Environmental Planner
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Job Location:
Riverhead, NY - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
2 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
*Does related work as required.
Key Elements Of The Role:
Participates in the preparation of environmental resource inventories including all protected areas by means of field studies aerial photographs and outside reports;
Identifies critical ecosystems for protection against adverse environmental impact flood and erosion hazard or the significant geological ecological or scenic value of the area;
Evaluates impact of construction and development on an areas natural resources; recommends alternative plans to minimize adverse impact;
Prepares maps diagrams and overlays necessary to identify various ecosystems and their present status;
Proposes guidelines for planning based on analysis of resource capabilities.
Benefits For You Now And Your Future
Health Insurance: Suffolk offers a comprehensive health insurance plan including medical dental and vision coverage
Pension
Paid Time Off: Vacation (2 weeks to start) is accrued based on length of service; sick leave allows employees to taketime off for illness without sacrificing pay; personal days can be used for a variety of reasons; and thirteen (13) paid holidays.
Work-Life Balance: County jobs offer regular working hours reducing the need for overtime or irregular shifts. This helps employees maintain a good work-life balance.
Overall county government jobs offer a combination of competitive benefits and job security making them an attractive option for many job seekers.
Salary: $57133
The last date to apply for this role is 02/03/2026
*This position doesnotoffer relocation assistance at this time
**Sponsorship isnotavailable for this role
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
OPEN COMPETITIVE
Graduation from a college with federally-authorized accreditation or registration by NY State with a Bachelors degree in Environmental Studies Biology Geology Environmental Planning Marine Biology or Oceanography
AND
Two (2) years of experience in environmental planning.
NOTE: Additional graduate education in the above listed fields or in Planning will be substituted for experience on a year-for-year basis.
This Role Is A Provisional Appointment
A provisional appointment which occurs only in the competitive class is a temporary appointment to a position for which no eligible list exists or for which an eligible list exists with fewer than three candidates who are willing to accept the order to become permanent the employee who is provisionally appointed must take the next examination for the position in question. The appointment to the position is then made from among the three highest scoring passing candidates who indicate their willingness to accept the position. Civil Service law does not compel the appointing authority to choose the provisional employee should he or she be one of the three candidates
Additional details regarding a Provisional Appointment can be reviewed at:
Countys Commitment to Diversity Inclusion & Equity:
- Our focus is to promote support and implement the County-wide diversity and inclusion strategic plan.
- We achieve results in all our responsibilities through the use of diversity and inclusion best practices.
- We maintain a familiarity with Diversity & Inclusion trends and best practices.
Suffolk County is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants or employees on the basis of race color religion creed national origin ancestry disability that can be reasonably accommodated without undue hardship sex sexual orientation gender identity age citizenship marital or veteran status or any other legally protected status.
Key Skills
- GIS
- JAWS
- Military Experience
- Business Management
- Emergency Management
- Joint Operations
- Production Planning
- Relationship Management
- Strategic Planning
- ERP Systems
- Exercise Planning
- MRP
About Company
Suffolk County, New York has a vibrant history, illustrated in our important Native American and Revolutionary-era historical sites as well as the lab where DNA was discovered.
