Park Planner

Pay Range: $31.52 - $40.98/hr. | $65,563 - $85,232 annual compensation

Job Posting Closing on: Tuesday, November 24, 2026 📅

The City of Fort Worth is one of the fastest growing large cities in the U.S. Our employees serve the needs of over 1,000,000 residents, promoting our values of exceptional customer experience, mutual respect, embracing our diversity, continuous improvement, ethical behavior, and accountability. 🌆

A Park Planner position is available with The City of Fort Worth Park & Recreation Department Park Ops Division. The Parks & Recreation Department maintains nearly 300 parks and public spaces citywide as well as providing recreational activities and educational programming that makes Fort Worth a great place to live, work, and play. This is a full-time position with benefits.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in Landscape Architecture or a related field
• One (1) year of responsible experience in landscape architecture and parks/recreation design
• Valid Texas driver’s license

Preferred Qualifications:

• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams & SharePoint) computer skills
• E-builder Accela and Adobe Acrobat, GIS
• Additional education, knowledge, experience and/or certification as it relates to the position
• Prior experience with plan review, construction, landscape architecture, irrigation systems, and collaboration across multi-disciplinary teams

The Park Planner job responsibilities include: 

• Reviews plans, coordinates construction of city projects; and reviews construction to ensure compliance with designs
• Manages project log, inspections status updates and project documentation and descriptions; reviews plans; work with developers and contractors on design; negotiates terms and conditions; writes contract proposals; and reviews construction documents
• Reviews engineering drawings and technical specifications; and provides detailed cost estimates of proposed projects
• Participates in the implementation of goals, objectives, policies and priorities; and implements resulting policies and procedures
• Identifies opportunities for improving methods and procedures of design and construction projects; identifies resource needs; reviews with appropriate management staff; and implements improvements
• Coordinates and reviews the work plan for assigned construction project; monitors workflow; reviews and evaluates methods and procedures; and meets with employees to identify and resolve problems
• Reviews construction plans, documents and specifications for compliance with codes and for technical accuracy
• Provides technical assistance to other departments; and prepares and presents staff reports and other correspondence as appropriate and necessary
• Performs other related duties as required
• Adheres to assigned work schedule as outlined in the Department and City attendance policies and procedures; ensures all behaviors comply with the City’s Personnel Rules and Regulations

Working Conditions and 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; depending on assignment. Incumbents may be exposed to moving mechanical parts, odors, dusts, poor ventilation, chemicals, oils, extreme temperatures, inadequate lighting and intense noises.

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.

Apply Now! Come be part of something special in Fort Worth. 🌟

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.