Site Development Admin I

Douglas County, CO; Castle Rock (CO); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Douglas County is seeking a Site Development Admin I in Castle Rock, CO, to support the Department of Community Development's planning services. The role focuses on ensuring development conforms to zoning resolutions, building codes, and county policies while coordinating reviews of various projects and permits.

The position requires at least an Associate’s degree with relevant planning experience and a strong understanding of zoning regulations.

Qualifications

• Requires an Associate’s degree in a related field.
• At least one year of experience in planning, zoning, regulatory interpretation, landscape design, or related field.
• Combination of education, training, and experience may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Ensures compliance with zoning regulations, building codes, plat restrictions, and planned development guide standards through review of permit applications and related documents.
• Performs field evaluations on commercial, office, industrial, and multi-family projects and addresses inconsistencies between plans and site conditions.
• Provides final approval of Certificates of Occupancy and Compliance for commercial and multi-family structures.
• Ensures safety measures during construction phases and develops site-specific safety plans to mitigate risk.
• Processes sign permit applications and issues approvals based on compliance.
• Inspects signs post-installation for compliance with permits.
• Processes administrative variance requests and writes staff assessments.
• Assists with special projects and related tasks.
• Prepares required reports and maintains logs and records.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Planning

Regulatory interpretation

Zoning knowledge

Education

Associate’s degree in related field

Job description

Site Development Admin I

Employment Type: 0 - Full-time Regular
Pay Range: $55,364.00 - 83,046.00
Location: Castle Rock, CO
Overtime Exempt: N
Elected Office / Department: DEPT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

This is moderately complex work in the Planning Services Division of the Department of Community Development assuring that commercial, office, industrial, multi-family residential, and single-family residential construction and development is completed in accordance with the Douglas County Zoning Resolution, other County policies and regulations, and other State and local regulations.

Generally, the hiring range is $55,364-$69,205 annually. Qualifications, education and experience as it relates to the position will be taken into consideration when determining hiring salary.

Your future is important to us. Douglas County offers a comprehensive benefits package — including medical,dental, vision, and retirement plans — plus a wide range of additional resources to support your health, growth, and overall well-being.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensures compliance with zoning regulations, building codes, plat restrictions, and planned development guide standards through review of building permit applications, site plans, surveys, engineers’ letters, and other compliance documents.
• Performs field evaluations on commercial, office, industrial, and multi-family residential projects and initiates solutions and remedial action to address inconsistencies related to plan approval versus actual site conditions.
• Provides final approval of Certificates of Occupancy and Compliance for commercial and multi-family residential structures.
• Ensures safety measures are in place for developments through the construction phases. Develops unique, site-specific safety plans to mitigate risk of injury to the public on phased developments.
• Process sign permit applications by reviewing them against County regulations and approving their issuance as appropriate based on compliance with applicable standards.
• Inspects signs after their installation to ensure that they have been installed in accordance with approved permits.
• Process administrative variance requests by reviewing applications against established approval criteria, suggesting alternative mitigation measures, coordinating referrals, and writing a staff assessment.
• Assist with special projects and related project work.
• Prepare required reports and maintain necessary logs and records.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• This position requires an Associate’s degree in a related filed.
• A minimum of one year of experience in planning, zoning, regulatory interpretation, landscape design, or a related field.
• A combination of education, training, and experience may be considered.

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, & REGISTRATIONS

A valid Colorado Driver’s License is required within 30 days of hire.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Closing Date: 9/18/2026 4:59PM MST. Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until a suitable candidate is selected.

In the event of an emergency/disaster in or near the County, all County employees are expected to make every effort to be available to assist the County Manager, Elected/Appointed Officials and Department Directors to ensure the continued operation of any and all necessary County functions. This may mean being available to perform additional duties and hours beyond what is normally required. In the event that an exempt employee does work more than 40 hours a week in support of County operations during an emergency, such employee may receive overtime or other appropriate wage compensation in accordance with existing County policies or at the discretion of the County.