JOB DESCRIPTION

This position is primarily responsible for assisting in and administering all planning and development activities and will serve as a plans examiner for the City of Newcastle. The duties of this position are the processing of building permit applications, processing rezoning and land use applications under the Zoning and Subdivision Regulations, implementing the Comprehensive Plan and Future Land Use Map, the issuance of zoning verification letters, the review and processing of applications for variances; and assisting the Planning Director as needed.

The Planning Department supports the City’s Planning Commission and Board of Adjustment by processing rezoning and variance applications. The Division also provides consultation to developers, applicants, and residents, works with other divisions and departments, and ensures that development-related regulations are kept current and relevant. This position is responsible for the review and processing of subdivision and zoning applications; zoning code and Subdivision Regulation interpretation; research and analysis, and summarization; and the presentation of facts in both verbal and written form. The Senior Planner is responsible for writing and presenting formal and technical reports and other correspondence. Reports, conclusions, and recommendations may become or be used to establish official City policies or ordinances.

The Senior Planner is a professional classification requiring well developed skills in research; verbal and written communication; project design; and knowledge of and skill in applying procedures, objectives, and variables related to city planning. Performing numerous administrative and technical functions in support of the assigned job functions including project design; data acquisition by field survey and research; data compilation, analysis, and summarization; and the presentation of facts in both verbal and written form. This position will attend meetings and/or represent the City and department as an advisor to various boards, commissions, official policymaking bodies, and citizens’ groups and may provide functional supervision to less experienced employees. The Senior Planner may also make policy recommendations based both on the analysis of current trends and hypotheses of future circumstances.

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Apply by December 8, 2025