Planning and Development Careers
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Consider a career shaping the built environment of our community.
Some of our positions
- Planning technician
- Development planner
- Comprehensive planner
- Transportation planner
- Natural resources planner
- Assistant planner, associate planner, senior planner
- Senior project coordinator
- Economic development specialist
Skills for the job
- Desire to to learn local land use planning ordinances and state statues governing planning, public hearing and environmental decision-making processes
- Urban design concepts and theory, including architectural design
- Explain and apply policies, laws, administrative rules and codes
- Ability to coordinate, negotiate and resolve conflicting points of view and perform effective public outreach meetings and events
- Use computers, applications and software relevant to the field, including GIS and graphic design tools
- Ability to compile and analyze data
- Work primarily in an office setting while sitting at a computer or assisting customers at a counter
Education
Options are available from the high school and GED-diploma level through college degrees, including an associate or bachelor's degree.
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