Sr. Planner

Salary: $77,186.00 - $108,061.00 Annually
Location : Port Richey, FL
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: 13606-0126R
Department: Planning & Development
Division: Long Range Planning
Opening Date: 01/16/2026
Closing Date: 1/29/2026 11:59 PM Eastern
Salary Range: $77,186.00 - $108,061.00
Pay Grade: P46 (Exempt position)
Salary Disclosure: Pay rates are based on education, skill, experience level and internal equity.

General Description
JOIN OUR TEAM AS A SR. PLANNER

Pasco County Planning and Development department is currently seeking a Sr. Planner to join the team The role of Sr. Planner involves advanced and responsible professional planning work of complex specialized projects and studies with a minimum of supervision.

Essential Job Functions
Assists in directing and managing all activities and responsibilities for the creation of a new Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Code for Pasco County including managing the planners and consultants involved. Prepares comprehensive plan elements and amendments, special area reports and projections on the basis of data, changing conditions and policy direction. Programs and monitors the development, planning, regulatory review and form based design control and economic development strategies for special planning areas and large scale projects. Analyzes and evaluates pertinent data and plan development. Correlates a variety of statistical and planning data for the Comprehensive Plan. Confers with County and municipal officials and the general public. Plans, develops, and conducts special studies relative to land use and occupancy; street, road, and arterial activity center location and usage; water and sewage facilities; multimodal transportation systems; and recreational and cultural needs of the County. Interprets and communicates to others the function and intent of State, regional, and local land use laws, rules, and regulations. Prepares and delivers speeches to business, professional, civic, and neighborhood groups and associations. Plans, organizes, and reviews the work of subordinates as needed. Performs related work as required. Senior Planners may be assigned a specialty area of focus from the defined job functions.

Project Management:
Provides quality assurance/quality control activities for Department-produced planning documents. Utilizing appropriate measurements and analysis to track progress and define success. Identifying opportunities and solutions for process improvement. Supports Executive Planner with resource leveling, program execution, financial balancing, and contract management.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of the principles and accepted practices of public planning.
• Knowledge as to methods of collection and analysis of planning data and experience in the preparation of planning reports and studies.
• Ability to and experience will presenting ideas and findings clearly and concisely in both written and oral form to community-at-large, Board members, stakeholders and other audiences.
• Ability to plan, with strong organizational and communication skills, and supervise the work of subordinates.
• Ability to establish and maintain an effective working relationship with subordinates, superiors, other County departments, community officials, citizens and State and Federal officials.
• Ability and experience addressing civic organizations and committees.
• Ability to operate a personal computer and presentation software.

Project Management Skills:

• Demonstrated ability to plan and execute complex projects with specific deadlines involving multiple teams.
• Ability to foresee the entire projects as a whole and anticipate potential disruptions and possess effective skills to minimize potential impacts on the process using tools for project management like Smartsheet, MS Project or other reporting tools.

Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Code Skills:

• Knowledge of and experience with Performance Based Codes, Form Based Codes, New Urbanism and Incentive Based Codes including identifying the most appropriate type of code needed for a particular location and conditions.
• Ability to take Market Area Plans and draft regulations with incentives to implement plans.
• Ability to research Best Practices and examples of excellent codes that work and draft text that is applicable to Pasco County conditions and acceptable to stakeholders.

Minimum Requirements
PHYSICAL SKILLS: Ability to communicate effectively using verbal, written and visual communication.

EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE: Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Master's Degree in urban planning or a related field and four (4) years of professional experience in urban planning, urban design and/or economic development. Experience in planning, programming and processing applications for large scale projects and area plans. Specialties in experience may be focused in Comprehensive Planning, Urban Design and Transit Oriented Design, and/or Economic Development and Redevelopment.

LICENSES, CERTIFICATIONS OR REGISTRATIONS: Must possess a valid Florida driver's license. AICP preferred.

ADA STATEMENT: A qualified employee or applicant with a disability may be afforded a reasonable accommodation to perform the essential job functions of a position in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE: Pasco County BOCC is a drug-free workplace in accordance with Federal and Florida law.
EMERGENCY RESPONSE/RECOVERY ACTIVITIES: All employees will be required to work before, during, or after an emergency. During an emergency, employees may temporarily be assigned to work and perform duties outside the normal scope of their position, location and work schedule to fit the needs of the County and its citizens.
VETERANS' PREFERENCE: Under Section 295.07, F.S., Chapter 55A-7, Pasco County BCC provides to Veterans, that preference in appointment will be given to preference-eligible applicants.
PASCO COUNTY WAS VOTED ONE OF THE NATION'S TOP WORKPLACES FOR 2021
Benefits include:

• Florida Retirement System (FRS) retirement plan
• PTO (Paid Time Off)
• Paid holidays
• Group insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Deferred compensation
• Medical leave pool
• Annual medical leave buy-back
• Mid-management/Professional grade, and management personnel may receive 40 hours of admin leave per calendar year.

Effective July 1, 2011, FRS members must contribute 3% of their salary as retirement contributions, on a pre-tax basis (the salary is reduced by the amount of the employee contribution before determining the federal income tax deduction). The employer will automatically deduct the employee contributions.
01

I am aware that the following supplemental questions will determine my eligibility for this position.

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• Decline

02

Are you a current Pasco County BOCC employee?

• Yes
• No

03

Which best describes your highest level of COMPLETED education?

• GED
• High School
• Associate degree
• Bachelor's Degree
• Master's Degree
• Doctorate
• None of the above

04

Which best describes the years of professional experience in urban planning, urban design and/or economic development?

• Ten or more years of experience
• Nine years but less than ten
• Eight years but less than nine
• Seven years but less than eight
• Six years but less than seven
• Five years but less than six
• Four years but less than five
• Three years but less than four
• Two years but less than three
• One year but less than two
• Less than one year of experience

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Which best describes the years of experience you have in planning, programming and processing applications for large scale projects and area plans?

• Ten or more years of experience
• Nine years but less than ten
• Eight years but less than nine
• Seven years but less than eight
• Six years but less than seven
• Five years but less than six
• Four years but less than five
• Three years but less than four
• Two years but less than three
• One year but less than two
• Less than one year of experience
• No experience

06

Do you possess a valid Florida driver's license or have the ability to obtain the license within 30 days from date of hire?

• Yes
• No

07

Are you a veteran who served as a member of the armed forces of the United States during a period of war, defined in Title 38, U.S.C., and who was separated from such service under honorable conditions, or the surviving spouse of any such veteran? (SUPPORTING DOCUMENTION IS REQUIRED AT THE TIME OF SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION OR NEXT BUSINESS DAY).

• Yes
• No

08

I hereby acknowledge that Pasco County BOCC is a drug-free workplace in accordance with Federal and Florida law, and consent to pre-employment drug/alcohol testing, and agree to abide by the program and policy if employed by Pasco County BOCC.

• Acknowledged
• Declined

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Are you legally authorized to work in the United States? Note: If hired, a Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, must be completed at the start of employment.

• Yes
• No

10

Have you recently retired from the Florida Retirement System (FRS) Pension Plan or Investment Plan within the last 6 months?

• Yes
• No

11

Please specifically explain how your prior work experience and education match the qualifications for this position. (1000 characters or less)
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• Utility bill insert
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• Other

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If a Pasco County employee referred you, please provide the name of the employee.
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