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Planner I-II - Current Planning & Permit Review

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Planner I-II - Current Planning & Permit Review

Salary

$34.91 - $44.24 Hourly

Location

Professional Building, 20 E. Olive

Job Type

Full-time

Job Number

00808

Department

Community Development

Division

Planning

Opening Date

10/10/2025

Closing Date

11/2/2025 11:59 PM Mountain

FLSA

Non-Exempt

Bargaining Unit

MFPE

+ Description

+ Benefits

Position Summary

This City of Bozeman is now hiring for Planner I-II - Current Planning & Permit Review. Join our team and put your planning expertise to use by guiding development projects, applying design standards, supporting affordable housing, and helping plans come to life.

This is your opportunity to make a meaningful difference in your community by joining the City of Bozeman! You will be part of a passionate team driving positive change while enjoying a fantastic benefits package. Full-time City of Bozeman employees receive top-tier benefits including 15 vacation days, 12 sick days, 12 holidays, 8 weeks of paid parental leave, potential for bilingual pay, excellent retirement options, comprehensive health, dental, and vision plans, discounted ski tickets and gym memberships, and much more!

Bargaining Unit: Montana Federation of Public Employees (MFPE)

Fair Labor Standards Act Status: Non-Exempt

Work Week: Typically, Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 5:00pm

Examples of Essential Work (Illustrative Only)

+ Performs professional planning duties, including preparing component parts of plans, applying standards and policies to proposals, seeking and conveying comments from various departments and agencies concerning proposals, and presenting proposals to appropriate boards or committees;

+ Prepares staff reports based on review process and evaluation, including making necessary recommendations;

+ Gathers and analyzes data on land use, transportation, development and related information based on present and future conditions, including performing field inspections to ensure compliance with approved plans and conditions of approval;

+ Outlines review schedule for projects, including report deadlines, meeting dates, public notices and newspaper deadlines based upon adopted regulations;

+ Uses computerized modeling techniques, including forecasting, capacity analysis and related information to determine impact of various plans on existing conditions;

+ Serves as staff and provides technical support to the City Commission, committees, and other advisory boards as needed;

+ Prepares correspondence and memoranda requiring independent and interpretive judgment in regard to approvals or unmet conditions;

+ Explains policies, procedures and regulations to the public, developers, business organizations, contractors, and architects;

+ Provides assistance in effective implementation of planning office policies, including drafting administrative policies for review by the Director, and reviewing applications;

+ Checks zoning regulations applicable to a particular property and provides all related information to interested parties;

+ Catalogues and maintains official subdivision and site plan documents for public access;

+ Determines the appropriateness and validity of data for use in various projects and makes recommendations for additional data collection as needed;

+ Keeps immediate supervisor and designated others fully and accurately informed concerning work progress, including present and potential work problems and suggestions for new or improved ways of addressing such problems;

+ Attends meetings, conferences, workshops and training sessions and reviews publications and audiovisual materials to remain current on the principles, practices and new developments in assigned work areas;

+ Responds to citizens’ questions and comments in a courteous and timely manner;

+ Performs other duties consistent with the role and function of this classification.

Minimum Required Qualifications

+ Bachelor’s Degree in Planning, Urban Design, Environmental Science, Geography, Public Administration, or a closely related field; or

+ Any combination of experience and training which provides the equivalent scope of knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary to perform the work.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

+ Considerable knowledge of the current principles and practices involved in urban planning;

+ Considerable knowledge of land use and zoning theory, urban design, economics, government finance operations, demographics, environmental design, resource development and ecology;

+ Considerable knowledge of data gathering and research techniques;

+ Considerable knowledge of the theory and methods for formulating land use policies and related procedures;

+ Some knowledge of, or the ability to quickly learn Bozeman subdivision and zoning regulation, as well as Montana Annexation and Planning Statutes;

+ Some knowledge of or the ability to quickly learn the methods used for citizen involvement in planning projects;

+ Some knowledge of or the ability to quickly learn cartography and GIS, preferably ArcInfo and ArcMap, topographic information, and computer usage;

+ Some knowledge of or the ability to quickly learn, the architectural, economic and cultural history of the jurisdictional area;·Ability to read and interpret architectural and engineering designs and specifications, including planimetric, topographic, geologic, hydrological, statistical maps, and charts and graphs;

+ Ability to perform basic designs;

+ Ability to deal with a wide range of persons, including situations in which individuals may be upset over some issues involved with City activities and policies;

+ Ability to communicate effectively with others, both orally and in writing, using both technical and non-technical language;

+ Ability to understand and follow oral and/or written policies, procedures and instructions;

+ Ability to prepare and present accurate and reliable reports containing findings and recommendations on all facets of planning operations;

+ Ability to operate or quickly learn to operate a personal computer using standard or customized software applications appropriate to assigned tasks;

+ Ability to use logical and creative thought processes to develop solutions according to written specifications and/or oral instructions;

+ Ability to perform a wide variety of duties and responsibilities under the pressure of time-sensitive deadlines;

+ Ability and willingness to quickly learn and use new skills and knowledge brought about by rapidly changing information and/or technology;

+ Integrity, ingenuity, and inventiveness in the performance of assigned tasks;

+ Consistently performs assignments in accordance with the City’s Core Values of Integrity, Leadership, Service and Teamwork.

Required Special Qualifications

+ Must possess a valid driver’s license at the time of hire and obtain a Montana driver’s license within 60 days of employment;

+ Offers for employment are conditional upon satisfactory response to appropriate post conditional offer process.

This is your opportunity to make a meaningful difference in your community by joining the City of Bozeman! You will be part of a passionate team driving positive change while enjoying a robust benefits package. Full-time City of Bozeman employees receive these best-in-class benefits:

+ 15 Paid Vacation Days increases with years of service

+ 12 Paid Sick Days

+ 13 Paid Holidays

+ 8 Weeks of Paid Parental Leave

+ Bilingual Pay Incentive ($300/month)

+ Montana Public Employee Retirement system plan options with 9.07% employer contribution and option to enroll in a 457 Retirement Plan

+ Excellent health, dental, and vision insurance including a HDHP option providing 100% employer-paid family coverage.

+ Annual Wellness Screening with participation incentives

+ Discounted Bridger Bowl Ski Tickets

+ Discounted Gym Membership

+ Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program Eligible Employer

+ Employer Paid Basic Life and AD&D Insurance for employees and dependents.

Employer

Bozeman, City of (MT)

Address

121 N Rouse Ave. Bozeman, Montana, 59715

Phone

406-582-2367 406-582-2970

Website

https://www.bozeman.net

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