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New Jersey · exam No. C1056H

Principal Planner

Accepting applications Open competitive

Official
notice
Issued byNew Jersey Civil Service Commission
Announcementinfo.csc.nj.gov/jobannouncements/DefaultJobAnnouncement/V...
Last day to apply
Last day to apply
Sep 21, 2026
11 days left
Exam date
Salary
$70,323.00 ~ $110,958.00 Per Year
as announced
Fee
$35.00

Minimum qualifications

NOTE: Applicants must meet one of the following or a combination of both experience and education. Thirty (30) semester hour credits are equal to one (1) year of relevant experience. Seven (7) years of professional experience in municipal, county, regional, or state planning including or supplemented by twenty-one (21) semester hour credits in professional planning subjects such as the principles of land use planning, history of city planning, planning project design, and planning law and administration. OR Possession of a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university including or supplemented by twenty-one (21) semester hour credits in professional planning subjects such as the principles of land use planning, history of city planning, planning project design, and planning law and administration; and three (3) years of the above-mentioned professional experience. Please upload a copy of your transcripts with your application. Failure to do so will result in ineligibility. OR Possession of a master's degree in planning from an accredited college or university; and two (2) years of the above-mentioned professional experience. Please upload a copy of your transcripts with your application. Failure to do so will result in ineligibility. OR Possession of a current and valid license as a Professional Planner in New Jersey issued by the New Jersey Board of Professional Planners; and three (3) years of the above-mentioned professional experience. Please ensure to provide details of your license on your application. Failure to indicate possession of a current license as of the closing date will result in ineligibility. You may be required to provide a copy of a valid license upon appointment. OR Possession of a current and valid credential as a Certified Planner Issued by the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP); and three (3) years of the above-mentioned professional experience. Please ensure to provide details of your credential on your application. Failure to indicate possession of a current credential as of the closing date will result in ineligibility. You may be required to provide a copy of a valid credential upon appointment. NOTE : "Professional experience" refers to work that is creative, analytical, evaluative, and interpretive; requires a range and depth of specialized knowledge of the profession's principles, concepts, theories, and practices; and is performed with the authority to act according to one's own judgment and make accurate and informed decisions. Foreign transcripts must be evaluated by a recognized evaluation service. Please upload a copy of your evaluation with your application. Failure to do so will result in ineligibility . LICENSE: Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties of the position. The responsibility for ensuring that employees possess the required motor vehicle license, commensurate with the class and type of vehicles they operate, rests with the Appointing Authority.

Residency

Open to residents of: (1) New Jersey

Location

Warren County - All Departments

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