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
The Montgomery County Planning Department is seeking an Information Systems Specialist III to be responsible for programmatic maintenance of IS/GIS systems and the development of IS/GIS systems. These systems require vendor management, database administration, systems integration, workflow testing, and administration.
The Montgomery County Planning Department is seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented professional Budget Manager to manage all aspects of its approximately $27 million operating budget. The ideal candidate will establish budget preparation procedures and will provide financial direction and oversight for ten divisions, which includes providing staff training on performing general fiduciary responsibilities.
The Montgomery County Planning Department is seeking a Cultural Resources Planner III or II with a background in the fields of Architectural History and Historic Preservation Planning. This position will be primarily responsible for performing the full scope of tasks related to reviewing applications for the County’s Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit and Historic Area Work Permits (HAWPs), as well as providing technical preservation information and support to citizens and owners of historic properties.
The Montgomery County Planning Department is seeking an experienced and innovative planner to manage an interdisciplinary team working on countywide zoning, housing, environmental policy, and adequate public facilities. This includes the development of housing policies, plans and studies, preparation of the county’s quadrennial Growth and Infrastructure Policy, development and evaluation of zoning text amendments and subdivision regulation amendments, assessment of school capacity and preparation of water resource plans, policies, and studies.
The Montgomery County Planning Department is seeking a highly motivated undergraduate or graduate Forest Conservation Intern with an interest and anticipated careers in GIS, Land Use, Environmental Planning, and/or Forest Conservation.
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 child care center (to be located on the third floor)
- A living wall in the lobby with other sustainable features