Principal Planner

Title:      Principal Planner

Pay:       $31.25 - $33.65 per hour (DOQ&E), plus benefits

Status:  Full-time; 40 hours per weeks

Opens: March 20, 2019

Closes:  April 12, 2019, or until filled - Extended to April 30, 2019

The City of La Pine is accepting applications for a full-time Principal Planner to plan, organize, and direct all activities of the City’s community development department.  The Principal Planner performs professional work requiring sound knowledge of the principles of urban planning, land use, and community development.  This position is responsible for developing, recommending, and implementing policies and procedures to administer city plans, ordinances, and codes, including, without limitation, those related to planning and zoning, land development, design review, code enforcement, historic preservation, community development. ​

The City of La Pine is Oregon’s newest city, incorporated in late-2006.  The City is located in Deschutes County, Oregon, south of Bend and Sunriver.  La Pine is a rural community nestled along the Little Deschutes River, surrounded by the Deschutes National Forest, Newberry National Volcanic Monument, and countless Cascade Lakes.  With a population of approximately 2,000 inside the City and over 10,000 residents nearby, La Pine has significant commercial and industrial activity.  The City provides sewer, water, public works, finance, planning, economic development, code enforcement, and urban renewal services.

Please see the full descriprion and official announcement below, as well as the additional application items required to apply for this position.