Planner - Public Health & Human Services

Professional planning work involving the development and implementation of short and long range planning programs in Public Health emergency preparedness with a focus area of environmental health impacts, such as climate change, to population health.

The incumbent will be working within the St. Louis County's Public Health Division of the Public Health and Human Services Department. The work involves collaboration with local community and state partners across the public and private sectors to assess, plan, respond, and evaluate population health impacts from environmental factors.
 

Distinguishing Features of Work:

Planner:
An employee in this class is responsible for assisting in the development and administration of short- and long-range planning programs. Duties include assisting in recommendations regarding policies, procedures, regulatory documents, services and other improvement projects or programs in a specialized area of assignment. The work is performed under the direction of assigned supervisory staff.

Planner Senior:
An employee in this class is responsible for planning, designing, developing, coordinating, implementing, monitoring and administration and evaluation of assigned functional area. Duties include project management; developing plans and specifications, initiating requests for bids, and contracts; site design, survey and preparation; inspection of construction/installation projects; assisting in the administration of assigned programs; reviewing and evaluating services and programs; developing recommendations for program, policy, service, or budget changes; communicating with and educating the public on related state and department policy and programs; and working independently with local units of government on project/program implementation. Work direction may be exercised over staff in lower classifications.  The work is performed under the direction of assigned supervisory staff.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - Planner (Pass/Fail):

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s degree.
• Possession of a valid driver’s license.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS - Planner Senior (Pass/Fail):

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with Bachelor’s degree AND four (4) years full-time paid verifiable professional experience in the assigned functional area; OR a Master’s degree AND two (2) years full-time paid verifiable professional experience in the assigned functional area; OR four (4) years as a Planner, and the recommendation of the director of the department.
• Possession of a valid driver’s license.