Sr. Facilities Planner

Pay Range: $78,326 - $101,824 annual compensation Job Posting Closing on: Tuesday, August 25, 2026 Workdays & Hours: Monday – Friday 8am – 5pm Benefits for this position include: 11 Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Pension Plan, Professional Development Opportunities, and much more. The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of nearly 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability. A Sr. Facilities Planner job is available with the City of Fort Worth, Property Management Department – Facilities Planning. The Sr. Facilities Planner will manage and supervise activities and operations necessary to develop, implement, and track facility planning and facility usage initiatives for various City Departments. The Sr. Facility Planner must have the ability to manage, prepare, conduct, and/or coordinate the preparation of detailed planning and design projects using broad knowledge in architectural and engineering disciplines for diverse operations such as police and fire functions, libraries, community centers, recreational facilities, administrative facilities, etc. Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree in architectural, engineering, urban planning, or related field. Five (5) years of responsible experience in management of facility planning, facility design, facility management, master planning, space planning, or other related fields Two (2) years of administrative and supervisory experience Valid Texas Driver’s License Ability to pass Criminal Justice Information System (CJIS) background clearance Preferred Qualifications: Knowledge of Engineering/Architectural drafting and design tools, construction techniques, maintenance techniques and engineering/architectural principles Knowledge of building trades such as carpentry, electrical, mechanical, plumbing and roofing Knowledge of database tools and suite of MicroSoft programs, example: Word, Excel, Adobe Acrobat Knowledge of City of Fort Worth codes and construction Knowledge of pertinent Federal, State and local laws, codes Knowledge of working contracts, construction plans and specifications The Sr. Facilities Planner job responsibilities include: Supervises staff, which includes prioritizing and assigning work; conducting performance evaluations; ensuring staff is trained; ensuring employees follow policies and procedures; maintaining a healthy and safe working environment; and, making hiring, termination, and disciplinary decisions or recommendations Develops and maintains strategic facility master plan which includes mid to long range facility capital improvement plans which will optimize the use of existing facilities, identify new facility requirements, and propose achievable strategies to meet those facility requirements Develops and implements a process to identify potential future facility projects, including both scope and estimated costs, establish a ranking process for prioritizing projects across various uses, forecast fiscal resources that could be used to program these facilities, and itemize proposed projects in a mid-term (5-year) and long term (20-year) strategic facilities master plan Creates and implements facility space standards that provide the best solution for providing suitable working spaces for the various users throughout the city - uses these standards as the baseline for evaluating all facility renovation and new construction projects in the schematic design phase Manages, prepares, conducts, and/or coordinates the preparation of detailed planning and design projects using broad knowledge in architectural and engineering disciplines. Develop options, layouts, cost estimates, site approvals, economic analyses, construction alternatives, justifications, and impact statements to support recommended facility planning projects. Prepares…