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 🔗Planner I/II/III

  • Full Time
  • Hagerstown, MD
  • Department: Planning and Economic Development
  • Job Summary: Comprehensive Planner in the planning office of a medium-sized city. Comprehensive planning, annexation, staffing historic district commission, with some current planning (plan review).
  • Job Qualifications:

    Education: Planner I: Bachelor’s degree in planning or related field is required. Planner II: Master’s degree in planning or two years of approved training. Planner III: Master’s degree preferred or equivalent advanced training or years of service.

    Experience: Planner I: Competency with computers and ability to work with people in difficult situations, analyze written and graphic data, prepare verbal and written presentations and report. Planner II: two years’ experience in the planning field; Planner III: four years of progressively responsible experience in the planning field.

  • How to Apply:

    Please visit www.hagerstownmd.org and follow links to the Department of Human Resources.  Please submit a resume with a cover letter of introduction and complete the online application form.  When completing the application, to save time and reduce redundancy, you are welcome to insert “see attached resume” for the sections on description of work experience.

  • Job benefits: See website for details. Our department recently moved into newly renovated and up to date offices for a quality work environment, steps from a parking deck where city employees are provided parking without charge.
  • Physical Demands / Work Environment: Typical office environment. Some field visits. Participation in some after-hours meetings required.
  • Contact Name: Donnie Harkcom, Human Resources Coordinator
  • Application Email: hrapply@hagerstownmd.org
  • Application URL: https://www.hagerstownmd.org/142/Human-Resources
  • Application Phone #: 301-739-8577
  • Application Address: City of Hagerstown Department of Human Resources City Hall, 1 East Franklin Street Hagerstown, MD 21740

Website City of Hagerstown, Maryland

Located at the intersection of Interstates 81 and 70 in western Maryland, Hagerstown is a City on the move, with booming new logistics and residential development and ongoing revitalization of our downtown. Strategically located within a 60-75 minute drive to the cultural centers in Baltimore, Washington DC and Harrisburg, and minutes from both West Virginia and Pennsylvania, Hagerstown offers a lower cost, higher quality of life living experience while still accessible to big city attractions. If history and nature are more your thing, Hagerstown is nearby to several state and national parks, including major USNPS historical parks. We are staffing up our newly reorganized Department of Planning and Economic Development to better serve citizens and the development community and propel our community into a more prosperous future.

This position will serve mostly in comprehensive planning (long range planning, annexation, historic preservation) activities, with some delegated current planning (plan review) responsibilities. This position is an excellent opportunity to gain experience in a wide range of planning activities in a busy yet more medium-sized community, compared to a position in a larger jurisdiction focusing on a limited or more focused plate of responsibilities.

A successful candidate hired at the Planner 1 or 2 level may be promoted internally without competition to Planner 2 and/or 3 upon completion of certain performance milestones and time in service.

Schedule: Office hours:  8 am to 4 pm.  Approximately 4 after-hours  meetings per month are required – 3 at end of workday, 1 in the evening.  The Planning Commission meets at 4 pm on the second Wednesday of the month and 7 pm on the last Wednesday of the month. The Historic District Commission meets on the second and fourth Thursdays of the month at 4:30 pm (4 pm in the summer months). Planning Commission and HDC meetings are occasionally canceled when no applications are submitted or plans ready for review. Occasional attendance at Mayor and City Council meetings is required.

NOTE:  The notice and description do not mention historic preservation planning specifically.  This position will serve as primary staff to the Hagerstown Historic District Commission and will be lead on preservation efforts.  Due to reorganization and retirements, multiple positions are being filled.  Which of these positions is to staff the HDC was left “to be determined” based on the credentials of the candidates hired for the several positions. This is the last of the positions to be filled. Given the experiences of the successful candidates for the other positions, it has become a priority to select a candidate for this position with historic preservation background.  Preservation activities are approximately 25% of the position’s responsibilities.

Salary: Planner I-III

Planner I Full Salary Range= $45,593 – $74,713

Planner II Full Salary Range= $50,273 – $82,097

Planner III Full Salary Range= $53,019 – $86,382

Starting Salary DOQ

 

Ability to use current GIS applications is desirable.  See announcement and position description for more details.

See the application URL for complete job announcement and the full position description can be found by clicking the link on the right of the webpage: Jobs • Planner I-III

 

Benefits

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Eligibility

To be eligible, applicants must be
*at least 18 years old;
*no older than 30 years of age (or 35 years if a Veteran) when beginning the internship; applicants who are 31 or older (or 36 or older if a Veteran) are not eligible;
*currently enrolled in a degree-seeking academic program at the college level (or recently graduated within the past 12 months)
*be a U.S. Citizen or permanent resident.

Interns are not allowed to work more than 1200 hours total in the program; previous interns must stay within this overall limit. The length of an internship can vary from 10 to 30 weeks if full-time (40 hours per week) or longer if on a part-time schedule. If selected, the exact starting date will be determined by you and the NPS supervisor. The stipend rate is $17.00 per hour unless otherwise listed.

The successful candidate is responsible for finding and paying for travel to and housing at the internship location; some exceptions apply. The supervising office may be able to assist in locating housing but it is ultimately up to the individual accepting the internship to find accommodation.

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