Are you looking for a place to work that is MORE THAN just the place where you work? Do you want to be part of a blossoming department, and an organization that is striving to become a prime destination for municipal employees who truly believe in public service? Do you place a high value on work-life balance? If your answer is Yes, then you’ve come to the right place!

About City of Pacific:

The City of Pacific, population 7,270, is conveniently located in South Puget Sound, within 25 minutes of Tacoma and 35 minutes of Seattle with easy access to the Pacific Ocean, and the Cascade Mountain Range, with all the activities and opportunities that come with such a great location. This, along with a very competitive salary and benefit package, and a rewarding work environment that is supportive of a positive work-life balance, makes the City of Pacific a Great place to work!

About the Position:

You will be part of a multi-disciplinary team responsible for ensuring consistent and timely permit application processing, environmental and development plan review, and customer and client assistance. You’ll assume a key role in leading the Department’s current planning program and supporting the Community Development Director in aspects of the long-range planning program. This position requires hard work, excellent organizational habits, attention to detail, customer service skills, and teamwork! – Here is the full Job Description. In exchange for your hard work and dedication the City will provide you with an excellent benefit package, a salary range of $7,581.83 to $8,832.25, and a work week that typically ends at Noon on Friday!

From the Department Director: “The Community Development Department is a team of dedicated people passionate about their service to our community. We are continually working to better ourselves through professional growth, efficient and understanding public service, and organizational improvements, while balancing the equally important needs of our personal lives. To work in this department is to believe that employment with the City of Pacific can be oriented towards a fun, family, and focused environment.”

Come Join Us! 

To Apply: You must submit, a Cover Letter, Resume, and a completed City of Pacific Application Form.   The position is open until filled, with first review of applications on April 10th. 

Submit your application material via email to gmartinez@pacificwa.gov or mail to:

City of Pacific
Attn: George Martinez
City Administrator/Personnel Director
100 3rd Ave. S.E
Pacific, WA 98047

Contact us at gmartinez@pacificwa.gov or 253-929-1105, with any questions.

The City only accepts application materials in response to an advertised position. A great resource for local government jobs is the Association of Washington Cities (AWC) AWC JobNet (wacities.org). Good Luck with your career search, and please check back with the City of Pacific in the future.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

The City of Pacific is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to ensuring all current and potential employees will be recruited, selected, trained, promoted, compensated, and if necessary disciplined or terminated without regard to sex, race, religion, marital status, military status, age, national origin, sexual orientation, color, creed, ancestry, disability, or any other basis prohibited by law.