What you will bring to the Precinct

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in City Planning, Civil Engineering, or an applicable academic discipline or other related field from an accredited college or university.

Experience:

• At least five (5) years of county, city, or regional planning experience.

Licensure:

• Valid Texas State Driver's License.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Proficiency in Microsoft software applications such as Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Experience with the development of county, city, corridor, transportation plans, multimodal and access management plans, congestion management, safety, parks, resiliency, or bicycle-pedestrian plans.

• Experience in project management and in contracts for transportation planning studies

• Experience with ArcGIS and/or similar data mapping programs. 

• Strong communication and presentation skills. 

NOTE: Qualifying education, experience, knowledge, and skills must be documented on your job application. You may attach a resume to the application as supporting documentation but ONLY information stated on the application will be used for consideration. "See Resume" will not be accepted for qualifications.

Position Type and Typical Hours of Work:

• This is a full-time position.

• Days and hours are typically Monday - Friday, 7:00 am – 4:00 pm.

• At times after-hours and weekend work is required.

• Availability to work all shifts, weekends, after-hours, events, and holidays.

• Assistance with Disaster Recovery efforts including extended hours and temporary job location reassignment.

Physical Requirements:

• This position includes standard office work which may require remaining stationary and working at a computer workstation for long periods of time.

• At times files or boxes must be transported weighing up to 15lbs. It also includes fieldwork which may require driving to and walking through active job sites and/or undeveloped areas containing uneven and sloped surfaces.

Work Environment: 

• This position may operate in an indoor professional office environment and/or outdoor environment. 

• Exposure to various and extreme weather conditions, temperature variations, loud noises, and possible dangerous chemicals could be encountered.

What you get in return

You will be surrounded by coworkers who bring their best to work each day. Passionate people that want to make a difference in the communities Precinct One serves along with Harris County as a whole.

Harris County employees receive a competitive salary plus medical, dental, and vision insurance at no cost to the employee after the first two months of full-time continued employment. Vacation, sick time, and floating holidays allow our employees to recharge and balance work and personal time. Mandatory participation in our retirement program allows employees to save for retirement. Various other benefits and discounts lead to the satisfaction and engagement of our employees.

About Precinct One

There are four precincts in Harris County. The four elected commissioners, along with an elected county judge, serve as members of Harris County Commissioners Court, the administrative head of the county’s government.

With approximately 1.1 million residents, Harris County Precinct One is a diverse, urban precinct that covers 363 square miles. Precinct One’s multi-racial, multi-ethnic population is roughly 39 percent African American, 37 percent Latino, 18 percent Anglo, 5 percent Asian and 1 percent other.

Precinct One stretches south to Brazoria County and reaches into eastern and northern sections of Harris County. The Precinct’s territory includes a large section of Downtown Houston, including the Downtown Harris County Courthouse Complex, Toyota Center, Minute Maid Park, and the Shell Energy Stadium. Other notable landmarks include the 263-acre NRG Park Complex and the renowned Texas Medical Center. The Precinct is also the higher educational home to Houston Community College, Rice University, Texas Southern University, the University of Houston, and the University of St. Thomas. Precinct One manages more than 20 parks, 11 community centers, numerous hike-and-bike trails, three maintenance service centers and several area offices, all of which provide an array of services to Precinct One residents.

How to apply

If this job sounds interesting, you meet the required qualifications and you can see yourself working for Precinct One in our Development & Infrastructure Division, we invite you to apply.

Employment may be contingent on passing a drug screen and meeting other standards. 
 Due to a high volume of applications positions may close prior to the advertised closing date or at the discretion of the Hiring Department.