Senior Planner

Salary: $82,647.00 - $106,640.00 Annually
Location : Greenwich, CT
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 24-25-00248
Department: PLANNING AND ZONING
Opening Date: 03/24/2025
Closing Date: 4/7/2025 4:00 PM Eastern

General Statement of Duties
This role involves leading complex planning projects, conducting research, and assisting in developing department policies, working with a diverse range of community stakeholders, and helping supervise professional staff.

Leads and performs advanced professional planning duties, including managing the administrative site plan process. Assists in developing department policies, conducts research, and supervises planning staff.

Qualifications
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE:

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Urban or City Regional Planning or related field plus six (6) years of planning experience. Master's degree and supervisory experience preferred.
Licenses and Certifications:
Membership and certification in the American Institute of Certified Planners required within one (1) year of employment.

Qualifications:
Demonstrated ability to complete complex planning assignments independently.
Demonstrated knowledge of municipal planning and building zone and subdivision regulations.
Proven experience researching and drafting amendments to building zone and subdivision regulations.
Proven ability to accurately read site plans, and building elevations, subdivision and topographic maps for compliance with regulations and to prepare detailed reports.
Demonstrated knowledge of Connecticut General Statues, relevant federal land use regulations, and planning-related technical policies.
Proven ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with colleagues, agencies, the public, and industry professionals.
Proven ability to conduct site inspections by walking and climbing through work sites, fields, forests and streams, and by using ladders and staircases to inspect building interiors.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint), database management, and GIS (preferably ArcGIS Pro).
Valid driver's license.
Examination: 100% Training & Experience Assessment

The examination to determine a candidate's eligibility for the position will be a Training and Experience Assessment. This type of examination requires that you completely fill out the application, adding pages for additional relevant information where needed, and attaching any documentation of certificates, degrees, other significant documents, etc. A candidate's eligibility to be interviewed will be based solely on material submitted at the time of application. Once the Eligibility List is prepared no further information may be submitted and no adjustments will be made.
Job Description
Department: Planning & Zoning

Bargaining Status: LIUNA

Salary Range: L-D

FLSA Status: Exempt

Reports to: Director of Planning & Zoning
Duties and Responsibilities:
Collects data and analyzes site plans for agenda and staff report preparation.
Creates studies and reports for Planning & Zoning Commission ("Commission"), including statistical tabulations and evaluations.
Attends Commission meetings and makes presentations to the Commission and outside groups and agencies, as needed.
Reviews, drafts and formats amendments to building zone regulations.
Reviews site plans and subdivision applications for compliance with building zone regulations and completeness of applications.
Supervises staff, including delegating and coordinating work assignments.
Acts as designated contact to the Architectural Review Committee, responsible for preparing agendas, attending meetings, including meetings at night, and taking minutes.
Assists public at the Planning & Zoning counter.
Supports Town policies and philosophies.
Performs related work as assigned.

Supplemental Information

All positions may be subject to an interview process. The Town reserves the right to limit the number of qualified candidates who will be invited to participate in the examination, or any part thereof.

All outside candidates will be required to undertake and successfully pass a pre-employment medical examination, which includes a substance abuse test that includes testing for THC (the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana), given at the Town's expense prior to employment if conditionally offered a part time, full time or safety sensitive position.The Town of Greenwich has implemented a policy of background investigations all full and part time positions prior to hiring as part of the reference checking procedures for outside candidates. The investigation will only be conducted as the last step prior to an offer. Refusal to sign the release form will terminate the candidate's further consideration.
Please visit the Town's Labor Relations webpageto view the collective bargaining agreements and the associated benefit coverage.
01

Please identify your highest level of education:

• High School
• Some College
• Associate's Degree
• Bachelor's Degree
• Master's Degree
• None of the above

02

Please specify the focus of your degree:
03

How many years of related work experience do you possess in the field of Planning?

• Less than six years
• Six to seven years
• Seven to eight years
• Eight to nine years
• More than nine years

04

Please list the dates and name the organizations where you gained the experience in the question listed above. To determine whether or not you are qualified, the experience you list must also be listed in the work experience section of the application.
05

Was your planning experience gained in a municipal setting?

• Yes
• No

06

Please explain any supervisory experience that you have:
Required Question