Planning Technician I

Planning Technician I

Salary

$50,581.23 - $88,517.10 Annually

Location

HERRITY BUILDING (B-2), 12055 GOVERNMENT CENTER PKWY, FAIRFAX (EJ26), VA

Job Type

FT Hourly W BN

Job Number

26-01106

Department

Planning and Development

Opening Date

07/25/2026

Closing Date

8/7/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

Pay Grade

S17

Posting Type

Open to General Public

• Description
• Benefits
• Questions

Job Announcement

This position is primarily responsible for the administration, production, tracking, and placement of the Countys public hearing sign boards that notify the public of upcoming land use and zoning public hearings before the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors (BOS), Planning Commission (PC), and Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA). Ensures compliance with state law, county ordinances, and public notification requirements by coordinating the production, installation, inspection, maintenance, documentation, and removal of public hearing signs throughout Fairfax County. Also provides support to the staff of the Board of Zoning Appeals including new application distribution, public meeting preparation and set up, and attendance at BZA meetings. This position requires excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, sound judgment, and the ability to manage multiple competing deadlines while working both independently and collaboratively.

Note: The salary for this position will not exceed the midpoint of the advertised salary range.

Illustrative Duties

(The illustrative duties listed in this specification are representative of the class but are not an all-inclusive list. A complete list of position duties and unique physical requirements can be found in the position description.)

Performs technical duties (e.g., comparing plats against tax maps, tracking zoning cases through GIS, interpreting plats to locate properties in partial applications) involving the application of paraprofessional planning skills and techniques;

Generates GIS-based locator maps for zoning staff reports, including outlining of all application properties;

Performs varied and moderately difficult technical work (e.g., compiling land use data, develops visual planning tools for evaluation of properties, researching zoning or planning files for property history) in gathering, compiling, and analyzing data;

Assembles complete application packages for accepted applications and distributes to various County staff, elected and appointed officials;

Prints, assembles, and distributes all staff reports and addenda to the Planning Commission, the Board of Supervisors, and the Board of Zoning Appeals;

Performs varied and moderately technical work (scanning, merging data between computer programs, indexing, etc.) related to digitization of zoning records;

Enters information into related computer systems (e.g. the Land Development System - LDS);

Maintains appropriate log books and files of related/ assigned work;

Prepares and posts (and pulls) all public hearing signs for the Board of Zoning Appeals, the Planning Commission, and the Board of Supervisors;

Provides support to staff at task force meetings, public hearings and other related meetings;

Provides support to staff on related planning or zoning projects, providing research, filing, computer support and statistical analysis.

Employment Standards

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Any combination of education, experience, and training equivalent to the following: high school graduation or a GED issued by a state department of education; plus two years of non-professional planning or zoning related work, as defined by the area to which assigned.

CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES REQUIRED:

Valid drivers license

NECESSARY SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

The appointee to this position will be required to complete a criminal background check and a driving record check to the satisfaction of the employer.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Experience working with land development, zoning, planning, permitting, or local government operations.
• Experience providing customer service in a government or regulatory environment.
• Experience managing inventory and maintaining electronic records.
• Experience using PLUS and generating distribution to internal and external recipients.
• Knowledge of reading and creating maps, route planning, and logistics.
• Knowledge of Fairfax County roadways and neighborhoods.
• Knowledge of the Fairfax County Zoning Ordinance, Code of Virginia, and regulations in relevant areas.
• Proficiency using Microsoft Office software.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Ability to stand, stoop, bend, stretch, walk, climb, sit, kneel, crouch, reach, crawl, lift and handle materials with manual dexterity. Employee will be required to lift boxes of staff reports and applications and wooden posting signs weighing up to 50 lbs. Ability to operate a van and post public hearing signs at properties throughout the county. Ability to produce maps for reports on a GIS-based system; access, input and retrieve information from the computer. All duties performed with or without reasonable accommodations.

SELECTION PROCEDURE:

Panel interview and may include exercise.

Fairfax County is home to a highly diverse population, with a significant number of residents speaking languages other than English at home (including Spanish, Asian/Pacific Islander, Indo-European, and many others.) We encourage candidates who are bilingual in English and another language to apply for this opportunity.

Fairfax County Government prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetics, political affiliation, or military status in the recruitment, selection, and hiring of its workforce.

Reasonable accommodations are available to persons with disabilities during application and/or interview processes per the Americans with Disabilities Act. TTY 703-222-7314. DHREmployment@fairfaxcounty.gov EEO/AA/TTY.

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Merit Positions

Fairfax County is proud to offer employees an attractive and comprehensive benefits program, including the following:

• Medical/Vision/Dental Insurance Coverage
• Group Term Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability
• LiveWell Program
• Flexible Spending Programs
• Paid Leave (annual, sick, parental, volunteer activity, and more!)
• Paid Holidays
• Contributory Retirement Plan
• Deferred Compensation
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employees Child Care Center
• Continuous Learning Opportunities

Please click here for a summary of our benefits.

NOTE: Fairfax County Government is a qualifying employer under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program. For more information about the PSLF program: Public Service Loan Forgiveness | Federal Student Aid

For additional details please visit the Countys benefits webpage.

Non-Merit Positions

• Non-Merit Benefit Eligible: scheduled to work a minimum 1,040 hours and no more than a maximum of 1,560 hours in a calendar year.

• Medical/Vision/Dental Insurance Coverage

• Flexible Spending Program

• Deferred Compensation

• Temporary: scheduled to work a maximum of 900 hours in a calendar year.

• No benefits

01

What is the highest level of education that you have completed?

• Less than 12th grade
• High school diploma or GED
• Some college
• Associates degree
• Bachelors degree
• Masters degree
• Doctorate degree

02

If you answered "Some college" for the highest level of education completed, please indicate the number of quarter or semester hours you have completed towards a related degree.

• Less than 45 quarter hours
• 45 to less than 90 quarter hours
• 90 to less than 135 quarter hours
• 135 to less than 180 quarter hours
• 180 or more quarter hours
• Less than 30 semester hours
• 30 to less than 60 semester hours
• 60 to less than 90 semester hours
• 90 to less than 120 semester hours
• 120 or more semester hours
• Not applicable

03

Please indicate the major(s) or minor(s) for your completed degree(s). Check all that apply.

• Architecture
• Biological or environmental science
• Engineering
• Planning
• Public administration
• Other (related field)
• Other (non-related field)
• None of the above

04

If you answered "Other (related field)" or "Other (non-related field)" for the previous question, please list all of your majors and minors. If this question does not pertain to you, or you do not have a degree, enter "Not applicable".

05

How many years of full-time equivalent experience in non-professional planning or zoning related work do you possess?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five or more years

06

Do you currently possess a valid drivers license?

• Yes
• No

07

How many years of full-time equivalent experience do you have working with land development, zoning, planning, permitting, or local government operations?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five or more years

08

How many years of experience do you have providing customer service in a government or regulatory environment?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five or more years

09

Please indicate if you have experience in the following areas. Check all that apply.

• Editing final documents in word processing software for printing
• Working with tables or spreadsheets
• Recording information in a database
• Reading and working with maps
• Driving a vehicle larger than a passenger car
• None of the above

10

Please indicate if you have experience in the following areas. Check all that apply.

• Using copy and/or laminating machines
• Coordinating the printing and delivery of documents
• Working outdoors in the field

11

How many years of experience do you have reading and creating maps, route planning, and logistics?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five or more years

12

How many years of experience do you have using PLUS (Planning and Land Use System)?

• None
• Less than one year
• One to less than two years
• Two to less than three years
• Three to less than four years
• Four to less than five years
• Five or more years

13

Do you have knowledge of the Fairfax County Zoning Ordinance, Code of Virginia, and regulations in relevant areas?

• Yes
• No

14

Do you have any experience participating in or assisting with conduct of public meetings or hearings?

• Yes
• No

15

Are you proficient in any of the following Microsoft Office Suite applications? Check all that apply.

• Outlook (Composing email messages; sending and receiving email messages; organizing email messages into folders; managing contacts; scheduling appointments & meetings, managing tasks)
• Word (Knowledge of common functions such as creating a title; using, modifying, and creating styles; indenting paragraphs; using tabs and tables; inserting a hard page break; using page numbering; creating headers and footers; inserting graphics; adding comments and tracking changes)
• PowerPoint (Creating a template and working with a design template; working with graphics, animation and multimedia; building interactive presentations using hyperlinks)
• Excel (Basic knowledge of creating a worksheet; performing calculations in a worksheet; modifying and formatting a worksheet; printing workbook contents; creating and modifying pivot tables; using formulas and links to other cells/worksheets)
• None of the above

Required Question

Employer Fairfax County

Address 12000 Government Center Pkwy. Suite 270

Fairfax, Virginia, 22035

Phone 703-324-3311

Website http://agency.governmentjobs.com/fairfaxcounty/default.cfm