Job Details

Principal Planner

The Department of Agriculture, Parks, and Natural Resources is currently accepting applications for Principal Planner. As a Principal Planner, you will coordinate the planning activities of the Department of Agriculture, Parks, and Natural Resources with an emphasis on the Parks, Trails, and Open Space Division. This position involves working with both private development projects and capital improvement projects and will oversee all phases of planning and development including environmental review, permitting, subdivision conditioning, design, and construction oversight.

Experience and Training

Any combination of experience and training that would provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required knowledge and abilities would be:

• Experience: Five years of increasingly responsible experience in land use planning and development.
• Training: Equivalent to a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in urban, regional or environmental planning, or a related field.

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How to Apply

To apply to this exciting career opportunity please visit our employment opportunities page at All applications must be received by the final filing deadline as listed on our employment opportunities page.

Placer County is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to an active nondiscrimination program.