Historic Preservation Planner

Historic Preservation Planner

Salary

$50.81 - $55.52 Hourly

Location

Professional Building

Job Type

Full-time

Job Number

00901

Department

Community Development

Division

Planning

Opening Date

06/18/2026

Closing Date

7/12/2026 11:59 PM Mountain

FLSA

Exempt

Bargaining Unit

MFPE

• Description
• Benefits

Position Summary

The City of Bozeman is now accepting applications for a Historic Preservation Planner to support our Community Development Team. This position supports the City's historic preservation program through planning reviews, community engagement, research, public presentations, and collaboration with boards, staff, and community partners to protect and promote Bozeman's historic resources.

This is your opportunity to make a meaningful difference in your community by joining the City of Bozeman! You will be part of a passionate team driving positive change while enjoying a fantastic benefits package. Full-time City of Bozeman employees receive top-tier benefits including 15 vacation days, 12 sick days, 12 holidays, 8 weeks of paid parental leave, potential for bilingual pay, excellent retirement options, comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans, discounted ski tickets and gym memberships, and much more!

Wage: $50.81 - $55.52 per hour DOE

Bargaining Unit: Montana Federation of Public Employees (MFPE)

Fair Labor Standards Act Status: Exempt

Work Week: Typically, Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm with occasional evening meetings required.

Examples of Essential Work (Illustrative Only):

• Provides input and coordinates the City's historic preservation program.
• Serves as a historic preservation advisor to department staff and members of the Development Review Committee in conducting development review and current planning activities.
• Prepares, reviews, and analyzes zoning applications, including preparing staff reports, improvements agreements and other applicable planning and legal documents.
• Catalogues and maintains historic properties inventory and preservation related documents for public access.
• Serves as a liaison to historic preservation, history and cultural heritage organizations, and other members of the public to promote historic preservation.
• Performs professional planning duties in the review and development of both small- and large-scale applications, policies and programs in support of the City's goals in alignment with private and public development.
• Develops, organizes and executes public presentations, lectures, printed and recorded material and other publicity and events promoting historic preservation and awareness of the community's historic resources.
• Gathers and analyzes data on land use, historic preservation, development and related subjects based on present and future conditions, including recommending solutions to problems or conflicts.
• Prepares staff analysis and presents to the Historic Preservation Advisory Board, the Community Development Board, and City Commission.
• Provides technical support to the City Commission, committees, and other advisory boards as needed.
• Administers municipal zoning development ordinances, including review of projects for compliance with said ordinances.
• Coordinates review of planned developments and the application process, including acting as project review manager from reception of applications to completion of projects.
• Develops planning-related applications on behalf of the City.
• Explains policies, procedures and regulations to the public, developers, business organizations, contractors, architects and related persons.
• Performs on-site inspections to determine conformance with approved plans.
• Prepares reports for public review, internal use or review by outside organizations, including graphics, to describe projects and program goals or activities.
• Prepares and makes presentations before citizen groups and commissions.
• Determines the appropriateness and validity of data for use in various projects and makes recommendations for additional data collection as needed.
• Coordinates the work of outside planning consultants by administering contracts, preparing Request for Proposal and Scope of Work, managing consultant selection, overseeing contract compliance, and approving payments.
• Utilizes a City vehicle to inspect building sites or attend events.
• Provides needed information and demonstrations concerning how to perform certain work tasks to new employees in the same or similar class.
• Processes applications wishing to use the City's Tax Abatement for Historic Preservation program.
• Keeps immediate supervisor and designated others fully and accurately informed concerning work progress, including present and potential work problems and suggestions for new or improved ways of addressing such problems.
• Attends meetings, conferences, workshops and training sessions and reviews publications and audiovisual materials to become and remain current on the principles, practices and new developments in assigned work areas.
• Responds to citizens' questions and comments in a courteous and timely manner.
• Communicates and coordinates regularly with appropriate others to maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of interdepartmental operations and activities.
• Performs other duties consistent with the role and function of this classification.

Minimum Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Historic Preservation, Planning, Urban Design, Architecture, or a closely related field, and
• At least 4 years' experience in planning, urban design, or development review, with at least two of those years in historic preservation related work, or
• Any equivalent combination of experience and training which provides the equivalent scope of knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work.
• Membership in American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) is preferred but not required.
• Must possess a current valid Driver's License and have the ability to obtain a Montana Driver's License within 60 days of employment.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Knowledge of or ability to quickly learn the function of services within the public sector, particularly within a municipal government.
• Knowledge of or ability to quickly learn current practices and procedures involved in City service delivery.
• Knowledge of or ability to quickly learn the overall functions, duties, and responsibilities of assigned department.
• Knowledge of the current principles and practices involved in urban planning and historic preservation.
• Knowledge of historic preservation theory, urban design, land use law, demographics, and architectural design.
• Knowledge of state and federal historic preservation statutes.
• Knowledge of the methods used for citizen involvement in planning projects.
• Knowledge of data gathering and research techniques.
• Knowledge or, or the ability to quickly learn Bozeman historic preservation regulations, zoning regulations, Bozeman Design Guidelines for Historic Preservation, as well as Montana Planning Statutes.
• Knowledge of the principles of cartography and geographic information systems (GIS), including the ability to utilize mapping software to analyze geospatial data, maintain historic resource inventories, and produce maps for public presentations.
• Knowledge of office practices, procedures, and equipment, including filing systems, electronic databases, and standard methods of communication.
• Ability to work independently with little supervision.
• Ability to deal with a wide range of persons, including situations in which individuals may be upset over some issues involved with City activities and policies.
• Ability to simultaneously apply multiple policies and programs to a single project.
• Ability to read, interpret, and understand architectural and engineering designs and specifications and topographic, geologic, hydrological, and vegetation maps and plans.
• Ability to make public presentations on complex planning designs and municipal operations and represent the organization in a professional capacity.
• Ability to safely operate and care for motor vehicles and/or assigned City owned equipment.
• Ability to communicate effectively with others, both orally and in writing, using both technical and non-technical language.
• Ability to understand and follow oral and/or written policies, procedures and instructions.
• Ability to prepare and present accurate and reliable reports containing findings and recommendations on all facets of planning operations.
• Ability to operate a personal computer using standard or customized software applications appropriate to assigned tasks.
• Ability to use logical and creative thought processes to develop solutions according to written specifications and/or oral instructions.
• Ability to perform a wide variety of duties and responsibilities with accuracy and speed under the pressure of time-sensitive deadlines.
• Ability and willingness to quickly learn and use new skills and knowledge brought about by rapidly changing information and/or technology.
• Demonstrates integrity, ingenuity, and inventiveness and the use of the appropriate levels of discretion in the performance of assigned tasks.
• Consistently performs assignments in accordance with the City's Core Values of Integrity, Leadership, Service and Teamwork.

Supplemental Requirements

• Offers for employment are conditional upon satisfactory completion of the conditional offer process including but not limited to a driving record history check, criminal background check, thorough reference checks, and a general internet search.

This is your opportunity to make a meaningful difference in your community by joining the City of Bozeman! You will be part of a passionate team driving positive change while enjoying a robust benefits package. Full-time City of Bozeman employees receive these best-in-class benefits:

• 15 Paid Vacation Days increases with years of service

• 12 Paid Sick Days

• 13 Paid Holidays

• 8 Weeks of Paid Parental Leave

• Bilingual Pay Incentive ($300/month)

• Excellent Retirement Plans

• Excellent health, dental, and vision insurance including a HDHP option providing 100% employer-paid family coverage.

• Annual Wellness Screening with participation incentives

• Discounted Bridger Bowl Ski Tickets

• Discounted Gym Membership

• Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program Eligible Employer

• Employer Paid Basic Life and AD&D Insurance for employees and dependents.

Employer Bozeman, City of (MT)

Address 121 N Rouse Ave.

Bozeman, Montana, 59715

Phone 406-582-2367

406-582-2970

Website https://www.bozemanmt.gov