Senior Planner

This is a supervisory position, involving responsibility for overseeing the preparation of plans, proposals, and research reports, and directing the collection, tabulation and analysis of data required for such reports.  The work may also involve a considerable amount of public contact with town and village officials concerning projects in their jurisdictions, and with professional and civic organizations explaining the objectives, techniques, and implications of planning.  The work is performed under the general supervision of the Commissioner of Planning, allowing considerable leeway for the planning of special project and reports.  Supervision is exercised over subordinate level professional and nonprofessional employees.  The incumbent performs related work as needed.

Either:

(A)       Possession of Master's Degree in city, regional or urban planning AND one (1) year of professional planning experience*; OR

(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 two (2) years of professional planning experience*; OR

(C)       Possession of Bachelor's Degree in city, regional or urban planning AND two (2) years of professional planning experience*; 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 three (3) years of professional planning experience*.

*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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