Senior Planner

Senior Planner

Nestled along the shores of the Puget Sound and just a scenic ferry ride from Seattle, the City of Bremerton offers an exceptional blend of career opportunity and quality of life. From the vibrant Harborside district—featuring the Kitsap Conference Center, waterfront hotels, dining, and the Port of Bremerton Marina—to the creative energy of the Bremerton Creative District and Quincy Square, there's something here for everyone.

Enjoy local attractions like the Puget Sound Navy Museum, stroll the waterfront Bremerton Boardwalk, or relax at Harborside Fountain Park. Cross the iconic Manette Bridge to explore charming shops and cafés, or unwind at Evergreen Rotary Park. Outdoor enthusiasts and golfers alike will appreciate the city-owned Gold Mountain Golf Course, while arts and culture thrive at venues like the Admiral Theatre and events such as the Bremerton Blackberry Festival.

With its strong sense of community, natural beauty, and growing opportunities, Bremerton is an ideal place to build your career and make a lasting impact—explore our openings and discover your future here.

We are seeking an experienced Senior Planner to assist in complex long-range planning efforts, including comprehensive plan updates, land-use policy development, and the creation of zoning regulations that shape the community's future growth and development. Reporting to the Planning Manager, administers and performs complex community development work programs, plans, studies, and planning processes. Work requires considerable independence in selecting courses of action and resolving complex or unique issues within established department policies, procedures, and codes.

Work is performed under limited direction and reviewed in coordination with the Planning Manager to ensure effective plan development and compliance with division goals, policies, and regulations as determined by the Director of Community Development.

Positions in the Senior Planner classification are distinguished from other planner classifications by the greater degree of responsibility for supervisory, technical, administrative, and public policy functions within the department's work program. The position requires advanced communication, collaboration, and customer service skills to support coworkers, elected officials, customers, and community members in manner that represents the interests of the Department and City.

The following duties are intended to illustrate the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements does not exclude them from the position.

Long-Range Planning & Policy Development.

• Assists in preparation, amendment, and implementation of the Comprehensive Plan, subarea plans, development regulations, functional plans, and other long-range planning initiatives.
• Prepares professional staff reports, recommendations, and supporting analyses for review and decision by the Planning Commission, City Council, and Hearing Examiner.
• Formulates planning programs by analyzing background information, developing plan concepts and goals, organizing public participation, coordinating with other departments and local, state, regional, and federal agencies, and preparing substantive and defensible information to support planning decisions.
• Identifies and evaluates proposed and amended legislation, regulations, policies, and ordinances affecting community development; recommends changes as appropriate; and drafts and presents proposed ordinances and policy amendments to the Planning Manager, Director, Hearing Examiner, Planning Commission, and City Council.
• Designs, prepares, and delivers presentations to the Planning Commission, City…