Senior Planner

The Development Division is responsible for the review of all commercial and residential minor and major subdivisions, residential and commercial building and grading permits, and Site Development Plans for compliance with adequacy of facilities, parking, subdivision, zoning, and landscape ordinances, along with Federal, State, and local environmental regulations. Additionally, the Development Division is responsible for the review, tracking and decision on all modifications to the subdivision regulations, modifications for permits being reviewed by the Division and provides comments to the Zoning Section on most variance and special exception applications.

The Critical Area Team conducts the review of all Development Division projects that fall within the Critical Area for compliance with all applicable State and County regulations. This posting will be used to fill a Full time, Permanent, Senior Planner position on the Critical Area Team in the Development Division of the Office of Planning and Zoning.  This is advanced professional and technical work in the field of urban planning, program management and/or development coordination, review and management.

NATURE AND VARIETY OF WORK: The incumbent is responsible for project management, technical studies, planning and drafting legislation involving land use, transportation, environmental resources or urban design. Work may also include project management of site plan review, zoning and subdivision regulation, and coordination of interests inherent to the land development process. Work may involve managing and reviewing the work of other professional and technical staff members engaged in special projects that necessitate the expertise of several disciplines and/or specialty program aspects.