Employer: City of Leavenworth
Job Type: Assistant Planner - Development Services Department
Salary: $4,181 - $5,378 Monthly
Location: Leavenworth, WA
Opening Date: 10/08/2020
Closing Date: 10/28/2020

Job Description:

The City of Leavenworth, an equal opportunity employer, has an opening for an Assistant Planner within the Development Services Department. This full-time position includes an excellent benefit and retirement package; the individual must be able to work weekends, holidays, and overtime. Primary focus of this position is code compliance with other duties including processing land use and development applications, SEPA preparations, coordinating plan review with other agencies, presenting to the Hearing Examiner and Planning Commission, interpretation and application of local, state and federal laws, creation of maps and data extraction using GIS, and providing clerical and customer service support.

Job Duties:

The Assistant Planner position is a position within the Development Services Department and reports directly to and works under the direct supervision of the Development Services Manager. The position is a full-time 40 hour per week position and is included under the bargaining unit Teamsters contract. Work days and hours will vary including evenings and weekends. The position requires the ability to read, comprehend, apply, and communicate City codes, comprehensive plans, and permit procedures, as well as State and Federal land use and environmental laws and regulations to a wide array of audiences.

The position is the initial contact person and is responsible for answering planning and land use questions from the public via telephone, email, or at the front counter. It is essential that the individual in this position be able to effectively communicate, both orally and in writing, very technical and often sensitive information. The position is required to interact daily with other staff members, the general public, contractors, architects, engineers and occasionally with elected officials.

Experience/Qualifications/Knowledge/Skills:

• A BA degree in Urban Planning or other related degree; or,
• 3-5 years of experience in positions with primary duties involving land use, building permit, SEPA, critical areas, subdivision and other permit review; and,
• Understanding of zoning, code enforcement and ability to support the building plan review; and,
• Experience working with elected officials, appointed boards, and the public.

Job Skills

• Knowledge and experience with Microsoft Word and Excel software applications, graphic production software applications and GIS software applications.
• Excellent customer service skills including the ability to manage conflict.
• Enthusiasm for public service.
• Ability to work well within a small office environment.
• Ability to maintain confidential information.
• Capability to prioritize and organize tasks to complete work in a timely manner.
• Willingness and flexibility to continually learn and accept new tasks.
• Good organizational and multiple task management skills.
• Ability to work independently, show initiative in performing job functions and willingness to perform work.
• AICP certification desired.
• Building Inspector experience desired.

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