Centre County Planning & Community Development Office Seeking a Planner

posted on August 22nd, 2025
Job Position
  Planner-Community Planning Specialist
Description 
  This position is responsible for providing recommendations on land use issues related to comprehensive planning, zoning, and land development in accordance with Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code (PA MPC). Provide GIS Support for community planning-based initiatives.
Requirements 
 
  • Researches, analyzes, and compiles socioeconomic and demographic data for the County Planning and Community Development Office, the municipalities and the general public.
  • Assists with the preparation and updates to the County’s comprehensive plan, regional comprehensive plans and municipal comprehensive plans as requested.
  • Researches and prepares grant applications for municipal and regional planning partners as requested.
  • Assists with the preparation of agendas, meeting announcements, graphic materials, legal ads, and other materials concerning planning issues.
  • Makes presentations and assists local officials and the general public on a wide variety of planning issues related to land use, transportation, zoning, agriculture, housing and other emerging topics.
  • Compiles and analyzes responses for community evaluation of planning needs with regards to consistency between the comprehensive plan, land regulations and proposed developments.
  • May be assigned to research and develop model ordinance language for new land use categories inherent to municipal planning regulations.
  • Develops, updates, and maintains the underutilized site inventory database.
  • Uses desktop Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and the County’s WebIA (web-based records access system) to acquire information, analyze spatial data and prepare maps.
How to Apply 
  Applications are now being accepted for the Community Planning Specialist position in Centre County Government. Those who qualify and are interested should apply at the Human Resources Office, Room 334 Willowbank Building, Bellefonte, PA or call (814) 355-6748 for an application. This posting can be viewed and an application downloaded from our website.