Senior Planner – Environmental

Overview

Overview
Under the Supervising Planner – Sustainability and Resiliency’s direction, the Senior Planner will work in the Middlesex County Office of Planning and will be responsible for the analysis, preparation and coordination of various environmental, sustainability and resiliency-based programming, projects and planning initiatives.

A primary responsibility of the Senior Planner is the coordination and management of the County Farmland Preservation Program, administering all phases of the farmland preservation process from application to closing and post-closing stewardship, as well as coordination of all matters and applications under the County Agriculture Development Board purview.

The Senior Planner will also assist in the preparation and coordination of other planning initiatives related to watershed and stormwater management, flood mitigation and water quality protection planning and will support the analysis, preparation and coordination of other planning initiatives relative to the county’s resiliency and sustainability efforts.

The Middlesex County Office of Planning is a busy, fast-paced office engaged in a county-wide strategic plan, Destination 2040, that will guide the County’s policies, plans, programs, and investment decisions in five broad focus areas: Land Use, Development and Housing; Sustainability and Community Resilience; Healthy, Safe and Inclusive Communities; Economic Development and Workforce Competitiveness; and Transportation and Mobility. Comprising twenty-five urban, suburban, small-town, and rural municipalities, Middlesex County is New Jersey’s second most populous county and is strategically located midway between New York and Philadelphia.

Middlesex County is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.

For more information and to apply, please visit: https://careers-middlesexcountynj.icims.com/jobs/1649/senior-planner—environmental/job