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City of Sarasota

Sr. Planning Technician - Part-Time

Public Works Admin Building Part time

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Department:

Engineering

Employee Type:

Regular

Time Type:

Part time

Salary Range:

$26.4272 - $33.6946 Hourly

Job Posting Period:

November 03, 2025 - November 09, 2025 12:00 A.M.

Job Description:

Overview

Responsible professional planning work in developing, maintaining and implementing the Comprehensive Plan and other current and/or long range planning activities.

Essential Functions

  • Develops and conducts special studies relative to maintaining, updating and implementing the City's Comprehensive Plan.

  • Assists in the overall preparation of the City's Comprehensive Plan; preparing population projections; maintaining land data; analyzing and evaluating pertinent socio-economic data; preparing comprehensive plan amendment analyses and comprehensive plan consistency reviews.

  • Assists the general public, other division and City agencies with general information requests regarding the comprehensive plan, zoning ordinance and land development regulations.

  • Assists applicants regarding policy and procedures dealing with the submission and processing of rezoning and special exception applications.

  • Assists in making presentations to the Planning Board, City Commission and other groups as assigned on rezoning and special exception applications.

  • Performs related work as required.

  • The intent of this class description is to provide a representative summary of the types of duties and responsibilities that would be required of classifications given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Incumbent may be required to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this job description.

Minimum Qualifications

Graduation from an accredited college or university with an Associate Degree in Planning or closely related field with an emphasis in urban or regional planning plus three (3) years of experience in the field of public planning; or the equivalent in education, training, and experience, which would provide the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities. A Bachelor Degree in Planning is preferred. Possession of and ability to maintain a valid State of Florida Driver's License is required.

Job Based Competencies

  • Considerable knowledge of the principles and accepted practices of public planning and the ability to interpret zoning regulations.

  • Specialized knowledge in one or more of the following areas is preferred: land use planning, transportation planning, capital improvements programming, coastal/natural resource planning, recreation planning, historic preservation, housing and economic base analyses.

  • Knowledge of the methods of collection and analysis of planning data and the preparation of planning reports and studies.

  • Personal computer skills and knowledge of database programs is preferred.

  • Ability to interpret applicable legislation, rules and regulations; present ideas and findings clearly and concisely in both written and oral form; establish and maintain effective working relationships with subordinates, superiors, other City departments, community officials, citizens, State and Federal officials.

Responsibility

Under the direction of and responsible to the Department Head or designated representative. May supervise lower level planning technicians on assigned projects.

Physical Requirements

This is primarily office work requiring limited physical effort. Position requires visual acuity for reviewing, checking, preparing, and maintaining written and computer files. Incumbent is required to have sufficient hearing to accurately perceive information at normal spoken word levels. Manual dexterity to operate standard office, data entry, and word processing equipment is required.

Public Contact

Considerable contact with the public and other departments within the City and other local governments and state agencies.

Retirement Benefit

The City of Sarasota made the transition to become a Florida Retirement System (FRS) employer effective December 1, 2021. To learn more about what this benefit may mean for you, please visit MyFrs.com. Please note that if you are hired to work for the City of Sarasota as an FRS employer, you will be asked to complete a form to certify your FRS status, as there may be an impact to any FRS benefit you are already receiving.

If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to Jake Brown our ADA Coordinator. Jake can be reached via email at Jake.Brown@sarasotafl.gov or via phone at 941-263-6299.

For questions pertaining to general employment or job application status, please call 941-263-6476, or email HR@sarasotafl.gov