The City of Woodburn is seeking a highly skilled Senior Planner to join our Community Development team. This role offers an exciting opportunity to shape the future of our city through complex and advanced planning and development projects.

As the Senior Planner, you will be responsible for planning, directing, and organizing the City's current land use, long-range planning, and development review responsibilities. Working under the general direction of the Community Development Director, you will exercise direct or functional and technical supervision over professional, technical, and clerical staff.

Key responsibilities include:
• Managing multiple large and complex current and advanced planning projects involving City land use policy
• Conducting comprehensive reviews and composing written reports for large-scale residential, commercial, and industrial projects
• Administering and implementing the City's land use and planning goals, objectives, and policies
• Assisting in the administration of the City's Comprehensive Plan and preparing plan amendments
• Participating in the selection and management of consultant contractors
• Drafting new City Ordinances governing land use and development
• Preparing technical reports on various planning aspects and presenting findings to relevant stakeholders
• Representing the City to various groups, including the Planning Commission and other planning and civic groups

The ideal candidate will have advanced experience in urban planning, excellent project management skills, and the ability to handle complex planning and development projects. Strong communication and leadership skills are essential for this role. Master's degree in urban planning or a related area, and five (5) years increasingly responsible planning experience in a wide range of land use issues, with some supervisory responsibility, and AICP certification or the ability to obtain within 6 months of employment.

Join us in shaping the future of Woodburn! Apply now to be part of our dynamic Community Development team.

Please submit your resume, make sure your resume demonstrates how you meet the minimum qualifications. 

Per Oregon Revised Statutes 408.225 and 408.230, the City of Woodburn grants preference in hiring and promotion of veterans and disabled veterans as defined by state law. If you are eligible and wish to claim Veterans' preference points, please indicate so on your application. Please note that you need to submit documentation of your eligibility at the time of your application.   

For AFSCME benefits:

https://www.intranet.woodburn-or.gov/sites/default/files/fileattachments/human_resources/page/12362/afscme_benefit_summary.pdf

For WPA benefits:

https://www.intranet.woodburn-or.gov/sites/default/files/fileattachments/human_resources/page/12363/wpa_benefit_summary.pdf

For Unrepresented benefits:

https://www.intranet.woodburn-or.gov/sites/default/files/fileattachments/human_resources/page/12363/non-rep_benefit_summary_.pdf