CITY OF PHILADELPHIA PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT

3E05
CITY PLANNER 4

Specialties
( Analysis ) ( Area Design ) ( Bilingual ) (Economic Development ) (Environmental Planning ) (Project Planning ) ( Urban Design )

GENERAL DEFINITION

This is supervisory planning work within the City Planning Agency, responsible for guiding the physical and environmental development of the city, or in a large operating department responsible for planning, developing, and implementing an aspect of the city's environmental program. An employee in this class, plans, assigns, reviews and coordinates the activities of lower level planners in the area of specialization. Interacting with other agencies, community and business groups and individuals is significant to the work.

ALLOCATING FACTORS:
(The following conditions must be met for a position to be approved for this class.)


TYPICAL EXAMPLES OF WORK (ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY)

ALL SPECIALTIES

ANALYSIS SPECIALTY

AREA DESIGN SPECIALITY

BILINGUAL SPECIALTY

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT SPECIALTY

ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING

PROJECT PLANNING SPECIALTY

URBAN DESIGN SPECIALTY


REQUIRED KNOWLEDGES, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

KNOWLEDGE OF:

ABILITY TO:


MINIMUM ACCEPTABLE TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE
(The following statement represents the minimum training and experience standards which will be used to admit or reject applicants for tests. Applications submitted by candidates for this class will be reviewed based on training and experience requirements as approved on 1/02.)

EDUCATION

ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALTY

AND
GENERAL EXPERIENCE
AND
SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE

EDUCATION

BILINGUAL SPECIALTY

URBAN DESIGN SPECIALTY

AND
GENERAL EXPERIENCE
AND
SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE

EDUCATION

OTHER SPECIALTIES

AND
GENERAL EXPERIENCE
AND
SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE

OR

Any equivalent combination of education and experience determined to be acceptable by the Personnel Department that has included completion of a bachelor's degree as an educational minimum and the specific experience as indicated above.

NOTE:

Completion of Master's degree program in a field determined to be appropriate to the area of specialization will be considered equivalent to both the bachelor's degree as stated above and up to two years of the general experience required.

PHYSICAL AND MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS


PAY RANGE:
EP23
Class Established: 3/73

Spec. Revision:
CSC: 9/01, Ad Board: 1/02

SK/sb


END OF JOB CLASS SPECIFICATION - 3E05