Planner, Senior

Job Overview

We are seeking an experienced, motivated, highly qualified, and creative professional whose strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with the public will help advance our department's goals of promoting economic vitality and adaptability in a fast paced and challenging environment.

The Development Services Department is comprised of six divisions:
Customer Service One Stop Shop, Planning, Engineering, Building Safety, Aquifer Protection, and Code Compliance. The objective for the Community Development Department is to guide development of the County through effective measures of planning, design review, construction plan approval, code compliance, and environmental health to preserve and enhance quality of life for residents.

• An employer that values each employee and prioritizes a work experience that provides ample time for stress reduction and work‑life balance.
• Paid vacation and sick leave: 15 vacation days accrued annually starting day one; 18 vacation days after three years; 20 vacation days after five years.
• Ten paid holidays + one paid floating holiday.
• 13 sick leave days accrued annually starting day one.
• Paid sabbaticals every five years: two‑week sabatical after five years; three‑week after ten; four‑week after fifteen; four‑week sabaticals every five years after fifteen years.
• Comprehensive wellness program (quarterly wellness challenges, vision exams and optometry onsite, vaccination clinics, onsite mammogram and prostate screening events, skin cancer screening onsite, biometrics and health screening onsite, financial health and retirement planning events onsite & online, fitness resources onsite sessions like yoga and tai chi).
• Retirement plans with generous employer contributions – guaranteed lifetime benefit.
• Variety of top tier affordable medical plans – six different medical plans to choose from; some plans with zero employee premium cost.
• Dental and vision plans.
• Tuition reimbursement program.
• Alternative work schedules, telehealth, qualified employer for Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, employee assistance, ongoing training & development options, civil service leave, van pool options, short‑term disability (employer paid), basic life insurance (employer paid), flexible spending accounts for dependent care and medical expenses, suite of voluntary benefits including additional life, accident, critical illness & cancer insurance.

Review and process rezoning, planned area developments, comprehensive plan amendments, and related development requests. Provide customer service, perform basic file research and records maintenance, and perform complex research and planning studies under general supervision.

• Review and process rezoning, planned area developments, comprehensive plan amendments, and related development requests; maintain planning documents and codes.
• Review land use and development proposals, site plans, subdivision improvement plans for compliance with zoning code requirements.
• Research files, maintain records and filing systems, update computer database and website.
• Manage research and planning studies.
• Provide customer service and answer public inquiries; explain guidelines, procedures, policies, and applicable statutes and ordinances governing planning and zoning processes.
• Provide information and assistance on county codes, land development regulations, zoning issues, application process, procedural issues; research customer concerns and initiate problem resolution.
• Process applications for concept review and review plans for landscape revisions.
• Review and evaluate field sites; coordinate pre‑application review and submittal process.
• Maintain absolute confidentiality of work‑related issues, customer records, and restricted county information.
• Perform other related duties as required.

• Bachelor's degree in Urban Planning or Geography.
• Two (2) years of professional planning experience, or an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• Knowledge of the county comprehensive plan, zoning code, and development regulations.
• Knowledge of principles of application permitting and plan…