Planner/Planner Senior

Are you a self-motivated, detail-oriented individual with strong GIS skills? Are you ready to be a liaison and point-of contact between our area field offices, land asset team, county attorneys, stakeholders and the public? This position oversees, manages and keeps track of the department's land use needs, including but not limited to easement processing and recording, miscellaneous lease processing and recording, recreational and shoreland lease billing (initial, late, delinquent taxes and cancellations), and exchanges. As a Land and Minerals Planner/Planner Senior, we need you to you ensure projects are meeting local, county and state requirements. 

A Planner/Planner Senior in this role will have the following responsibilities:

• Coordinate and oversee land transactions and encumbrances.
• Respond to inquiries from the public related to land transactions and encumbrances.
• Plan and conduct research to determine feasibility of land transactions and encumbrances.
• Facilitate the execution of lease contracts, easements, authorizations, and permits. 
• Conduct historical research related to land ownership, encumbrances and other documents of record.
• Obtain the necessary approvals, releases and other statutory requirements, as needed. 
• Act as a liaison with departmental staff and other departments/municipalities for land transactions and encumbrances completion.
• Provide professional planning work involving the development and implementation of short- and long-range planning programs in an assigned functional area of the County.

Note: Responsibilities do not include urban planning. Experience in investigating and reviewing land records and titles is preferred. 
 

Distinguishing Features of Work:

Planner:
An employee in this class is responsible for assisting in the development and administration of short- and long-range planning programs. Duties include assisting in recommendations regarding policies, procedures, regulatory documents, services and other improvement projects or programs in a specialized area of assignment. The work is performed under the direction of assigned supervisory staff.

Planner Senior:
An employee in this class is responsible for planning, designing, developing, coordinating, implementing, monitoring and administration and evaluation of assigned functional area. Duties include project management; developing plans and specifications, initiating requests for bids, and contracts; site design, survey and preparation; inspection of construction/installation projects; assisting in the administration of assigned programs; reviewing and evaluating services and programs; developing recommendations for program, policy, service, or budget changes; communicating with and educating the public on related state and department policy and programs; and working independently with local units of government on project/program implementation. Work direction may be exercised over staff in lower classifications.  The work is performed under the direction of assigned supervisory staff.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - Planner (Pass/Fail):

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s degree.
• Possession of a valid driver’s license.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - Planner Senior (Pass/Fail):

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with Bachelor’s degree AND four (4) years full-time paid verifiable professional experience in the assigned functional area; OR a Master’s degree AND two (2) years full-time paid verifiable professional experience in the assigned functional area; OR four (4) years as a Planner, and the recommendation of the director of the department.
• Possession of a valid driver’s license.

Note: If the successful candidate possesses the above qualifications, they may be considered, at the discretion of the hiring authority, for appointment at the Planner Senior level. This would be determined at the time a job offer is extended.