Planning Manager (OPEN & PROMOTIONAL)

This position is scheduled to work 37.5 hours per week. 

This position performs administrative and supervisory work as the Planning Manager within the Planning department. The position allocated to this class assists in the management of the Current & Land Use Planning Section of the Department of Planning in its planning activities, zoning, administrative and enforcement activities, and any special projects.  Work is performed with considerable independence and under the general supervision and direction of the Planning Director.  Supervision is exercised directly over professional planners.

WHO MAY APPLY: This recruitment is open to all applicants meeting the minimum requirements. Priority consideration will be given to Spokane County employees in the Clerk's office in a position covered by the 1553 Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) and Spokane County employees in a position covered by the 1553S CBA submitting applications between 2/7/25 and 2/14/25.

TOTAL COMPENSATION: $84,987 - $118,971 annually. Total compensation is an estimate based upon base compensation, median retirement fund contributions, and current employer-paid health and related benefit contribution rates (including medical, dental, life insurance, long term disability, and leave). The actual total will vary depending upon each employee's enrollment choices.

• Assists in managing and prioritizing current planning activities and procedures, including development of new or revised plans, systems and ordinances.
• Assists in managing the fiscal, personnel, budgets and other administrative functions of the section.
• Assists the Director in the development, implementation, and overseeing of policies and procedures that relate to activities of the department.
• Assists in directing the development of changes in organization, staffing and work processes to improve effectiveness and efficiency and to reduce administrative costs.
• Participates in the management team responsibility for planning and coordinating fiscal goals and objectives for the department. 
• Assists in representing the division before the Board of County Commissioners, Spokane County Planning Commission, various committees, staffs and legislative bodies.
• Assists in directing and providing for the solution of day-to-day problems related to zoning, shoreline management, subdivisions, State Environmental Policy Act and Comprehensive Plan development.
• Maintains effective relations with other departments, agencies, the media and the public
• Performs other related duties as required/assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree required in Planning, Public Administration, Political Science, or a similar field from an accredited college or university. 
• Master’s degree preferred.
• Five (5) years of progressively responsible planning experience.
• Three (3) year of supervisory or lead experience.
• Additional experience may be substituted, year for year, for education.
• American Institute of Certified Planner (AICP) certification is preferred.

• Knowledge of at the Supervisory level of the theory, principles and practices of  public urban and regional planning;
• Knowledge of the programs, organizations, laws and supervisory practices involved with public urban and regional planning.
• Knowledge of supervisory practices and procedures.
• Knowledge of budget and personnel principles and practices;
• Knowledge of the literature, development and trends in the field of urban and regional planning
• Skilled in communicating effectively both orally and in writing, sufficient to exchange or convey information and to give and receive work direction.
• Skilled in establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with public and private officials, community groups, and the general public.
• Skilled in the use of current computer technology including data entry and word processing.
• Ability to plan, implement, direct and evaluate planning services for recommendation to Planning Commission, Hearing Examiner, and Board of County Commissioners.
• Ability to lead, motivate and train staff to achieve program objectives.
• Ability to prepare and administer the budget.
• Ability to accurately interpret and apply State and local policies, procedures, laws and regulations.

Salary : $66,396 - $92,946