Senior Planner

Senior Planner

The City of McMinnville is hiring a Senior Planner. Serves in a lead capacity providing direct assistance to the Community Development Director, as a subject matter expert, in the performance of all aspects of a variety of complex land use planning work in such areas as land use, community development, cultural, special planning studies, urban design and architecture, transportation planning, and code and policy development.

Assists in implementing regional planning initiatives in coordination with other local, state, and federal agencies. The Senior Planner is the advanced journey-level classification within the Planner series and serves as a team leader, project coordinator and resource for other planners to access. This position provides technical information and interprets laws, ordinance, rules and regulations for land developers and the public.

The Senior Planner conducts research and prepares detailed analyses and recommendations for land use issues. This position is required to perform complex and challenging specialized functions with minimum direction and supervision.

This recruitment will remain open until filled. For best consideration, please apply by the first review date on Monday, September 21st. Interested in other planning opportunities with the City? We are currently recruiting for both a Senior Planner and an Associate Housing Planner. If your qualifications align with one or both positions, we encourage you to review both postings on our jobs page and apply for any position(s) that best match your experience and career goals.

The City of McMinnville offers a complete benefits package to full-time employees including health/dental/vision insurance, Voluntary Employees' Beneficiary Association (HRA-VEBA,) Flexible Spending Account, life and long-term disability insurance (city-paid and supplemental,) paid holidays, floating holidays, vacation leave, sick leave, an Employee Assistance Program, 457(b) deferred compensation plans, and employer-paid participation in the State of Oregon Public Employees Retirement System (PERS.) These benefits packages may vary between bargaining unit members (union) and general service (non-union) employees.

McMinnville police officers are represented by Teamsters Local 223. For more detailed information about benefits, please review our Employee Handbook.