Senior Planner - Statewide Development & Policy Lead

The State of New Hampshire; Concord (NH); On-site; USD 43,000 - 59,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Retirement plan

Life insurance

Wellness program

Job summary

The State of New Hampshire, Department of Business and Economic Affairs, Office of Planning and Development, seeks a Senior Planner for a full-time vacancy in Concord. Responsible for leading planning initiatives, coordinating with state and local partners, and guiding the development plan with strong project management and GIS expertise.

Minimum qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree with 4.5 years of related experience or an equivalent combination, plus a valid driver’s license.

Qualifications

• Education and experience must be in land use or urban planning, geography, public policy/law, public administration, community development, architecture, landscape architecture, or a related field.
• Bachelor’s degree and 4.5 years of experience or equivalent combination of 8.5 years of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Functions as a project manager reporting to the OPD Administrator on updating and maintaining the State Development Plan.
• Proficiently applies advanced and long-range planning principles to statewide initiatives with broad impacts.
• Works with diverse stakeholders including municipalities and state agencies on land use planning and related policies.
• Leads research and design of planning studies and reports.
• Collaborates on GIS design and NH GRANIT data projects.
• Supervises the Assistant Planner and provides mentorship to staff.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Planning

Collaboration

Public policy

Budgeting

GIS

Education

Bachelor’s degree + 4.5 years of experience

8.5 years of education/experience post-high school

AICP certification (preferred)

Tools

NH GRANIT

Job description

The State of New Hampshire, Department of Business and Economic Affairs, Office of Planning and Development, seeks a Senior Planner for a full-time vacancy in Concord. Responsible for leading planning initiatives, coordinating with state and local partners, and guiding the development plan with strong project management and GIS expertise.

Minimum qualifications include a Bachelor’s degree with 4.5 years of related experience or an equivalent combination, plus a valid driver’s license.