Principal Planner at Town of Gilbert – Gilbert, Arizona

Team Gilbert has an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated professional to fill the position of Principal Planner. With every position we fill, our focus is on providing best-in-class service to our citizens while offering the opportunity for professional growth in a rewarding and innovative work environment.

The Principal Planner reports to the Planning Manager. The primary duties of this position include:

• Actively participate in and prepare organizational, departmental, and workgroup goals and objectives.
• Supervise staff, including prioritizing and assigning work, conducting performance evaluations, ensuring staff training, ensuring that policies and procedures are followed, maintaining a safe working environment, and making hiring, termination, and disciplinary recommendations.
• Manage and coordinate project/plan review activities to ensure compliance with applicable codes, ordinances, laws, and standards.
• Provides information, technical assistance, and interpretation regarding complex planning issues, land development, construction document reviews, plan reviews, codes, and regulatory compliance, design guidelines, development standards, permitted uses, project reviews, procedures, and other issues.
• Review of department staff reports and presentations.
• Write staff reports including analysis, recommendations, conditions of approval, ordinances, and resolutions.

The first review of applications will take place on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. With a final review after the posting close date.
At Team Gilbert, we hire innovative, forward-thinking problem-solvers who love what they do! In addition to possessing the ability to live out our core and functional values daily, candidates must possess the following requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in urban planning, urban design, land use planning, landscape, geography, public administration, architecture, environmental design, or related field.
• Master's Degree desired but not required.
• Minimum of eight years of experience in municipal planning, public or private sector.
• Three years of interdisciplinary complex project management experience
• American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) preferred.
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This position will work 4/10s, Monday through Thursday. A hybrid/remote work schedule may be considered. This is an At-Will position and is FLSA Exempt – ineligible for overtime compensation.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions for this position include:

This position has been designated as a Light work position that spends much of its workday in an office environment. Click here to learn more about the different physical exertion levels as defined by the Social Security Administration.

Gilbert’s Mission: Anticipate. Create. Help People
Our Values: DRIVEN, KIND, BOLD, HUMBLE
Awards: We are proud of these achievements and continue to work hard to make Gilbert the best place to live, work, and play.
Gilbert is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. If any reasonable accommodation is needed while participating in the application and interviewing process, please contact our People Team (Human Resources) at 480-503-6823. Requests should be made as early as possible to allow time to arrange the accommodation.

Gilbert provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.