Pay Range: $24.67/hr. - $30.83/hr. hourly compensation
Job Posting Closing on: Friday, March 28, 2025
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 Zoning Plans Examiner job is available with the City of Fort Worth Development/Zoning.
A Zoning Plans Examiner is responsible for reviewing site plans, landscape plans, building elevations, and construction plans for signs to determine compliance with the zoning ordinance and to an extent the building and subdivision ordinance. On a daily basis, they communicate with builders and citizens regarding zoning ordinance regulations and plan submittal requirements. A Zoning plans examiner must possess the ability to problem solve and utilize critical thinking skills while reviewing Zoning permits. Must ensure they maintain a professional attitude in working with our customers and internal staff. This position would be ideal for candidates who are interested in urban planning as it incorporates the entry-level skills needed to be proficient in that field of expertise.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Associates Degree
- Two (2) years of of city building inspection, plans examination, construction field, landscape architecture, forestry experience or related field.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in Planning, Urban Planning or Design, Public Administration, Urban Geography, or a related field.
- AICP and/or CNU certifications.
- Recent experience utilizing GIS to formulate maps and perform data analysis.
- Recent experience with SketchUp or similar 3D design software and Adobe Creative Suite.
- Microsoft Office skills.
- Fluency in speaking and writing in Spanish.
The Zoning Plans Examiner job responsibilities include:
- Exceptional customer service when assisting our customers via email, phone calls or Webex in assisting with plan submittal requirements, and potential or current zoning compliance issues.
- Interpreting and applying the Zoning and Sign Ordinances for purposes of plans examination within established departmental guidelines.
- Providing assistance with site plans, application submittals, calculations, and interpreting the Zoning Ordinance to building contractors, architects, engineers, staff and the general public.
- Time management and performance skills; must prioritize and manage time effectively to meet or exceed departmental expectations while working a hybrid schedule of in the office and remotely. Create processes and timelines for getting tasks done to ensure completion of all assigned tasks.
- The capacity to make informed decisions independently, self-mange and self-motivate to succeed.
- The ability to work closely and assist co-workers when needed, to ensure that our team is successful in meeting its goals.
- Entering all plans examination and application data into computer system. Updating and retrieving data to determine status of application and issues permits.
Physical Demand
Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically require touching, talking, hearing, seeing, grasping, standing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, walking, repetitive motions, climbing, balancing, pushing, pulling and lifting.
Working Conditions
Light Work – Depending on assignment, positions in this class typically exert up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly having to move objects. If the use of arm and/or leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for the Sedentary Work category and the worker sits most of the time, the job is rated Light Work.
Conditions of Employment
The City of Fort Worth is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. It is the policy and practice of the City to recruit, hire, train and promote a diverse workforce without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or another non-merit factor.
The City of Fort Worth is committed to full compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.
Candidates who do not meet the Education requirement, may be considered if they have more relevant work experience than the position requires. Those selected for employment will be required to pass Pre-Employment checks depending on the position requirements. Those could include, but are not limited to: criminal background check, drug screen, education verification, etc. criminal convictions will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Employees are paid by direct deposit only.
