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This position prepares clear reports and recommendations on planning-related topics, supports land development and environmental review, and helps ensure planning projects are completed in a timely, organized, and compliant manner.\nThe Planner III is expected to maintain positive and respectful working relationships, support a healthy and service-oriented workplace, and work collaboratively with the EDP Director, Planning Manager, Tribal staff, Tribal Council, community members, and partner agencies while respecting Tribal culture, community priorities, lead Planning Committee meetings and the Tribe’s long-term planning needs.\nEDUCATION, LICENSING AND EXPERIENCE:\nBachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Land Use Planning, Community Development, or a related field; or\nAssociate’s degree from an accredited college or university and four years of directly related responsibilities; or\nEight years of directly related experience in the area of responsibility.\nTwo years of experience working with Native Americans or a Native American organization is preferred.\nMust have and maintain throughout employment a valid Washington State Driver’s License and meet the insurability requirements of the Tribe. A driving abstract may be required at time of hire.\nESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:\nInternal and External Coordination: Maintain cooperative relationships with internal and external agencies, including but not limited to Whatcom County and the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and maintain positive working relationships with departments across the Tribe.\nPolicy and Planning Analysis: In collaboration with the Planning Manager, analyze, monitor, and address issues and policies that impact the Tribe and provide guidance to Tribal Council as appropriate.\nProject Review and Permitting: Assist in the review of project plans and advise staff on permitting, zoning, federal and state regulations, and transportation requirements, assist with permitting policy updates.\nProject Compliance and Completion: Ensure assigned projects are effectively completed on time, within budget, and in compliance with applicable requirements.\nProject Management: Support planning projects through effective coordination, organization, tracking, communication, this will include writing RFPs or RFQs, ATOs, Aiding with Interagency reports and follow-through to help ensure work is completed on time, within budget, and in compliance with applicable requirements.\nTransportation Duties: In collaboration with the Planning Manager, this position may assign Planning Technician transportation duties.\nTribal Lands Database: Develop and maintain the Tribal lands database.\nBuilding and Housing Design Support: Assist in the architectural design for Tribal buildings and housing development.\nMapping and Schematic Drawings: Assist in the development of schematic drawings, mapping, and related materials using various software programs.\nSurvey & Legal Descriptions: Must know how to read and understand Surveys and Legal Descriptions and an understanding of Aliquot parts.\nResearch, Analysis, and Reporting: Organize and administer research studies, conduct analyses, and prepare reports and recommendations regarding land use, infrastructure improvement, environmental requirements, and other planning matters.\nTechnical Project Support: Serve as a technical specialist on assigned projects, and must be able to utilize outside agency search areas, such as Whatcom County Parcel Viewer.\nField Inspections: Perform field inspections to gather data relevant to the development review process and verify that development projects comply with approved plans.\nCEUs:Must be willing to attend Training/ Education opportunities\nKNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:\nPlanning and Government Policy Knowledge: Knowledge of current Tribal and federal government policies as they pertain to the Planning Department and its functions.\nPractical Judgment: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.\nProblem Solving: Ability to address problems involving several variables in non-standardized situations.\nTribal Community and Culture: Ability to work effectively and respectfully with the Nooksack Tribal community and Tribal culture.\nPublic Speaking: Ability to speak before groups of people.\nRegulatory Understanding: Ability to understand regulations that pertain to the Tribal Planning Department, projects, and design.\nTechnology, Mapping, and Design Tools: Computer proficiency in Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Autodesk Civil 3D, AutoCAD, ESRI ArcGIS, ArcGIS Pro, SketchUp, Whatcom County Parcel Viewer, and other mapping, design, and related technology tools.\nFunding Opportunities: Ability to identify funding opportunities that meet the Tribe’s needs.\nWritten Communication and Records: Ability to prepare clear and concise written reports and maintain records, findings, documents, correspondence, and related files.\nPlan Review, Legal Descriptions, and Technical Interpretation: Ability to read and interpret graphic instructions and technical materials, including blueprints, schematic drawings, layouts, building plans, legal descriptions, land descriptions, surveys, and technical data or drawings to verify construction compliance with approved documents.\nInspection and Compliance Review: Ability to detect deficiencies or deviations from approved plans.\nLand Records and Agency Coordination: Preferred experience understanding BIA land records, including Title Status Reports (TSRs), land descriptions, surveys, and working with BIA and BLM on records requests and other BIA/ BLM related documents & records.\nProfessional Communication: Ability to communicate and work effectively with federal and local government agencies, builders, contractors, office staff, and the Tribal community-at-large.\nOTHER REQUIREMENTS\nMust pass alcohol/drug test(s) at time of hire and throughout employment.\nMust pass criminal background check(s) at time of hire and periodically thereafter.\nMust pass all Nooksack Tribal hiring prerequisites.\nIndian Preference Policy applies to this and all positions with 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