Associate Planner

Position overview

Examples of duties

• Assist with long-range planning coordination and implementation of guiding policies.
• Review development projects, application proposals, and technical information.
• Prepare correspondence, technical reports, written recommendations, and graphic displays.
• Research planning problems and analyze land-use, economic, social, and environmental data.
• Process use permits, development plans, and coastal permits.
• Assist citizens with zoning and land-use issues.
• Serve on city and citizen committees and present items to the Planning Commission and City Council.
• Coordinate and assign duties to other planners when assigned.

Minimum qualifications

• Three years of increasingly responsible professional planning experience are required.
• One year of related professional experience in environmental work, geology, or GIS may substitute for one year of planning experience.
• A bachelor's degree in planning, geography, or a related field from an accredited college or university is required.

Knowledge and abilities

• Knowledge of city planning, zoning, community development, research methods, site design, geography, statistics, and applicable laws and regulations.
• Ability to analyze technical and statistical information and prepare clear reports.
• Ability to communicate with public officials, developers, landowners, contractors, the public, staff, and consultants.
• Ability to interpret land-use and physical-feature maps, negotiate development solutions, and lead other planners.
• Ability to maintain records, work independently, follow instructions, and establish effective working relationships.

Desirable qualifications

• A master's degree in planning is desirable.
• Full membership in the American Institute of Certified Planners is desirable.

Working conditions

• The work is performed in an office environment with extensive public contact and exposure to computer screens.
• Essential functions may require prolonged sitting and standing, speaking and hearing, and visual acuity for reading specifications and drawings.

Compensation

• The stated salary range is $82,572 to $110,724 USD yearly.