**This position is open until filled. Applications received by September 3, 2024, will receive first consideration. **
The City of Tacoma has an opportunity for a proven professional with great communication and leadership skills to manage the Land Use Division of the Planning and Development Services Department.
The Planning and Development Services Department partners with the community to build a livable, sustainable and safe City by providing strategic, timely, predictable, cost effective planning and development services with a culture focused on community engagement, customer service, creativity, accountability and continuous improvement.
As a key member of the Planning and Development Services Department, the successful candidate will help guide community growth and development in a manner that protects environmental resources, enhances quality of life, promotes distinctive neighborhoods and a vibrant downtown, and involves citizens in the decisions that affect them.
Under the direction of the Planning and Development Services Director, the Land Use Division Manager provides leadership and direction to approximately 14 full-time employees. This division is responsible for the current planning function of our permitting system, including platting, boundary line adjustments, conditional use permits, critical area permitting, and other discretionary permitting services. This position is responsible for the execution of a biennial operating budget of $3.6 million dollars.
This division is comprised of land use, environmental, and plan review professionals who work with internal and external customers to implement the City’s policies and regulations through both discretionary and ministerial permitting.
We are a customer focused organization who works closely with development professionals to implement strategies that guide growth and development to enhance the quality of life for present and future generations.
