Job Description
Associate Planner/Planner/Senior Planner is listed by El Paso County (CO) in Colorado Springs. El Paso County is hiring an Associate Planner, Planner, or Experienced Planner to walkthrough development projects from principle to completion in Colorado Springs.
You’ll assess zoning submissions, plats, and development blueprints to make sure alignment with County codes and the Master Plan. As the leading contact and project manager for complex projects, you’ll collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and present recommendations to boards and decision-makers.
This role presents a obvious career progression way and the opportunity to mentor fellow planners. If you’re set to balance rise, innovation, and community vision, this role is for you.
Qualification
You must provide a workforce report they’ve composed or compiled and/or a venture they’ve reviewed at the time of submission submission. This role calls for planning expertise and background in community development.
- Provide a staff report you’ve composed or compiled and/or a task you’ve reviewed at the time of submission submission.
- Experience in reviewing zoning applications, plats, and development schemes.
- Expertise of County codes and Master Plan alignment.
- Capacity to serve as main contact and venture manager for complex projects.
- Robust collaboration competencies with multidisciplinary teams.
- Know-how presenting recommendations to boards and decision-makers.
- Mentoring expertise for senior-level candidates.
- Path progression route from Associate to Experienced Planner.
Duties & Responsibilities
- Examine zoning submissions, plats, and development blueprints for compliance with County codes and the Master Scheme.
- Cater to as the principal contact and project manager for involved development projects.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams covering engineering, environmental, and lawful departments.
- Present recommendations to planning boards, commissions, and other decision-makers.
- Handbook development projects from concept to completion.
- Mentor and train junior planners as a Experienced Planner.
- Balance expansion, innovation, and community vision in planning decisions.
- Fix complicated planning challenges and provide creative fixes.
Conditions & Requirements
- Full-time role with standard county function hours.
- Must be capable to work in Colorado Springs, CO.
- Valid driver's license may be called for.
- Background review may be conducted.
- Probationary period may put in.
Benefits
- Evident career progression path from Associate to Experienced Planner.
- Prospect to mentor and grow junior planners.
- Operate on diverse and intricate development projects.
- Collaborative multidisciplinary group environment.
- Make a lasting effect on community development.
How You Will Be Evaluated
- Submission evaluate located on qualifications and experience.
- Submission of a team report or task assess is required.
- Supplemental questions may be included in the submission.
- Meeting with hiring panel.
- Reference reviews and background verification.
Required Documents
- Online submission through the state professions portal.
- Supplemental questions (if relevant).
- Workforce report you’ve composed or compiled and/or a venture you’ve reviewed (must be sent in at time of submission).
How to Apply
- To register, produce or to your applicant account on the state or local public sector careers portal (the official application portal). Finish the online submission and any supplemental questions. Attach the needed team report or project examine document. Hand in your submission before the due date of July 17, 2026. Confirm all materials are included to be considered.
Additional Information
- This role is unseal to all qualified applicants.
- El Paso County is an even opportunity employer.
- Veterans and people with disabilities are encouraged to put in.
- The deadline is steady; late submissions won’t be accepted.
- Contact the El Paso County Human References department for questions about the submission workflow.
- This role is set at 2880 International Circle, Suite 110, Colorado Springs, CO 80910.
- This is a full-time post with a usual perform schedule.
- Profession progression is based on performance and background.
About Company
El Paso County is the governing body for the Colorado Springs sphere, responsible for community planning, development, and public solutions. The Planning and Development Department oversees zoning, land employ, and development projects to guarantee sustainable increase.
This role is central to the county's mission of balancing development with community vision, offering planners a shot to shape the region's coming. El Paso County (CO) is named as the hiring organization for the Associate Planner/Planner/Senior Planner post.
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers to common applicant questions about this position, eligibility and the application process.