*** SPECIAL NOTE***
**This is a project position expected to end December 31, 2026, unless extended. **
Applications received by August 8, 2024, will receive first consideration
Are you a highly motivated person who is passionate about working with diverse community members to solve complex problems and building great communities? The City of Tacoma’s Planning & Development Services Department is looking for an experienced planner to join our team as a Senior Planner. This is the second level in the Planner Series, within the Current Planning section of the Department.
Position Profile:The Senior Planner serves as a key member of the land use permitting team and works on a variety of complex permitting projects.
Senior Planners independently perform and lead professional level planning and assist in the formulation of departmental goals and objectives, interpret code and prepare reports and recommendations, and may supervise or lead professional or other staff members. Responsibilities include resolving complex planning and permitting issues that have broad potential impact and may involve competing interests, multiple clients, conflicting rules or practices, a range of possible solutions, or other elements that contribute to complexity.
This Planner will be a member of the City’s current planning team and will be involved in day-to-day implementation of the City’s land use and other development codes. The work includes general customer service, inter-departmental service, and in-depth management of land use and development permits.
