Planner I/II Flex

Planner I/II Flex

The City & Borough of Juneau (CBJ) Community Development Department (CDD) is seeking to hire a Planner I/II Flex to join our Planning Division.

This position is flexibly staffed. The level of the job offer will be based on the selected candidate's qualifications. If hired at the lower level, the successful applicant will be promoted to the higher level upon meeting the minimum qualifications for the higher level, completing the training plan and demonstrating competency in the work as determined by the supervisor. Both levels provide Planner-on-Call services for public inquiries, are responsible for analyzing proposals for code compliance, receive guidance from senior staff, and are under the direct supervision of the Planning Manager.

We are seeking someone personable, reliable, analytical, tenacious, and willing to work as part of a team. We are looking for any combination of educational and/or experience that provides the applicant with demonstrated competencies in:

• Analytical Thinking/Problem Solving: Using a systemic approach to analyze conditions or manage a situation by drawing on one's knowledge, experience and relationships, especially in a regulatory environment.
• Oral Communication: Taking into consideration the audience and the nature of the information. Providing clear and convincing presentations, attending to nonverbal cues, and responding appropriately. Embracing technology such as teleconferencing, video, and microphones.
• Reading: Understanding and interpreting written material, including code and regulations, technical material, reports, charts, graphs, rules, regulations, and reports. Applying what is learned from written materials to specific situations.
• Writing: Recognizing and using correct English grammar or leveraging tools such as writing AI to improve presentation. Technical writing experience is valuable.

You might be a good fit as a Planner if you like to work on multiple smaller, short term projects, and have experience in construction or trades, engineering, architecture, journalism, the Alaska State Legislature as an aide, biology, as a real estate agent, paralegal, or other similar experience where you interpret code, explain it to the public, and manage expectations.

The benefits of joining our team include professionalism and career enhancement, while also sustaining a routine that supports life outside of work. Our schedule is 37.5 hours a week, with flexibility to meet needs or requests.

This position works Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, plus occasional evening hours for meetings. Public, Planning Commission, and Assembly meetings may require evening work; however, flextime within the pay period is offered to offset in these instances.

Our office is in downtown Juneau, at the Marine View Building on 230 S. Franklin Street. Juneau, the capital of Alaska, is set in Southeast Alaska where the only "road" in or out is the Alaska Marine Highway. To learn more about our remote community, please visit:

This is an in-person/in-office position. After completing the one-year probationary period, you may be considered for telework, remote work (in accordance with current CBJ and CDD policy) and flexible work hours, as approved by your supervisor.

Relocation expenses may be eligible for reimbursement, if approved, but will require a pro-rated repayment if leaving CBJ service in less than four (4) years.

The open Planner I / II position is part of the Short-Term Planning team. The Short-Term Planner focus is primarily on building permit review and land use actions.

Typical building permit review includes analysis of flood zone, setbacks and lot dimensions, height restrictions, vegetative cover requirements, stream setback requirements, hazard zone development, parking, access, and other built-environment issues. Typical land use permitting involves conditional use permits, analysis of government projects, nonconforming analysis, and some subdivisions.

Short-Term Planners write staff reports that involve research of paper and database documents and utilize in-house permitting software and other resources. Depending on the case, the process may include neighborhood meetings, Planning Commission meetings with testimony, Notices of Decision, and tracking of subsequent Assembly committee assignments. Short-Term Planners may be asked to assist Long-Term Planners with large public meetings or when they are analyzing a subject in which you have expertise.

Minimum Qualifications

PLANNER I: (Range 15) $31.56 - $33.64 per hour - (D.O.Q.)

Education: Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college. A degree in planning, civil engineering, geography, architecture, business or public administration, or a related field, is preferred.

Substitutions: Experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis. Examples of qualifying experience includes sub-professional or paraprofessional work in environmental, transportation, or community development; architecture; civil engineering; landscape architecture; urban design; historic preservation; geography; geography information systems; housing administration, grant administration; accounting; business management; or research.

Other: A valid Driver's License at time of appointment and for continued employment.

PLANNER II: (Range 17) $35.92 - $38.33 per hour - (D.O.Q.)

Education: Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college. A degree in planning, civil engineering, geography, architecture, business or public administration, or a related field, is preferred.

Substitutions: Experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis. Examples of qualifying experience includes sub-professional or paraprofessional work in environmental, transportation, or community development; architecture; civil engineering; landscape architecture; urban design; historic preservation; geography; geography information systems; housing administration, grant administration; accounting; business management; or research.

Experience: Two (2) years of professional level experience in planning, zoning, engineering, architecture, real estate development or land usage administration work. Two (2) years as a CBJ Planner I meets this requirement.

Other: A valid Driver's License at time of appointment and for continued employment.