Senior Planner

Senior Planner

The City of McMinnville is hiring a Senior Planner. Serves in a lead capacity providing direct assistance to the Community Development Director, as a subject matter expert, in the performance of all aspects of a variety of complex land use planning work in such areas as land use, community development, cultural, special planning studies, urban design and architecture, transportation planning, and code and policy development. Assists in implementing regional planning initiatives in coordination with other local, state, and federal agencies. The Senior Planner is the advanced journey-level classification within the Planner series and serves as a team leader, project coordinator and resource for other planners to access. This position provides technical information and interprets laws, ordinance, rules and regulations for land developers and the public. The Senior Planner conducts research and prepares detailed analyses and recommendations for land use issues. This position is required to perform complex and challenging specialized functions with minimum direction and supervision.

This recruitment will remain open until filled. For best consideration, please apply by the first review date on Monday, September 21st.

Interested in other planning opportunities with the City? We are currently recruiting for both a Senior Planner and an Associate Housing Planner. If your qualifications align with one or both positions, we encourage you to review both postings on our jobs page and apply for any position(s) that best match your experience and career goals.

The position requires regular (80%+) ability to use dexterity and fine motor skills. Continuous (81% of the time) use of office equipment. The position requires minimal (5-20%) physical effort such as lifting, carrying, or movement, etc. Movements required to complete work are not difficult, and only require some degree of agility and hand eye coordination. The work environment is usually well-protected, with minimal hazards or obstacles (5-20%). There is little or minimal element of personal risk or hazard. Job conditions are usually comfortable, with minimal (5-20%) issues of confinement, temperature change, incident of noise, or interactions of a disagreeable nature, inside/outside work, dirty conditions, exposure to contagious disease, etc. Position may have minimal responsibility for driving.

Supervision of others is not a typical function assigned to this position. Responsible for lead duties and may provide training and orientation to newly assigned personnel and may assign work to student workers. Works under the general direction of the Planning Manager.

Required documents must be provided at the time of application. Please remove any personal information such as photographs, date of birth, gender, social security number, and other protected information from your documents. Documents containing protected information will be considered incomplete. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Finalists for this position will be subject to a computerized criminal history check, driving record check (if driving is required for position), and education/certification verification. Adverse background information will be reviewed and could result in withdrawal of a conditional job offer or termination of employment.

The City of McMinnville does not offer visa sponsorship. Within three days of hire, you will be required to complete the US Department of Homeland Security's I-9 form confirming authorization to work in the United States.

Positions are subject to budget consideration and approval. For the candidate who is hired into this position, salary placement will be based on guidelines in the handbook or association agreement (as applicable) to assess education and experience. For this reason, please be sure to include everything in your application that you want considered towards placement.

The City of McMinnville only accepts applications through our online application system at We want you to be successful in applying with us. We highly encourage you to complete and submit your application in advance of the deadline. For technical assistance, please call View phone number on click.appcast.io. The City of McMinnville is an equal opportunity employer.