Senior Planner - Remote Regulatory Reform & Strategy

Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control; Dover (DE); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Telework options

Flexible schedules

Job summary

Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) Division of Water seeks a Senior Principal Planner to provide cross‑program oversight and lead permitting reform and process improvement initiatives required under Executive Order 18.

The role updates environmental regulations, standardizes planning practices, and coordinates with federal, state agencies and stakeholders to measure program effectiveness.

Qualifications

• Experience applying planning principles to Regulatory Development and Permitting Reform.
• Experience interpreting the laws, rules, regulations and procedures in Environmental Policy & Economics.
• Experience planning, developing, implementing, managing and evaluating planning projects to meet objectives.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and assess data, problems, and issues and their impact on programs, plans or the current environment.
• Define and evaluate alternative uses of resources and anticipated costs/benefits for change.
• Develop recommended courses of action for public and private decisions in plans, policies, regulations or legislation.
• Formulate plans and policies to meet community needs.
• Develop, promote and market strategies for implementation of plans and programs.
• Build consensus with community leaders, customers, and stakeholders via negotiations and facilitation.
• Coordinate planning activities across state, regional, county and local levels; integrate with external entities.
• Provide technical assistance, training and education for managing change.
• Design and manage the planning process.
• Evaluate impact of plan implementation and loop findings back into planning processes.

Skills

Regulatory Reform

Environmental Policy & Economics

Planning Project Management

Job description

Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) Division of Water seeks a Senior Principal Planner to provide cross‑program oversight and lead permitting reform and process improvement initiatives required under Executive Order 18.

The role updates environmental regulations, standardizes planning practices, and coordinates with federal, state agencies and stakeholders to measure program effectiveness.