Junior Planner I: Public Policy & Growth Projects

Chelan County Comunty Development Dept.; Wenatchee (WA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental insurance

Retirement plan (DRS)

Paid holidays and leave

Job summary

Chelan County Community Development seeks a mid-level planner to support long-range planning, zoning amendments, and development regulation drafting. You will coordinate with staff, prepare staff reports, gather data, and present findings to the Director, Planning Commission, and public meetings.

As Planner II, you apply professional judgment to policy and regulatory issues, manage projects with consultants, track budgets, and ensure compliance with county codes while helping the public

Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of planning practices and land use codes.
• Advanced knowledge of planning issues such as rural planning, site design, transportation, housing, natural resources, economic development, computerized information systems, comprehensive planning, and land use regulation.
• Growth Management Act, SEPA, Shoreline Management Act and other State land use laws.
• Principles and practices of research and data collection of land use information.

Responsibilities

• Provides information to the general public, permit applicants, and public officials – over the telephone, at the counter, through e-mail, through mail, and at meetings – regarding the County’s land use regulations and policies.
• Serve as a project manager of a wide variety of development applications requiring discretionary County approval, for example: land use permits, shoreline permits, Planned Developments and subdivisions, including some complex and controversial projects.
• Reviews proposals for compliance with zoning and related regulations and comprehensive plan policies, coordinates with other departments and, prepares written staff reports, and makes recommendations to decision makers.
• Reviews development proposals and planning projects for compliance with the State Environmental Policy Act.
• Performs technical review of building and other code-regulated development permits to ensure compliance with zoning and related development regulations, comprehensive plan policies, and conditions of approval for prior discretionary development permits.
• Develops and implements public involvement programs.

Skills

Oral communication

Public relations

MS Office

GIS awareness

Flexibility

Education

Bachelor’s degree in planning or related field

Bachelor’s degree in planning, architecture, natural resources, government administration or related field

Tools

Windows

MS Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint)

GIS (ESRI)

Permits tracking software

Job description

Chelan County Community Development seeks a mid-level planner to support long-range planning, zoning amendments, and development regulation drafting. You will coordinate with staff, prepare staff reports, gather data, and present findings to the Director, Planning Commission, and public meetings.

As Planner II, you apply professional judgment to policy and regulatory issues, manage projects with consultants, track budgets, and ensure compliance with county codes while helping the public