JOB DESCRIPTION

Examples of Duties

• Provide staff support throughout the Board and Commission processes: Building Review Board, Zoning Board of Appeals, Historic Preservation Commission, Plan Commission.
• Conduct comprehensive plan reviews and on site inspections: architectural, zoning, site conditions, landscaping, and lighting.
• Lead and participate in longer term planning initiatives: updating design guidelines and building and zoning codes, periodic updates to long range plans, supporting housing diversity, enhancing streetscapes, engaging in master planning for specific sites, coordinating with public and private community partners, evaluating parking needs and solutions, and more.
• Develop and maintain supportive relationships with existing business and property owners and support new and potential businesses.
• Supervise the Assistant Planner position and assume increasing responsibility for department-wide supervision relating to day to day operations, budgeting, inspections and permitting as assigned by the Director.
• Collaborate with other City departments to advance the City's Strategic Plan Initiatives.
• Support continuous process improvement and ever advancing technology.

Qualifications

• Experience: 5+ years in urban planning, preferably in a municipal setting. Past leadership roles working with Boards, Commissions, and elected officials are essential.
• Expertise: Historic preservation, architectural design, understanding and interpreting zoning and building codes, and managing public meetings.
• Skills: Report writing, public speaking, supervisory experience, strong mediator/negotiator, ability to empower others.
• Education: Degree(s) in Urban and Regional Planning preferred with additional focus in Architecture, Historic Preservation, Public Administration, Political Science, Law, or other related fields.
• Traits: Collaborative, politically savvy, flexible, respectful, composed, and passionate about community character and public service.