Location: Apple Valley United States Job Description: Manager, Physical Development Planning Salary $103,284.00 - $161,381.00 Annually Location Apple Valley, MN Job Type Full-Time Remote Employment Flexible/Hybrid Job Number 14235.26.001 Department PD PLANNING - 2370003 Division Physical Development Admin > 7001 Opening Date 07/09/2026 Closing Date 7/23/2026 4:30 PM Central - Description - Benefits - Questions General Description POSTING TYPE: Open-competitive DEPARTMENT: Physical Development, Office of Planning HOURS: Full-time SALARY RANGE: $103,284 - $161,381 /year (111 grade level) LOCATION: Western Service Center, Apple Valley UNION: None CLOSE DATE: 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 23, 2026 What Youll Do The Planning Manager leads Dakota County's strategic visioning and planning efforts related to land use, the environment, natural resources, parks, open space, and transportation, including the identification and analysis of current and emerging issues. The Planning Manager builds collaborative relationships with cities, townships, and government agencies and engage the public in identifying, evaluating and planning for County and regional issues. This position also serves as the liaison to the Dakota County Planning Commission. The Planning Manager leads multi-disciplinary work teams and serves as a resource to County senior management and the Board of Commissioners. Who We Are Dakota County is Minnesota's third largest county and home to more than 400,000 residents. We strive every day to achieve excellence in public service, with a focus on four values: Service, Integrity, People, and Innovation. Dakota County aims to create an environment that is welcoming and inclusive of diverse people, backgrounds, and experiences. Our goal is to have a workforce that is reflective of the communities and individuals we serve. We promote an equitable and culturally aware work environment where everyone can be their authentic selves. Minimum Qualifications - Bachelor's degree AND 4 years of related professional land use or community planning experience (see below). OR - Master's degree AND 2 years of related professional land use or community planning experience (see below). AND - Two years of experience managing/supervising staff in a formal capacity. Professional Planning experience should include a combination of work in one or more of the following areas: - Experience interpreting and applying zoning ordinances, regulations, comprehensive plans and applicable state and local land use laws. - Experience presenting technical information to elected officials, planning commissions, boards, and the public. - Experience leading an appointed-level commission making recommendations and giving comments to elected officials. - Experience facilitating public engagement and navigating complex or controversial land use issues. - Experience with comprehensive and long-range planning. Preferred experience beyond minimum qualifications: - Degree in urban studies, planning, political science, public administration, business administration, public affairs, public policy - Direct work experience in county or municipal government. - Grant writing or capital improvement planning experience. - Knowledge of GIS applications and planning software. - Certification through the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) Duties & Responsibilities These examples do not include all possible tasks in this work and do not limit the assignment of related tasks in any position of this classification. Regular attendance according to the position's management approved work schedule is required for all positions. - Public policy analysis and development. - Identify and analyze emerging issues, synthesize and integrate information, frame issues and develop recommendations for senior management and County Board consideration. - Pursue opportunities for intergovernmental collaboration within Dakota County government and with cities, townships, and other public agencies, as well as non-profits, and businesses. - Build and maintain effective relationships with committees, interest groups, local units of government and the general public who are interested in planning and land use issues. - Develop and lead interdepartmental and intergovernmental teams, as needed. - Represent Dakota County on special committees and before governmental bodies (including state regional and local governments) on planning and land use matters and on other Division and County issues, as assigned. - Oversee the development of an effective, comprehensive and strategic planning program and annual work plan related to the physical environment and development of the County and that allocates resources to address priority issues. - Assure staff support to the Dakota County Planning Commission and the Zoning Board of Adjustment. - Budget preparation and administration, monitoring the use of appropriated funds, and recommendation of budget amendments, as necessary. - Perform other duties, as assigned. ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: Function 1 through 8 Knowledge, Skills & Abilities and Work Environment - Experience in developing and coordinating the completion of complex projects and the ability to work independent of direct supervision. - A demonstrated ability to create effective, professional relationships and to effectively lead multi-disciplinary teams. - A demonstrated ability to achieve desired results through the application of team concepts. - Knowledge of governmental functions and organizations (including legislative) affecting County government. - The ability to develop effective cooperative relationships with policy staff of local, state and regional authorities. - The ability to communicate effectively at all levels of government. - Communication skills, both verbal and written, to clearly and concisely convey complex issues to decision-makers to enhance effective decision-making. - Knowledge of planning principles and their application in the public sector. - Ability and skill to determine priorities, organize and delegate work. - Demonstrated leadership skills including coaching and mentoring. - Demonstrated skill in organizing work, setting goals and priorities and ability to carry out high level tasks. - Knowledge of the principles and practices of management in the public sector, including budget administration and personnel management. Demonstrated ability to apply this knowledge. - Working knowledge of computers and the use of computers for analysis, including knowledge of statistical software and its application to planning projects. Work Environment Work is primarily sedentary, although there is some walking and carrying of lightweight items such as laptop, notebooks, and work papers. The work is typically performed in an adequately lighted and climate controlled office. There is some travel to meetings and conferences away from the regular place of work. Lifting requirement of up to 20 pounds on an occasional basis. Benefits - Comprehensive and affordable medical, dental, vision, and other benefits - Excellent work-life balance - Generous paid time off (accrual rate starts at four weeks per year) - Eleven paid holidays and one floating holiday each year - Pension with a generous employer contribution Selection Process - You submit an online application that includes supplemental questions - We assign you a score based on your qualifications - Top scoring candidates are referred to the hiring manager for interview consideration - We conduct interviews and reference checks before extending an offer - We extend an offer and conduct background checks Please note: This position is being posted by Dakota County as a service to this agency. Any applications submitted for this position are an expressed interest of employment with the agency and will in no way be considered an expressed interest of employment with Dakota County. Dakota County benefits are not applicable. 01 - Applicants for this recruitment will be rated based on their answers to the supplemental questions listed below and application materials. It is IMPERATIVE that information provided on the application and resume are detailed and clearly outline your work experience & skills. They must also support and/or match answers to the supplemental questions. Please initial the box below to CONFIRM that the information provided is accurate and true to the best of your knowledge. Falsification may result in disqualification from consideration for this and subsequent recruitments with Dakota County for up to three years. 02 Please initial the box below to CONFIRM that you understand that a background check including but not limited to criminal, employment, driving, and educational check may be conducted upon acceptance of a position. 03 Minimum Qualification - Please select the highest level of education completed or Degree held. (Degree must be held by the closing date of this recruitment) - High School Diploma or G.E.D equivalent - Professional/Technical Certificate equivalent to 1 year of full-time post secondary education - Associates Degree - Bachelors Degree - Masters Degree or higher 04 If you have a completed degree, identify your field of study. - Business Administration - Planning - Public Administration - Public Affairs - Public Policy - Political Science - Urban Studies/Planning - Another closely related field - Unrelated degree 05 Minimum Qualification - Identify your years of full-time work experience in professional land use or community planning. - Less than 1 year - 1 year - 2 years - 3 years - 4 years - 5+ years - No experience 06 Identify, by selection, your areas of professional planning work experience (check all that apply): - Interpreting and applying zoning ordinances, regulations, Comprehensive plans and applicable state and local land use laws. - Presenting technical information to elected officials, planning commissions, boards, and the public. - Leading an appointed-level commission making recommendations and giving comments to elected officials. - Facilitating public engagement and navigating complex or controversial land use issues. - Comprehensive and long-range planning. - None of the above 07 Minimum Qualification - Identify your years of full-time work experience managing and/or supervising staff in a formal capacity. - Less than 1 year - 1 year - 2 years - 3 years - 4 years - 5+ years - No experience 08 Identify, by selection, whether you have work experience in the following areas (check all that apply): - Direct work experience in county or municipal government - Grant writing or capital improvement planning - GIS applications and planning software - Budget preparation and administration, monitoring the use of Appropriated funds, and recommendation of budget amendments - Development of an effective, comprehensive and strategic planning program and annual work plan related - Public policy analysis and development - None of the above 09 Do you have a certification through the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) - Yes - No 10 The full salary range for this position is $103,284 - $161,381 and preferred hiring range is $103,284 - $129,105 annually. The amount that is offered is dependent on the candidates' overall skills, education, experience and internal equity. The offer would also include the Countys benefits package. Taking that information into consideration, what would be the minimum salary youd accept if selected for the position? 11 Your response to this question will help Dakota County evaluate the effectiveness of recruitment sources for this specific position. Please select the one source that most closely describes how you first learned about this opportunity. - Facebook - Friend, Family or Colleague - Indeed - Job Fair or Dakota County Event - Job Interest e-mails from Dakota County - League of Minnesota Cities - LinkedIn - Diversityjobs.com - Minnesotaworks.net - Minnesota Association of Counties - Monster - Professional Association Website - Referred by a Dakota County Employee - College Website, Instructor, Career Services - Dakota County Website - Other 12 If you selected "other" above, please indicate where you heard about this opportunity with Dakota County. Required Question Employer Dakota County Address Administration Center 1590 Highway 55 Hastings, Minnesota, 55033-2372 Phone 651.438.4435 Website http://dakotacountymn.gov

• Own state arbitration strategy end to end. Decide which states we pursue, in what order, and why. Turn a function that's been informal and reactive into a deliberate, prioritized roadmap. • Build the state filing process from the ground up. Formalize how, when, and where we file across the ~20 states with real volume, replacing ad hoc handling with a repeatable operating model. • Lead and grow the State Arbitration team. Take over management of the existing team, including direct oversight of state arbitration staff, and hire quickly to scale the function as it formalizes. • Recover misrouted claims. Identify volume currently flowing into the federal IDR process that should be filed at the state level, and build the workflows to catch and correctly route it going forward. • Partner with Data & Analytics. Work closely with the analytics team to surface trends in claims and outcomes, and use that data to sharpen which states and strategies we invest in. • Drive the product roadmap for state arbitration. Partner with Product and Engineering to translate operational reality (eligibility rules, filing requirements, remittance advice complexity) into the tools and automation the team needs. • Own remittance advice and eligibility determination. Bring clarity to where claims sit between federal and state processes, and build the judgment calls into scalable, documented logic rather than one-off decisions. • Take on broader department management. Assume ownership of responsibilities currently held by Operations leadership, running state arbitration as its own accountable department rather than a shared responsibility.

Role Description As the Processing Manager of our Portfolio Division, you run the processing teams day to day and own the quality, speed, and consistency of how loans move through the department. This is a critical role. You know the guidelines inside and out, and you build teams that people want to be part of. You are comfortable with portfolio products, which we consider chattel and land home, and you can guide your team across all of them. You report to the Director of Processing and oversee the Assistant Processing Manager(s) for Portfolio. You create and maintain the policies, procedures, and best practices that keep the team aligned, and you make sure standards are followed without losing the human side of leading people. You must be able to adapt quickly to changing priorities and step in to assist in a variety of tasks whenever needed. Key Responsibilities - Leadership and Development - Lead, coach, and develop the Assistant Processing Managers, and support the processors underneath them. - Interview and hire candidates for the processing team, building a well-rounded group that fits both the skill and the culture. - Conduct team member reviews, including 90-day reviews, year-end reviews, and scorecard reviews. - Handle team member development: mediation, conflict resolution, verbal and written warnings, performance improvement plans, and termination recommendations. - Run new team member onboarding for the first day, including the introduction email, the commitment to service, single point of contact, the company introduction, and the manufactured versus modular overview. - Manage promotions, awards, and incentive programs for the team. - Operations and Quality - Spot check processor pipelines to keep quality and turn times where they need to be. - Strong understanding of underwriting guidelines and relay those guidelines, procedures, and process changes to the department and field scenario questions. - Conduct processing meetings and finalize meeting minutes ahead of each meeting. - Grant exceptions within your authority, lower dwelling coverage insurance exceptions, and cancellations. - Recommend and implement process improvements and new technology that make the team faster and more accurate. - Forecast pipeline and production goals and manage the team to hit them. - Effectively work with underwriting, closing, and origination to create streamline processes and hit daily and monthly goals. - Training Support - Support training efforts including Reg U classes, spot training, and rollout of new processes and guidelines. - Meet regularly with the training team on new processor progress and sign off on releasing processors from training. - Own second level escalated complaints from borrowers, dealers, realtors, and other partners. - Speak up across departments when you see a better way to do something. Improvement is everyone's job. Qualifications - 5+ Years in mortgage processing and/or underwriting - Extensive Encompass Experience - Track record of meeting or exceeding department goals. - Deep knowledge of mortgage guidelines, with a focus on Chattel and land home products. - Proven leadership and team building skills, with the respect of the people you lead. - Experience managing performance, handling hard conversations, and developing people. - Strong grasp of pipeline management, SLAs, and production metrics. - Recent working knowledge of Encompass and experience with tasked based workflow a plus. - Ability to work under deadline pressure and manage competing priorities. - Strong interpersonal communication and a steady, approachable leadership style. - Manufactured Housing knowledge required. - Construction to Permanent Financing experience a plus. Benefits - Medical - Dental - Vision - Life - 401K match - PTO - Sick Time - 10 Paid Holidays - Remote work opportunities

Role Description The Procurement Manager will lead the end-to-end strategic sourcing, market real estate acquisition, commercial lease negotiation, vendor onboarding, and contract management for Moniepoint MFB’s nationwide physical expansion. This pivotal role ensures the timely, cost-effective, and quality-driven rollout of regional offices and branch experience centers across major Nigerian cities—including Lagos, Benin, and Gombe (Q3). The successful candidate will act as the commercial anchor for capital expenditure (CapEx) and real estate portfolio growth, executing a quick turnaround of physical property requirements into commercial reality while mitigating supply chain risks in a fast-paced fintech/banking ecosystem. Responsibilities - Real Estate Procurement & Site Acquisition - Lead the active market search, identification, and commercial evaluation of prospective real estate assets across target states to secure properties optimized for Moniepoint’s operational needs. - Target and assess properties matching specific spatial templates, focusing on open-plan framed structures or multi-level standalone commercial buildings. - Spearhead high-stakes commercial lease negotiations and acquisitions, locking in competitive rental rates, favorable rent-free fit-out periods, flexible renewal clauses, and long-term tenure security. - Partner closely with internal Legal counsel and certified estate surveyors to conduct rigorous due diligence, verifying land titles, freedom from statutory encumbrances, and structural viability before finalizing acquisitions. - Strategic Sourcing & Category Management - Develop and execute a centralized procurement strategy tailored for nationwide, multi-site branch rollouts and building retrofits. - Create a robust, pre-qualified vendor matrix across Nigeria for construction professionals, civil works sub-contractors, specialist installers and suppliers. - Standardize pricing agreements and supply chains for recurring brand-specific elements, such as custom Brand cladding systems, office partitioning systems, curtain-wall systems, and high-impact exterior LED signage systems. - Establish strategic relationships with global and local manufacturers to de-risk long-lead import items (e.g., facade cladding systems, precision cooling systems, and alternative power components). - Technical Collaboration & Cost Control - Collaborate closely with the Business Lead (Branch Experience), Branch Network Architect team, Quantity Surveyors, Head, Admin, Real estate & Facilities Managers, and external consultants to review technical drawings and specifications drawn up for branch projects. - Conduct extensive market analysis with Quantity Surveyors, maintain an updated rates log for all supply elements, ensure rate alignment, and identify cost-saving value engineering opportunities. - Drive the commercial validation of physical space transformations, balancing the cost of open-floor structural conversions against tight project budgets. - High-Security & Specialized MEP Infrastructure Sourcing - Source and procure institutional-grade security assets, including vault doors, CSA security doors, CBN-approved Mantrap doors, bespoke ballistic or laminated glass counter screens, and high-grade steel cash trays for cash office installations. - Manage tendering and contract awards for advanced client-supply Mechanical and Electrical infrastructure, including Air-conditioning units, power generating sets, diesel storage tanks, facility inverters, and roof-level solar panel solutions. - Manage the procurement for mission-critical capability centers, including Surveillance room assets, server room assets, raised flooring, precision cooling units, and automated FM200 fire suppression systems. - Tender Management, Compliance & Contract Administration - Structure and publish clear Invitations to Tender (ITTs) and Request for Proposals (RFPs) for general contractors and specialized sub-contractors. - Partner with the Quantity surveyor to lead commercial negotiations to secure optimal credit terms, performance bonds, advance payment guarantees (APGs), and retention fees to protect Moniepoint MFB's investments. - Partner with internal Legal and Risk compliance teams to draft robust Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and comprehensive engineering/construction contracts with Third-parties. - Manage vendor onboarding and monitor vendor compliance regarding local statutory requirements, including ensuring that all appointed engineering or construction firms possess active corporate registrations where legally required. - Logistics, Supply Chain & Facilities Handover - Coordinate the logistical movement of corporate furniture, fixtures, and equipment (FF&E) to branch locations across varying geopolitical zones in Nigeria. - Work alongside Admin and Facilities Managers to ensure seamless facility handovers, verifying that all operation-critical assets (e.g., borehole systems, Power generation systems, and alternative power systems) are delivered with comprehensive manufacturer warranties and operational manuals. Qualifications - 5 to 10 years of progressive procurement and strategic sourcing experience, with a proven track record of handling capital projects, corporate real estate acquisitions, interior fit-out procurement, or commercial building construction. - Demonstrable experience leading commercial property searches, site selections, corporate acquisitions, and high-stakes lease negotiations specifically for properties earmarked for major structural refurbishment, retrofitting, and remodeling. - Must possess extensive procurement experience within a commercial bank (preferably managing branch network rollouts), a high-growth fintech executing physical operational touchpoints, or a tier-1 construction/project management firm in Nigeria. - Demonstrable experience navigating the supply chain, logistical constraints, and local market dynamics across the distinct regions of Nigeria (North-Central, South-East, South-West, North-West, etc.). Education & Professional Certifications - Qualifications in Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Estate Management, Business Administration, or a closely related discipline. - Professional membership or certification from recognised bodies such as CIPS, CIPSMN, or NIESV. Skills & Competencies - Deep understanding of the commercial property market in Nigeria, leasing laws, tenant-landlord obligations, and property evaluation methodologies. - Ability to read, interpret, and audit Bills of Quantities across civil, architectural, real estate, structural, and MEP trades. - Good understanding of construction and lease contract frameworks and standard commercial lease agreements including specialized clauses for retentions, rent reviews, liquidated damages, and indemnities. - Proficiency with modern e-procurement software, enterprise resource planning (ERP) platforms (e.g., SAP, Oracle, NetSuite), and project management tools. - Easily shifts from technical discussions with Architects and Building contractors/consultants to legal/commercial negotiations with property owners, external vendors, and internal corporate stakeholders. - A commercially astute negotiator who can aggressively drive down acquisition, leasing, and construction costs without compromising structural integrity, building safety, or premium brand aesthetics. - Understands the operational pressures of Regional Managers and Customer Experience teams, sourcing spaces that balance frictionless customer flows with secure banking operations. - Thrives in a high-velocity, hyper-growth corporate environment where agility, rapid turnaround times, and adherence to tight project schedules are critical. What success looks like in this role - Timely and cost-effective rollout of regional offices and branch experience centers matching Moniepoint’s strict quality and brand standards. - Seamless alignment across the extensive matrix of cross-functional collaborators (Architects, Quantity Surveyors, Legal, Regional Managers, and Executive Management). - High-stakes lease agreements secured with long-term tenure security, optimal credit terms, and minimized risk exposure. - A resilient, pre-qualified vendor framework that successfully mitigates supply chain disruptions and de-risks long-lead import items. Why join us - Competitive compensation, benefits, and career growth opportunities. - Fully remote work culture and support for professional development.