Description

The St. Louis County Department of Planning is looking for a dedicated individual to join our passionate, talented, and creative team who wants to make a difference in their community and see their work efforts result in tangible outcomes. The Department serves a wide and varied geography and is the local planning office for the more than 315,000 residents of unincorporated St. Louis County. With the Department office located at the County Administration Building in downtown Clayton, Missouri, you are steps away from the Metrolink Blue Line and various Metrobus options, coffee shops, restaurants, Shaw Park, and the Centennial Greenway.

As a Planning Technician, you will be responsible for a variety of administrative and paraprofessional tasks. The successful candidate will demonstrate excellent writing and analysis skills, will be comfortable talking to a wide variety of stakeholders, and will be capable of explaining complex ideas to community members. The Planning Technician will be expected to prepare documents for the County Planning Commission and the Board of Zoning Adjustment. No workday will ever be the exact same and the chosen candidate will have an opportunity to become a well rounded professional.

The typical work hours will be from 8:00am – 5:00pm Monday – Friday.  

The starting salary for this position will be between $44,699.20 to $53,639.04 annually and will be based on experience and qualifications.  As an employer, St. Louis County cares about the health and well-being of our employees. In an effort to provide for the best possible work-life balance, the County offers a generous benefit package which includes affordable health insurance, dental and vision coverage, 4 weeks of Paid Time Off the first year, 11 paid holidays, deferred benefit retirement plan, paid life insurance as well as short- and long-term disability.

To learn more County benefits, please visit https://stlouiscountymo.gov/st-louis-county-departments/administration/personnel/benefits.

 St. Louis County Government is a qualified agency for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program managed by the Federal Government.   For more information regarding this program, please visit https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service.

Examples of Duties

Receives, reviews, and accepts applications for actions in front of the Planning Commission and the Board of Zoning Adjustment

Conducts field inspections to verify compliance with required standards and specifications

Enters, maintains, and verifies information on computer systems, including managing escrow and settlement programs

Prepares reports, summaries, agendas, meeting minutes, maps, charts, public notices and written correspondences

Coordinates and administers processes for land use compliance with related ordinances, site plans, codes, and procedures

Provides technical and procedural information in response to inquiries from the public

Refers to zoning map and ordinances to verify the appropriate classification and district of plans under review

Reviews parcel legal descriptions

Attends evening meetings for various Boards and Commissions

Perform other duties as required or assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

Equivalent to a high school diploma and two years of related experience in urban planning, general administration, public administration, construction management, fiscal management, or related field. A Bachelor’s Degree in Urban Planning, Public Administration, or related field is preferred and takes the place of work experience.

Proficiency in the use of the Microsoft Office suite of tools and database management is required.

Possession of a valid driver’s license at the time of appointment and the ability to maintain it is
required.