Job Opening: Deputy Commissioner in Department of Planning for Orange County

The Orange County, New York, Department of Planning is seeking to fill one of two Deputy  Commissioner positions. The new Deputy will either handle oversight of the Transportation  and Transit Units or the Land Use and Environmental Units.

Applicants for either position  should have supervisory experience including budgeting and fiscal management as well as  human resource management. The target hiring salary range is $100,000- $154,130. Competitive benefits package includes comprehensive health, dental and vision  insurance, long term disability insurance, and NYS Retirement. Competitive examination is  not a requirement for this position.

FINAL CANDIDATES MUST SUBMIT TO A FINGERPRINT  CHECK AND CRIMINAL HISTORY AND BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION. More information is  available at: https://orange-portal.mycivilservice.com/post/jobopps 

SEND RESUME TO: 

Commissioner of Planning 
Orange County Department of Planning 
124 Main Street, Goshen, NY 10924 
Or Email Erussell@orangecountygov.com 

Applicants for the Transportation and Transit Units Deputy will ideally have experience with  MPO administration activities such as: 

• Coordination of Planning and Policy meetings, public notices and comment, public  meetings 

• UPWP updates, reimbursements, and reporting 

• TIP administration and reporting 

• LRTP preparation 

• Preparation and/or coordination of transportation plans and studies (e.g. corridor  analysis, transit route redesigns) 

• Consultant management 

• Travel Demand Modeling and Traffic Analysis processes 

• Air Quality Conformity process 

• MPO coordination within a Transportation Management Area 

Applicants for the Land Use and Environmental Units Deputy will ideally have experience  with activities such as: 

• General Municipal Law 239 review of municipal land use applications • Preparation and/or coordination of Comprehensive Plans or elements thereof such  as land use, water, economic development, open space 

• Agricultural & Farmland Protection Plan preparation and implementation • Preparation of model land use laws 

• New York State’s Climate Smart Communities program 

• Green House Gas Inventories and Climate Action Plans 

• Grant applications, administration, and reimbursement 

• Consultant management 

• Coordination of trail, greenway, and similar construction projects, including grant  management 

• Experience working with multiple departments on County projects • Procurement and contracting