Planner 2

About the role

Under direction of the Planner Supervisor, acts as project compliance & fiscal coordinator over projects for the Facility Management Office.

Responsibilities

• Assists in preparation memoranda, professional services contracts, construction contracts, escrow agreements, addenda, agreements & other legal instruments for the Ohio Department of Public Safety (ODPS).
• Prepares bid tabulation worksheets, works with the designer &/or architect assisting in bid preparation & bid tabulation at bid opening.
• Tracks funds available &/or expenditures for construction projects & maintenance activity using OAKS, Excel spreadsheets & Facility Management Access database.
• Recommends actions pertaining to cost overruns, release of funds, fund transfers &/or related actions & updates Facility Management procedures as required.

Qualifications

Option 1
Completion of undergraduate core program or 24 mos. exp. in assigned program area (e.g., engineering, landscape architecture, rehabilitation, mental health technology, transportation, physical, behavioral & social science, urban or community planning, natural resources, business or public administration) AND 6 mos. trg. or 6 mos. exp. in operational, mathematical, analytical or statistical research methods used in conducting & documenting research studies AND 1 course or 3 mos. exp. in public relations AND 1 course or 3 mos. exp. in budgeting AND 1 course or 3 mos. exp. in technical writing or business communication.

Option 2
6 mos. exp. as Planner 1, 85311, in assigned program area.

Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above.

Assigned Program Area: Completion of an undergraduate core program or 24 months experience in Business Administration, Public Administration, or related field.

Benefits

• Multiple pay increases over your first years of service
• Free parking
• Free onsite gym and walking path
• Daycare on-site
• Cafeteria on-site

Pay & schedule

Compensation: $26.54 per hour. Full-time, 8:00am – 5:00pm.

Location: 1970 West Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio 43223 (Charles D Shipley Building)

Unposting Date: Aug 29, 2026, 11:59:00 PM

Agency Contact: Kristopher Croom | kacroom@dps.ohio.gov