Chief Planner

This position assists the Commissioner of Planning in overseeing and implementing work elements carried out by department staff under local, State and Federal programs.  An employee in this class is responsible for overseeing a major portion of the work of the planning agency, involving various simultaneous municipal, regional and/or community planning projects.  Major projects are assigned by the Commissioner for administrative direction by the incumbent, who reports progress and eventual completion.  Supervision is exercised over the work of a group of Principal Planners, and their subordinates, who are involved with various phases of assigned planning projects.  The incumbent performs related work as required.

Either:

(A)       Possession of Master's Degree in city, regional or urban planning AND six (6) years of professional planning experience*, three (3) years of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity;

(B)       Possession of Master's Degree in planning, architecture, landscape architecture, environmental science, engineering, sociology, public administration, geography, natural resources, criminal justice, statistics or a closely related field AND seven (7) years of professional planning experience*, three (3) years of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity; OR

(C)       Possession of Bachelor’s Degree in city, regional or urban planning AND seven (7) years of professional planning experience*, three (3) years of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity; OR

(D)       Possession of Bachelor’s Degree in planning, architecture, landscape architecture, environmental science, engineering, sociology, public administration, geography, natural resources, criminal justice, statistics or a closely related field AND eight (8) years of professional planning experience*, three (3) years of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity.

*Professional planning experience - Teaching the subjects of land use planning, urban planning, economic development, environmental design, planning workshops, planning studios, community planning studios, transportation planning, sociology, civil engineering, human services, and similar courses in a collegiate setting is also considered qualifying experience.

1. Verifiable part-time experience will be pro-rated toward meeting full-time experience requirements.
2. Degree(s) must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education/U.S. Secretary of Education. If the degree was awarded by an educational institution outside the United States and its territories, the candidate must provide independent verification of equivalency. A list of acceptable companies who provide this service can be found on the Internet at http://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/degrees.cfm. Candidates will be required to pay the evaluation fee.

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If you have any questions please reach out to CivilService@oneidacountyny.gov or call the Personnel office at 315-798-5726