State of Maryland

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Planner IV is the lead or advanced level of professional work in the field of land use, environmental, community development or transportation planning. Employees conduct research and prepare analyses, studies or background reports on issues regarding growth and demographic trends and projections and best practices on state, regional and local plans. Employees specialize in such areas as physical design, survey and research, or community relations work. Employees in this class do not supervise, but may provide training and guidance to lower-level Planners and planning consultants.

Employees receive general supervision from a Planner V or other designated administrator.

Positions in this classification are evaluated using the Classification Job evaluation methodology. This method compares the position’s assigned duties and responsibilities to the job criteria defined in the Nature of Work and Example of Work sections of the class specification.

Planner IV is differentiated from the Planner III in that the Planner IV performs the most complex planning projects as the sole planner on a multi-disciplinary team or as the sole planning advisor for a cabinet department or assigns, reviews the work and provides guidance and direction to lower-level planners, while the Planner III performs the full range of planning work under general supervision. The Planner IV is differentiated from the Planner V in that the Planner V has full supervisory responsibility for lower-level Planners.

Prepares and researches various phases of planning projects related to the development and use of land, water, transportation, community or natural resources by obtaining and analyzing information concerning demographic, socio-economic, political, cultural, geographic and land-use trends;

Advises and assists community, regional, and State planning and development agencies and organizations in the technical aspects of various planning and development projects;

Conducts meetings with public officials, local, regional and State planning commissions, civic groups, community agencies, associations and general public to initiate comprehensive planning programs and to provide advice and technical assistance in the development, review and administration of smart growth plans and urban renewal;

Participates in planning, promoting, scheduling, and coordinating programs designed to assist subdivisions of the State in initiating and executing comprehensive planning programs;

Organizes conferences and seminars to present, discuss and resolve issues regarding the laws and regulations in zoning, urban renewal, housing, transportation, natural or and community resources;

Performs complex assignments in connection with State and federal planning programs;

Plans and prepares books or manuals on various accomplishments and objectives of community development and planning;

Provides technical advice and guidance to members of a team engaged in a specific planning project;

Collects, creates, edits, maintains, analyses, distributes and plot GIS data and performs mapping and data analysis tasks including producing graphic and tabular data;

May assign and review work of lower-level planners;

Performs other related duties.

Specific educational and experience requirements are set by the agency based on the essential job functions assigned to the position.

A Class Description provides information about the Nature of Work, Examples of Work and General Requirements for a classification in the Management Service or a classification in the Skilled or Professional Service in which all positions have been designated Special Appointments. Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities; Minimum Education and Experience Requirements; Special Requirements; and recruitment and testing procedures are set by the using agency. Class descriptions broadly define groups of positions used by various State departments and agencies. Position descriptions maintained by the using department or agency specifically address the essential job functions of each position.

Jan 1, 2015

Director, Division of Classification and Salary