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Senior Planner
Description of Duties
This is a professional senior-level supervisory position involving responsibility for program development and planning, assigning, supervising, reviewing, coordinating and undertaking a variety of complex assignments. Work is performed under general supervision of a higher-level employee with wide latitude allowed to exercise independence in performing the work. Supervision is exercised over Planners, Planning Technicians, and/or clerical employees.
Minimum Qualifications
Candidates must meet the following minimum requirements on or before the date of the written exam:
EITHER:
- Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Bachelor’s degree in urban planning, economics, geography, environmental planning, environmental science, geology, sociology, political science, public administration, landscape architecture, or civil engineering, plus four (4) years paid full time or its part time equivalent* experience in various aspects of the planning field including housing, transportation, land use or environmental planning, comprehensive planning, human resource planning, economic planning, planning policy analysis, preparing land use regulations, zoning administration, or site design; OR,
- Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Master's degree in urban planning, economics, geography, environmental planning, environmental sciences, geology, sociology, political science, public administration, landscape architecture, civil engineering, or a closely related field, plus three (3) years of professional planning experience as defined in (A).
NOTE: Applicants possessing a Master's degree which required two (2) years of graduate level study, including a professional internship, will be credited one (1) year towards the fulfillment of the three (3) years professional experience requirement in (B).
Anticipated Eligibility – Age and Educational Requirements:
According to Civil Service Law, section 54 which became effective September 4, 2024, applicants who are within 12 months of meeting the minimum age or attaining the minimum educational requirements following the date of examination, may take the civil service exam, but will be restricted from certification until such a time that the minimum age or educational requirements are met. Candidates will be required to provide proof of qualifying education and/or age within 12 months of exam date in order to be eligible for appointment from a certified list.
Special Requirements:
Candidates will be required to pass a pre-employment drug test for employment with Monroe County Government.
