Director of Planning and Development, Wyoming County

WYOMING COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES & CIVIL SERVICE PLEASE POST CONSPICUOUSLY WYOMING COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES & CIVIL SERVICE ANNOUNCES AN OPEN NON-COMPETITIVE POSITION FOR

NON-COMPETITIVE WYOMING COUNTY RESIDENTS MAY BE GIVEN FIRST PREFERENCE. Wyoming County is an Equal Opportunity Employer

DIRECTOR OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT: WYOMING COUNTY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

HOURS: 35 hours per week SALARY: $76,000.00 - $88,105.00 per year

Full Time

LOCATION: Wyoming County Planning and Development

36 Center Street, Warsaw, NY 14569

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS: The Director of Planning and Development is responsible for administering, and supervising activities in the office. The position involves responsibility for the development, oversight, and coordination of a comprehensive planning program for the County by providing technical assistance to municipalities in areas such as land usage, business development, waste management, and water resource management. The position also involves representing the County on a variety of planning related organizations and boards. The work is performed under the specific administrative and supervisory direction of the County Administrator and the general direction of the County Board of Supervisors. This position has the power to appoint deputies, assistants and employees as may be necessary; such appointments must be approved by the Board of Supervisors.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

A. Possession of a Bachelor’s Degree in planning, architecture, engineering, environment studies, or a closely related field and four (4) years of experience in economic development or municipal planning activities; OR

B. Possession of a Master’s Degree in public administration, planning, architecture, engineering, environment studies, or an underlying degree in those or a closely related field and two (2) years of experience as specified in (A) above; OR

C. An equivalent combination of training and experience within the limits of (A) and (B) above.

NOTES:

1. Candidates MUST submit a copy of transcripts showing degree area and date degree conferred with application.

2. Degree(s) must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education/ U.S. Secretary of Education. If the degree was awarded by an educational institution outside the United States and its territories, the candidate must provide independent verification of equivalency. A list of acceptable companies who provide this service can be found at https://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/degrees.cfm. Candidates will be required to pay the evaluation fee.

NOTICE: If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to the Human Resources Office.

APPLICATIONS: Applications are available on our website: https://www.wyomingco.net/FormCenter/Human-Resources-48/Application-for-Employment-190, or the Human Resources Office: 338 North Main Street, Warsaw, NY 14569.

Please note that your application will NOT be forwarded to the hiring manager until we have received the following information: Civil Service Application and any supporting documentation; such as licenses, high school diploma, certificates, Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree, etc. Applications can be found on our website at https://www.wyomingco.net/165/Applications-Forms. You can complete your application online at the follow link: https://www.wyomingco.net/FormCenter/Human-Resources-48/Application-for-Employment-190. If you have any questions, or would like to email your application and additional documents please contact jschmidt@wyomingcountyny.gov or 585-786-8830.