The City of Loudon is seeking a highly motivated and qualified City Planner. This position reports directly to the City Engineer and is responsible for providing planning consulting and administrative services for the Loudon Regional Planning Commission, City Officials and Staff, and citizens at large. This position should be considered a public service, to assist with applications and basic planning related inquiries. The position is responsible for working with planning, zoning, subdivision and general development, site plan review, transportation planning, customer service, and related recommendations, records and reports. The ideal candidate will be:

• A Visionary, Team Builder and Influencer
• An excellent Communicator and Customer Servant
• An excellent Project Manager, Collaborator and Leader

Education and Experience:

The following combinations of education and experience will be considered:

• Bachelors in Planning from a PAB accredited program, AICP candidate, and minimum of two years of experience.
• Related degree, AICP candidate, and a minimum of four years of experience.
  • Related degrees include: architecture, landscape architecture, civil engineering, political science, public administration, geography, or sociology.
• An equivalent combination of education and/or planning experience.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist with basic planning related inquiries and applications, and provide information and guidance to public officials, developers and their associates, or citizens at large.
• Process applications to the Loudon Regional Planning Commission, Board of Zoning Appeals, and Historic Zoning Commission.
• Organize Pre-Application meetings and coordinate with applicants and their representatives through the review process.
• Coordinate applications review with relevant Loudon City/Utilities staff and agencies.
• Review applications for conformance to relevant zoning ordinance, subdivision regulation, and other rules and policies.
• Review and prepare recommendations on Site Plans, Preliminary and Final Subdivision Plats, Zoning Amendments, requests to the Board of Zoning Appeals, etc.
• Originate or participate in studies for amendments of zoning and development regulations, economic development programs, historic preservation activities, and other planning related tasks, i.e., demographic studies, etc.
• Maintain and update long range plans for land use, transportation, public facilities, capital budgets and similar policies as needed.
• Participate in maintenance of the official zoning map of Loudon, management of City GIS and related mapping systems, and data management functions.
• Maintain department files and plans in accordance with Tennessee and the City of Loudon records management practices, policies and procedures.
• Assist City staff with resolution of property related issues and complaints.
• Complete special projects and perform other duties as assigned