Senior Floodplain Planner (Planner 3)

This position is primarily remote. Attendance at required in-person meetings and occasional travel to various work sites businesses and meeting locations is also expected.

Why Its a Great Opportunity:

As a Senior Floodplain Planner in the Surface Water Management division you will play a key part in advancing the Countys floodplain management initiatives by assisting with the implementation of programmatic recommendations. This may includes leading and facilitating workgroups managing consultants and contracts and building tools such as dashboards to track progress on flood plan implementation. You will collaborate closely with other County departments and Planning and Public Works divisions to ensure alignment and efficiency. With several capital projects entering early planning stages you may also provide additional project management support for preliminary capital projects efforts helping to move forward alternatives analyses and design work. Additionally you will serve as the primary contact for Surface Water Management Advisory Board (SWAB) members supporting planning and coordination while ensuring appropriate engagement from division staff.

Why Its a Great Department:

Planning and Public Works (PPW) stewards a healthy and vibrant community by collaboratively planning and investing in our people infrastructure systems and policies. PPWs team has more than 800 members that collaborate innovate and inspire in performing essential services to the community. The department is responsible for the County road and levee systems sewer systems airports ferries building permits environmental review sustainability community planning and code enforcement - just to name a few!

Learn more about Planning and Public Works at to be Successful in the Role:

To thrive in this role you will build strong collaboration by fostering teamwork respecting diverse perspectives and keeping all stakeholders informed as you work toward solutions that benefit everyone working toward a resilient community. Success will also come from your ability to manage projects and programs effectively integrating ideas from others gaining stakeholder support monitoring progress and addressing challenges proactively to ensure deadlines are met. Strong planning and organizing skills will help you anticipate impacts prioritize tasks and adjust strategies based on input and evolving circumstances. Finally verbal and written skills will be essential for communicating complex concepts in plain language structuring information logically and tailoring tone and style to meet the needs of different audiences. By combining these strengths you will not only advance critical floodplain initiatives but also create an environment of transparency trust and shared success.

Your Future in this Role:

You will have an opportunity to work alongside a diverse and talented team of PPW professionals agencies and community leaders to support planning activities by problem-solving and developing innovative solutions to ensure the best services possible for the residents of Pierce County. Your contributions will strengthen program tracking and reporting build institutional knowledge and maintain compliance with state and federal programs ensuring continuity for these critical efforts. Additionally Pierce County is committed to your growth providing access to robust online learning and professional development programs to help you thrive and advance in your career.

Core Daily Responsibilities:

• Review and monitor various programs projects and applications to ensure compliance with various codes plans contracts agency policies and procedures and rules and regulations.
• Develop and prepare planning documents including drafting code amendments regulations policies and procedures.
• Interpret local state and federal laws regulations and guidelines as they relate to assigned responsibilities and stay abreast of various legislative changes.
• Perform research prepare special studies write reports collect and analyze various statistical and/or technical data to apply to a wide range of planning functions.
• Participate in and lead the preparation and presentation of reports and information and present to County Officials departments external entities and the general public regarding a wide range of planning functions and other related areas.

A classification description with a more detailed list of essential functions can be found here.

• Any equivalent combination of education and experience
• Bachelors degree in planning or related field
• Three years of related planning work
• Please attach a current resume and cover letter with your application. Failure to include these will result in an incomplete application

Preferred Qualifications

• Two or more years of experience in local county or state planning is desired

As a condition of employment the applicant will need to authorize and complete a background check. Information received from the background check is reviewed case-by-case and will not necessarily remove an applicant from consideration.

To be considered for this opportunity please:

• Complete and submit an online Pierce County Employment Application by selecting APPLY above or go to: you have a question about this opportunity please email the Recruitment Team at and specify the Job Number and Title.
• If you do not have internet access you may visit your local public library or any WorkSource location and use their computers.
• Individuals needing accommodation in the application testing process or need this job announcement in an alternative format may call Human Resources at at least two days prior to the need.

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