Job Opening: Senior Planner for Steuben County
/SENIOR PLANNER
This position is located at the Steuben County Department of Planning.
The work involves responsibility for the performance of moderately difficult, complex, technical duties in the field of municipal, regional or community planning at either the County Planning Department or the Regional Planning and Development Board. The work is carried out in accordance with well-established and accepted modern professional planning techniques and procedures and involves the provision of professional planning support in all program areas of the department/agency; assumption of major project planner status for selected programs and tasks in line with the incumbent’s areas of special expertise/interests; coordination of activities with related work being done by other agencies in the area; and the compilation of a wide variety of statistics and data related to the work being done as well as the preparation of reports. This class differs from that of Planner by virtue of the increased level of responsibility and independence of action exercised.
Dynamic local development corporation seeks experienced, versatile, results-driven economic development professional to pilot the organization’s multi-pronged initiatives to foster economic and community progress in Columbia County NY.
The successful candidate will manage a staff of eight, administer a $1.3 million budget, implement a strategic plan and organizational policies, oversee a $3.5 million small business loan portfolio, leverage economic development funding, maintain relationships with community stakeholders, act as the agency’s spokesperson, and serve as a first point of contact for businesses desiring to grow in Columbia County.