Strategic Tribal Land Use Planner

Prairie Island; Minnesota; On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Prairie Island Indian Community seeks a Land Use Planner to lead planning for tribal trust and fee lands. You will evaluate proposals, coordinate multidisciplinary projects, and provide technical recommendations to leadership.

Role requires experience with planning regulations, strong communication, and GIS proficiency. Travel to project sites and meetings will be required; the position supports long-range planning and sustainability goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in urban and regional planning, land use planning, civil engineering, environmental planning, or a related field.
• 3–5 years of professional experience with complex development or infrastructure projects and multi-stakeholder coordination.
• Ability to interpret and apply planning regulations, policies, ordinances, and technical standards.
• Strong written, verbal, analytical, organizational, and public communication skills.
• Proficiency with GIS and common planning, mapping, document management, and office software.
• Sensitive to Native American culture and able to travel as required.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to travel to project sites and meetings.
• Pass drug screen and federal background check per relevant acts.

Responsibilities

• Maintain land use inventories, development data, infrastructure information, and planning maps.
• Support development and implementation of land use plans across trust and fee lands.
• Manage contracted engineering, surveying, environmental review and other technical services.
• Coordinate with tribal, federal, state, county, and municipalities on transportation planning.
• Coordinate with Public Works on water, wastewater, energy, and other utilities planning.
• Coordinate with Housing on land availability and infrastructure needs.
• Evaluate competing land use demands to protect productive lands for food sovereignty.
• Ensure planning recognizes cultural values, sacred sites, and historic properties.
• Track consultant budgets, invoices, schedules, milestones, and deliverables.
• Prepare planning studies, scenarios, maps, reports, and staff recommendations.

Skills

Public communication

GIS proficiency

Planning regulations interpretation

Multidisciplinary coordination

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in urban/regional planning or related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

GIS software

Office software

Mapping tools

Job description

Prairie Island Indian Community seeks a Land Use Planner to lead planning for tribal trust and fee lands. You will evaluate proposals, coordinate multidisciplinary projects, and provide technical recommendations to leadership.

Role requires experience with planning regulations, strong communication, and GIS proficiency. Travel to project sites and meetings will be required; the position supports long-range planning and sustainability goals.