Planner, Senior
About the role
The Development Services Department is comprised of six divisions: Customer Service One Stop Shop, Planning, Engineering, Building Safety, Aquifer Protection, and Code Compliance. The objective for the Community Development Department is to guide the development of the County through effective measures of planning, design review, construction plan approval, code compliance, and environmental health to preserve and enhance the quality of life for the residents of Pinal County.
Responsibilities
- Review and process rezoning, planned area developments, comprehensive plan amendments, and related development requests and maintain planning documents and planning and development codes.
- Research files, maintain records and filing systems, and update computer database and website.
- Manage research and planning studies.
- Provide customer service and answer inquiries from the public within scope of authority, and explain guidelines, procedures, policies, and applicable state statutes and ordinances, which govern the planning and zoning processes.
- Provide information and assistance on County codes, land development regulations, zoning issues, application process, and procedural issues, research customer concerns, and initiate problem resolution.
- Process applications for concept review.
- Review plans for landscape revisions.
- Review and evaluate field sites.
- Cook up the Pre-application review and submittal process.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Urban Planning or Geography.
- Two (2) years of professional planning experience.
- An equivalent combination of relevant education and/or experience may substitute for the minimum requirements.
Qualifications
- Knowledge of County Comprehensive Plan, zoning code, and development regulations.
- Knowledge of principles of application permitting and plan review.
- Knowledge of basic principles of cartography, urban planning, and surveying.
- Knowledge of basic principles of record keeping and records management.
- Ability to operate a personal computer utilizing standard and specialized software.
- Ability to provide effective customer service and deal tactfully and courteously with the public.
Skills
- Mathematical calculations and computations.
- Computer software proficiency.
- Customer service skills.
Benefits
- Paid vacation and sick leave.
- Ten paid holidays plus one floating holiday.
- One week paid sabbatical after five years of continuous service.
- Three weeks paid sabbatical after ten years of continuous service.
- Four weeks paid sabbatical after fifteen years of continuous service.
- Four weeks paid sabbatical every five years after fifteen years of continuous service.
- Retirement plans with generous employer contributions - guaranteed lifetime benefit.
- Top tier affordable medical, dental, and vision plans.
- Comprehensive wellness program.
- Onsite mammogram and prostate screening events.
- Onsite skin cancer screening events.
- Onsite biometrics and health screening events.
- Onsite financial health and retirement planning events.
- Online fitness resources and onsite sessions like yoga and tai chi.
- Quarterly wellness challenges.
- Vaccination clinics onsite.
- Vision exams and optometry events onsite.
- Tuition reimbursement program.
- Alternative work schedules.
- Telehealth.
- Qualified employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program through the Dept of Education.
- Employee assistance program with ongoing training & development options.
- Civil service leave.
- Vanpool options.
- Short-term disability – employer paid.
- Basic life insurance – employer paid.
- Flexible spending accounts for dependent care and medical expenses.
- Suite of voluntary benefits including additional life, accident, critical illness & cancer insurance.
Pay
The hiring salary for this position is dependent upon experience, qualifications, and position funding; starting salaries above the first quartile require additional approval.
Schedule
Work in this classification requires an individual to be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary classification functions herein described.