Join Montgomery Planning’s team
Montgomery Planning, part of The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC), offers exciting careers in land use planning. For over 90 years, M-NCPPC has built a national reputation for excellence. Today, Montgomery Planning serves a culturally diverse population of over one million people on the border of Washington, D.C. in Montgomery County.
Interested in a rewarding career in community planning? Check out our openings below.
Current openings
Planner II/III (13961, Grade 24, 28)
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The Montgomery County Planning Department is seeking an experienced Planner II/Planner III , ideally with urban design experience, to help implement master plans by leading the review of development applications for the Upcounty Planning Division. This is an opportunity to lead complex regulatory cases while creatively advocating for design excellence in all projects assigned and ensuring compliance with all regulatory requirements.
Transportation Planner II/III (10396, Grade 24, 28)
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The Montgomery County Planning Department is seeking an experienced and motivated Transportation Planner II/III to join our Upcounty Planning Division, which is responsible for nearly two-thirds of the land area in Montgomery County, including Potomac, Darnestown, Germantown, Clarksburg, Damascus, Olney, Ashton-Sandy Spring, Burtonsville, Fairland Briggs Chaney, and the Agricultural Reserve. This is an opportunity to shape the built environment by applying multi-modal and Vision Zero planning principles.
Planning Director
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The Montgomery County Planning Department is seeking a Planning Director to lead our dynamic department with a tradition of innovation and excellence that authors comprehensive master plans, functional master plans, makes zoning recommendations, and regulates subdivisions, site plans and forest conservation approvals in a growing and a highly diverse county with close to 1.1 million residents. The Director is a key player in a 317,000-acre county with development that includes urban, rural, and agricultural.
In addition, the Planning Director oversees and directs the preparation of the annual departmental budget request, reviews and approves the needs of divisions, and submits requests to budget authorities. The Planning Director is appointed by and reports to the Montgomery County Planning Board and oversees a staff of 150 employees.
To learn more, click here – Planning Director Brochure
Earn competitive benefits:
Pension plan (as well as traditional and Roth IRAs)
Health insurance (medical, prescription, dental, vision)
Paid leave (15 days annual leave, 15 days sick leave per year, 11 paid holidays per year)
Work-life balance opportunities
Tuition assistance
Commuter stipend
Work in a state-of-the-art office building
Montgomery Planning occupies the 13th and 14th floors of M-NCPPC’s downtown Wheaton Headquarters , the only LEED Platinum-rated government-owned building in the state of Maryland. Easily accessible, it is located next to Metrorail, bus and bikeshare, and minutes from Washington, DC. It is also next to Westfield Wheaton Mall, across from Marion Fryer Town Square, and close to several local shops and restaurants. The building, which was constructed in 2020, features:
A gym with locker rooms and showers
Bike storage and a 400-space public parking garage
A daycare center (to be located on the third floor)
A living wall in the lobby with other sustainable features
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Join a passionate team that is making a difference in Montgomery County
“One of my favorite things about working at Montgomery Planning is working with the community through the planning process. At Montgomery Planning, we’re committed to an inclusive and meaningful planning process that creates truly great places that are designed and accessible to all our residents. Through the planning process, we’re able to guide and empower the community to help shape and enhance the built environment and quality of life throughout the county.”–Lisa Govoni, housing planner
“Working at Montgomery Planning gives me the opportunity to engage with our diverse residents in many wonderful ways. My family lives in Silver Spring and my kids go to the local school so having a job that calls on me to enhance the county’s-built environment through better design is doubly rewarding. I often find myself walking or biking in a neighborhood and come across a new plaza, street, or a building that me and my colleagues helped plan and bring to life. That visceral connection to the place you call home is what gets me excited to come to work every day.”–Atul Sharma, assistant to deputy director, development
“As a regional leader in planning, I strive to make a positive difference in the future of the DMV. That is what led me to work at Montgomery Planning, which plans for the future of the most populated county in all of Maryland. My colleagues are experts in their fields and have pioneered nationally modeled programs in agricultural preservation, inclusionary housing, and transit-oriented design. We continue to learn from each other every day and share our findings with Montgomery County’s leaders and community members at meetings, conferences, and events. I’m proud to contribute to such an amazing team every day.”–Tanya Stern, acting planning director
“Montgomery Planning is a truly innovative and inspiring place to work. Over the past 15 years, I have learned so much from my world-class teammates, agencies, passionate residents, elected and appointed officials, and development community. Throughout my career, I have been encouraged to be creative, to push the envelope and to keep Montgomery Planning at the forefront as a leader in the planning community. I have also been fortunate enough to rise through the ranks over the years, beginning as a senior planning technician on the Information Desk, and currently serving as chief of the Upcounty Planning Division. I am truly excited to embrace the challenges of each day, and I am so grateful to be part of the Commission family.”–Patrick Butler, Upcounty planning chief
