Overview
Overview [PAT25-77]
Posting Period: 06/17/2025-7/17/2025
Job Code: 16491/165-A
Position Type: Full Time
Salary: $75,000
Job Category: Classified
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Under direction of a Supervising Planner or other supervisor in a State or local government agency, participates in the development of a master, functional, or project plan intended primarily to guide government policy for the assurance of orderly and coordinated development of municipal, county, regional, and metropolitan land areas or portions thereof; supervises staff and work activities; prepares and signs official performance evaluations for subordinate staff; does other related duties as required.
EXAMPLES OF WORK
- Conducts studies and surveys involving highly complex technical aspects of the planning field, including existing and future land uses, resources and resource needs, utilities and transportation uses.
- Analyses land development whether proposals submitted for review and approval, and determine proposals comply with state, county, and municipal plans, regulations, and rules.
(Tasks noted within this description are not all-inclusive. Other related tasks will be assigned.)
REQUIREMENTS
Education: Graduation from an accredited college with a Bachelor’s degree including or supplemented by 21 semester hour credits in professional planning subjects such as the principles of land use planning, history of city planning, planning project design, and planning law and administration.
Experience: Three (3) years of responsible professional experience in municipal, county, regional, or state planning.
Note: Possession of a current and valid license as a Professional Planner in New Jersey issued by the New Jersey Board of Professional
Planners may be substituted for the education requirement.
Note: Possession of a current and valid credential as a Certified Planner issued by the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) may be substituted for the educational requirement.
Note: Possession of a Master’s degree in Planning from an accredited college or university may be substituted for one (1) year of indicated experience.
KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES
Knowledge of the problems associated with the growth of urban centers, movements of population, the changing character of individual urban, suburban, and rural areas, the location, relocation, development, and/or loss of industrial opportunities, traffic conditions, and other contemporary conditions affecting land use development.
- Knowledge of theories, practices, and principles of state, municipal, and regional planning.
- Ability to identify and define planning goals and objectives.
