Senior City Planner

The City of Marshfield, WI is seeking a full time Senior City Planner to join our Team! The Senior City Planner plays a pivotal role with Development Services, guiding development with a strategic vision, balancing residential areas, commercial spaces, and green zones to create a city that is functional, beautiful, and future-ready. If you are looking for a place to grow, contribute, and thrive both at work and in life, the City of Marshfield is the perfect fit for you.

The City of Marshfield offers more than just a job—we offer career growth. With training opportunities to help you develop professionally and personally. Enjoy adjustable hours and flexible work options for a healthy work-life balance, along with reasonable expectations and a manageable workload. Our supportive, friendly team encourages collaboration, values your ideas, and gives you the autonomy to take ownership of projects.

We offer an exceptional benefits package that truly takes care of you - everything you need to support your health, happiness, and long-term financial security. It's just one of the many ways we invest in your well-being!

• Robust Retirement Program with Wisconsin Retirement Systems (WRS)
• Generous Paid Time Off starting at 15 days upon hire
• Paid Sick Leave
• HSA Employer Contributions
• Health, Dental, Vision, Life, and Disability Insurance

As a Senior City Planner, you'll be at the heart of everything that makes Marshfield a great place to live, work, and play. Essential job functions include:

• Guiding the planning team in development review, updating land use plans and policies, and driving housing and economic development programs.
• Serving as a department point of contact for planning and zoning applications including zoning code and map amendments, Comprehensive Plan amendments, conditional use permits, municipal code amendments, and annexations requests.
• Preparing memos and presentations to Plan Commission, Common Council, and other organizations on planning and zoning related matters.
• Supporting teams in the creation and implementation of developer agreements, incentive packages, economic development policies and City plans for neighborhoods districts, corridors, and Tax Increment Districts (TIDs).

We are thrilled to have an exciting opportunity for a talented individual to join our team—below are the key job requirements to ensure a success in this dynamic role:

• EDUCATION - Minimum: Bachelor’s degree in urban planning, urban design, landscape architecture, architecture, public administration, or closely related field.
• EXPERIENCE - Minimum four years increasingly responsible in professional planning or economic development required; an equivalent combination of experience and/or education may be considered.
• CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSES - Valid driver’s license. American Institute of Certified Planners preferred.
• KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES - Creative problem solving, leadership, critical thinking, adaptability, collaboration skills, experience in technical report preparation, data collection, and software applications; ability to make effective presentations to committees / groups.

If you are ready to make a real difference in an exciting role and become a key player in shaping a community that people will love for years to come, we want to hear from you! Apply through our employment portal at https://selfservice.ci.marshfield.wi.us/ess/employmentopportunities/default.aspx