The Town Pagosa Springs, Colorado has an opportunity for a dynamic professional Planning Manager in a community offering outdoor adventures, amazing scenery, a remarkable quality of life, 300 days of sunshine, and four full seasons of fun. The Town of Pagosa Springs is located in Southwest Colorado with amazing views of the San Juan Mountains. Recreation opportunities are limitless with the San Juan River running through town, 2 million acres of the San Juan National Forest and the Navajo Reservoir State Park in close proximity. Residents and visitors enjoy Wolf Creek Ski Area, Nordic skiing and snowshoeing, hiking, mountain biking, fishing, river rafting/kayaking/tubing, lake boating sports, bird/wildlife viewing and soaking in the natural hot springs to name a few.

Pagosa Springs (1,900 residents) is a tight knit small mountain Town within the Archuleta County (14,000 residents) community that has been steadily growing with new investments and developments over many years. Pagosa Springs is a tourist destination with a large summer second homeowner population.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate experience and knowledge in planning theory and practice, public policy, land use law, and long-range planning, with strong written and oral communication skills, effective management experience, meaningful customer service practices, and a wide range of knowledge regarding the Planning profession. If you enjoy working with a team to help residents and developers achieve success through the application of the Town’s long-range visions, plans and regulations, this is the right position for you. This is an exciting time in Pagosa Springs as we see renewed interest in investments and development, and forge forward with many important and needed infrastructure improvements to serve our residents and visitors.