Planner I -- Internal Only -- Current Employees of the City are Eligible to Apply

This entry level professional urban planning work is performed under the direction of the Growth Management Director. The Planner I would concentrate on Building Permits, tree removal permits, ROW vacations, easement vacations, lot line adjustments, wetland alteration permits, escalated customer service inquiries, short-range planning such as development review assistance and other duties as assigned. The incumbent may also assist the Growth Management Director in supervising consultants, setting departmental goals and objectives and carrying out special projects as may be assigned by the Director. The work is semi-routine; most tasks are covered by procedures or precedents, but some latitude is permitted to consider the most appropriate method, technique or procedure to follow. Work involves differing situations requiring the use of judgment in searching for solutions or new applications within one’s known experience. Contacts with others require skills in understanding and influencing people when implementing urban planning projects, discussing and resolving related issues, and presenting and defending recommendations and decisions.

Requires a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in urban planning, architecture, public policy, or related area of study and one (1) or more year of planning experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.  Previous municipal government is preferred.

Possession of a professional planning certification or obtained within one year of hire is preferred, with either the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP), Congress for New Urbanism (CNU), American Institute of Architects (AIA), or the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) or similar equivalent.