff and interns.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Coordinates with MWRA staff throughout the agency to develop, assemble and evaluate information for inclusion in the monthly Yellow Notebook and Quarterly Orange Notebook. This includes reviewing the quality, appropriateness, and graphical presentation of the information and making suggestions to update or change material presented.
• Prepares planning reports and analyses for senior management on waterworks and wastewater systems and facilities, climate change adaption and mitigation, and greenhouse gas emissions.
• Provides assistance as needed with research on technical planning or engineering topics and assembles and summarizes the information for review and use by others.
• Assists with the management of professional services contracts as requested, including preparing scopes of services, and participating in consultant selection procedures, and reviewing consultant performance.
• Participates in the updating and review of the Master Plan and the Business Plan.
• Attends meetings with outside parties as requested as an MWRA representative with regulatory agencies or boards, community agency, staff, citizens and other public groups.
• Assists as requested with the reviews of environmental documents and plans for non-MWRA projects that may affect MWRA facilities and/or planned projects.
• Develops informational materials on regulations or permitting issues for other MWRA staff.
• Coordinates with other MWRA staff to comment on new or changing environmental regulations or policies.
• Supervises interns and junior staff performing planning projects.

SECONDARY DUTIES:

• Performs other related duties as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education and Experience:

• A Bachelor Degree in regional planning, environmental planning, environmental sciences, engineering or science or other related field; and
• Three (3) to five (5) years experience in planning, water and/or wastewater operations or engineering; or
• Any equivalent combination of education or experience.

Necessary Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of MWRA operations related to water and wastewater projects is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to manage projects.
• Demonstrated data analysis skills and ability to coordinate complex reporting system.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain productive working relationships with outside parties and to work effectively as part of an inter-disciplinary team.
• Familiarity with computers, including MS Office Suite, Adobe Acrobat, and other information systems.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Solid time management skills.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

A valid Class D Massachusetts Motor Vehicle Operators License.

TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT USED:

Office equipment as normally associated with the use of telephone, personal computer including word processing and other software, copy and fax machine.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, feel or operate objects, including office equipment or controls and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in an office environment. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderately quiet.

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Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, sex or gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or veteran status.