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Bachelor's degree in Environmental Sciences, Natural Resources Management, Planning, Geography, Geology or a field directly related to the area(s) of assignment **AND** one (1) year of increasingly responsible professional experience (including related internships), demonstrating knowledge and experience in one or more areas within the Planning field related to the area of assignment, including: Environmental Planning (SEPA, Critical Areas/Shorelines and Natural Resources), Transportation Planning, Current Planning (Subdivision and Zoning), and Comprehensive Long Range Planning; **OR** any equivalent combination of education, training and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities to successfully perform the essential duties of the job.* Bilingual in Spanish;* experience with Washington State land use and environmental protection law;* specialized training in environmental or natural resource issues, projects (SEPA, GMA, Critical Areas, Shorelines); and,* additional degrees, professional certifications, recognitions, awards and licenses that demonstrate acquisition and application of the required knowledge, and abilities to be successful in this position are preferred.**Equipment Used:**GIS workstation; PC and laptop; GPS unit; calculator; phone and other office equipment; motor vehicle.**Working Conditions:**This position is rated as ***Sedentary Work:*** Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.
Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.
Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met. Environment: pathogen exposure, travel, multiple work locations, field work, work is performed in an office and/or field environment and may require exposure angry customers and citizen groups, and position can be hybrid with schedule to be determined by the incumbent and supervisor.Physical Demands: bending, carrying, handling, lifting, reaching, sitting, standing, walking, fingering, balancing, climbing, crawling, crouching, kneeling, hearing, smelling, talking, and visual acuity.Intellectual Demands: ability to multitask, confidentiality, ability to work under pressure, ability to articulate and communicate information in conversations, ability to follow written instruction, and ability to follow verbal instruction.**Knowledge:*** principles, methods and practices of planning related to the area of assignment, including: urban, regional, environmental, natural resource, transportation, and community development;* public participation theory and practice including: methods of assessing areas of agreement and conflict among individuals or facilitation groups and techniques for mediating disputes and guiding them to consensus or informed consent;* applicable transportation planning policies, laws, regulations, ordinances, code principles and practices;* roles and responsibilities of federal, state and other local public and private organization;* research and analytical methods for planning projects including using fundamental mathematics, statistics, demographics, scientific methods and field practices for gathering and evaluating data;* principles of site impact analysis for development projects;* principles of geography and geomorphology and natural systems functions;* presentation and meeting facilitation including use of technology for displaying, analyzing and evaluating research data;* legal descriptions, cartography and GIS systems; U.S. Census geography and methodology; micro-economic theories as applied to the effects of land use regulation; and,* rules of grammar, spelling and punctuation used in professional report writing.**Skills (and abilities):*** critically analyzing and resolving customer service and internal work related problems;* analyzing environmental, transportation and land use information to identify options, resolve problems, apply solutions, guidelines and policy to field problems and other work assignments;* prioritizing multiple projects within established timelines and parameters;* writing routine to moderately complex technical reports and other documents;* interpreting, applying and implementing land use policies and procedures;* giving presentations, public speaking, and facilitating meetings;* establishing and maintaining effective interpersonal relationships with County and other officials, at all organizational levels and with the public;* ability to clearly speak, write and graphically illustrate in order to convey general and technical information;* ability to give and receive direction; understand, interpret and follow County and department personnel policies and procedures;* researching, interpreting, evaluating and applying a wide variety of inter-related data, policies, laws, codes, and legislation to work assignments; technical data, legal descriptions, maps and aerial photos;* using a personal computer and related software applications, and operating basic office equipment such as scanners, plotters; public address systems and audio-visual presentation equipment;* applying basic math, algebra and statistics in researching, gathering, organizing and analyzing data from a variety of sources; and,* maintaining files.**“AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER”
Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans and the Disabled are encouraged to apply.**
Yakima County ensures equal employment opportunities regardless of a person’s age, color, creed, sensory, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, national origin, political belief, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, and military status, or any other protected status under federal or state statute.
**PAY TRANSPARENCY NONDISCRIMINATION PROVISION**
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish the information.
Disabled applicants may request accommodation to participate in the job application and/or selection process for employment. Please contact Human Resources for further information.
**Yakima County is a qualified Public Service entity for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For more information, go to
or contact your federal loan servicer.**
**In compliance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, Yakima County will hire only United States citizens and aliens lawfully authorized to work in the United States.**### Benefits SnapshotEligibility for benefits are dependent upon Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) and if your position type is full-time, part-time, or intermittent.* Medical, Dental, Prescription and Vision Coverage* Basic Life and Long-Term Disability Insurance Coverage* Employee Assistance Program (EAP)* Health Reimbursement Account (HRA- VEBA)* Health Savings Account (HSA)* Flexible Spending Account (FSA)* Voluntary Benefits – vision, term life, critical illness, disability and other insurance plans* Washington State Retirement Plan (DRS)* 457 Deferred Compensation Program (DCP)* Paid Vacation, Paid Holidays and Sick LeaveClick
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Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.
Jobs are sedentary if walking and standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met. Environment: pathogen exposure, travel, multiple work locations, field work, work is performed in an office and/or field environment and may require exposure angry customers and citizen groups, and position can be hybrid with schedule to be determined by the incumbent and supervisor.Physical Demands: bending, carrying, handling, lifting, reaching, sitting, standing, walking, fingering, balancing, climbing, crawling, crouching, kneeling, hearing, smelling, talking, and visual acuity.Intellectual Demands: ability to multitask, confidentiality, ability to work under pressure, ability to articulate and communicate information in conversations, ability to follow written instruction, and ability to follow verbal instruction.**Knowledge:*** principles, methods and practices of planning related to the area of assignment, including: urban, regional, environmental, natural resource, transportation, and community development;* public participation theory and practice including: methods of assessing areas of agreement and conflict among individuals or facilitation groups and techniques for mediating disputes and guiding them to consensus or informed consent;* applicable transportation planning policies, laws, regulations, ordinances, code principles and practices;* roles and responsibilities of federal, state and other local public and private organization;* research and analytical methods for planning projects including using fundamental mathematics, statistics, demographics, scientific methods and field practices for gathering and evaluating data;* principles of site impact analysis for development projects;* principles of geography and geomorphology and natural systems functions;* presentation and meeting facilitation including use of technology for displaying, analyzing and evaluating research data;* legal descriptions, cartography and GIS systems; U.S. Census geography and methodology; micro-economic theories as applied to the effects of land use regulation; and,* rules of grammar, spelling and punctuation used in professional report writing.**Skills (and abilities):*** critically analyzing and resolving customer service and internal work related problems;* analyzing environmental, transportation and land use information to identify options, resolve problems, apply solutions, guidelines and policy to field problems and other work assignments;* prioritizing multiple projects within established timelines and parameters;* writing routine to moderately complex technical reports and other documents;* interpreting, applying and implementing land use policies and procedures;* giving presentations, public speaking, and facilitating meetings;* establishing and maintaining effective interpersonal relationships with County and other officials, at all organizational levels and with the public;* ability to clearly speak, write and graphically illustrate in order to convey general and technical information;* ability to give and receive direction; understand, interpret and follow County and department personnel policies and procedures;* researching, interpreting, evaluating and applying a wide variety of inter-related data, policies, laws, codes, and legislation to work assignments; technical data, legal descriptions, maps and aerial photos;* using a personal computer and related software applications, and operating basic office equipment such as scanners, plotters; public address systems and audio-visual presentation equipment;* applying basic math, algebra and statistics in researching, gathering, organizing and analyzing data from a variety of sources; and,* maintaining files.**“AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER”
Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans and the Disabled are encouraged to apply.**
Yakima County ensures equal employment opportunities regardless of a person’s age, color, creed, sensory, mental or physical disability, genetic information, marital status, national origin, political belief, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, and military status, or any other protected status under federal or state statute.
**PAY TRANSPARENCY NONDISCRIMINATION PROVISION**
The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish the information.
Disabled applicants may request accommodation to participate in the job application and/or selection process for employment. Please contact Human Resources for further information.
**Yakima County is a qualified Public Service entity for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For more information, go to
or contact your federal loan servicer.**
**In compliance with the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, Yakima County will hire only United States citizens and aliens lawfully authorized to work in the United States.**### Benefits SnapshotEligibility for benefits are dependent upon Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBA) and if your position type is full-time, part-time, or intermittent.* Medical, Dental, Prescription and Vision Coverage* Basic Life and Long-Term Disability Insurance Coverage* Employee Assistance Program (EAP)* Health Reimbursement Account (HRA- VEBA)* Health Savings Account (HSA)* Flexible Spending Account (FSA)* Voluntary Benefits – vision, term life, critical illness, disability and other insurance plans* Washington State Retirement Plan (DRS)* 457 Deferred Compensation Program (DCP)* Paid Vacation, Paid Holidays and Sick LeaveClick
for a full list of Yakima County Benefits #J-18808-Ljbffr