Salary: $5,654.62 – $6,873.24 Monthly
Location: Mukilteo, WA
Job Type: Full-time
Department: Community Development
Job Number: 2022-00008
First Review: March 21, 2022

Learn more about this position at City of Mukilteo’s Government Job page.

Job Description:

The Associate Planner provides information to the public regarding land use processes, zoning information, environmental review requirements, processes land use permits, and supports the Planning Director and Planning Manager in the day-to-day operations of the Planning Department.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • When assigned supervision responsibility assigns, oversees, directs, monitors, and reviews assignments of subordinates, including but not limited to:  research and analysis, and preparation of reports and presentations.
  • As directed, responsible for preparing or coordinating the preparation of the Comprehensive Plan, Code Amendments, or other policy documents.
  • Performs complex research and analysis, prepares reports, makes presentations at public meetings.  Drafts ordinances and procedures to implement City and Department policy direction.  Acts as primary City contact in responding to land development inquiries.  Receives, evaluates, and processes land use and development applications.  Ensures that development permits are processed according to procedures set forth in City code and State law.
  • Acts as project manager for all major development permits and ensures consistency between Planning, Engineering, Building, and Fire Department permit requirements before project approval.
  • Under supervision, reviews, analyzes, coordinates review, and prepares staff reports regarding proposed land use and development applications. 
  • Meets with development community and residents to discuss development projects and code requirements. 
  • Provides information to the public regarding land use processes, zoning information, environmental review requirements, etc.
  • As needed, reviews sign permit applications and business license applications and renewals for compliance with code requirements.
  • As needed, performs Code Enforcement activities including without limitation performing review and inspections of development for conformance to code conditions.
  • As needed, prepares graphical information for reports and presentations.
  • As directed, represents the City and Department with outside agencies, the public, and within the city organization. 
  • Manages or supervises consultants, contract employees, or interns.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills and Abilities Required:

  • Ability to follow directions and clearly and concisely communicate in written and oral form.
  • Ability to perform research and analysis.
  • Ability to understand and explain technical and/or specialized information.
  • Ability to identify and develop alternative solutions to problems.
  • Proficiency in graphics software used by the city.
  • Knowledge of applicable ordinances, codes, and permit requirements.
  • Ability to interact with employees of other City departments, the development community, and the general public, including public speaking.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls.  The employee frequently is required to talk or hear.  The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and operate a motor vehicle.

The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Employees must be able to perform multiple work tasks at the same time, perform well with frequent interruptions, and tolerate a fairly high level of stress.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Qualifications:

Minimum Educational and Experience Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Planning or related field; Master’s Degree desirable.
  • 2-3 years progressively responsible experience in professional level local government.
  • Knowledge and proficiency of modern computer applications-software.

License and Certificate Requirements:

  • Washington State driver’s license.

Supplemental Information

This position is represented by the Public, Professional & Office-Clerical Employees and Drivers Local Union No. 763 (Teamsters representing the Office-Clerical Technical Employees).

The City of Mukilteo is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. Accommodations for individuals with disabilities are provided upon request. We encourage workforce diversity.