Description
TARGET ENTRY SALARY: $94,480 - $119,246 DOQ
POSITION OPEN UNTIL FILLED
Under limited direction, the Planning Manager supervises, manages, and oversees the City's Development Review and/or Long-Range Planning personnel. Evaluates site plans, permits, land development applications, and rezonings for consistency with the Community Development Code and Comprehensive Plan. Prepares special area plans, manages the Comprehensive Plan, and writes regulations and amendments for the Community Development Code.
Current recruitment is for our Long-Range Planning Division.
Duties and Responsibilities
Essential Functions: -- Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include any of the following representative duties, knowledge, and skills. Essential duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following:
Participates in and manages complex professional planning projects, research and analysis.
Prepares planning information and presents at City Council; provides quality control for agenda items and other documents prepared by staff.
Provides extensive and professional customer service for the general public, city staff, elected officials, and outside professionals.
Communicates regulations clearly and concisely to lay groups and the general public; assists applicants, owners, and others through permitting and applications; disseminates information, prepares reports, and communicates extensively through the process of planning and development; participates in meetings, public hearings, pre-application meetings, and plan reviews to ensure compliance with regulations.
Gathers, compiles, researches, and uses data for analysis and to answer Council concerns.
Advises and represents the department and City at various internal and countywide committees, boards and stakeholder groups on planning and related issues as needed.
Develops goals and objectives; makes work assignments; provides technical assistance, mentoring and coaching to assigned staff to accomplish goals and objectives; provides reviews, feedback, and analysis of work products.
Participates in the selection, placement, promotion, training, appraisal, and discipline of assigned personnel.
Long RangeManages, oversees, and performs extensive and large-scale planning activities for the City; recommends and prepares amendments to the Community Development Code and other City plans as needed.
Oversees transportation planning, coordinates the resolution of barriers/problems to implementation with other City departments and governmental agencies.
Manages annexations, land use plan amendments, re-zonings, development agreements, and other development applications.
Conducts community outreach, public presentations, and other forms of citizen involvement to support long range planning projects and initiatives.
Requirements
Minimum Qualifications
Licenses, Certifications, and Equipment:
A valid State driver's license is required.
Education and Experience:
Master's Degree in Planning or a related field AND five (5) years of experience in the field of public planning; OR an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience may be considered.
Supplemental Information
Knowledge of –
Modern principles and practices of municipal planning and urban design and long-range planning activities
Planning review, research, and customer service
Economics, urban sociology, zoning, and the principles and practices of architecture
Building practices and building ordinances
Comprehensive plan, community development code, and state statutes
Construction, landscaping, landscape architecture
Arboriculture, tree preservation, tree risk assessment
Project Management and managing planning and development activities
Computer systems and related programs
Report development and presentation
General office policies and procedures
Computers and general office equipment
Skill in –Understanding zoning ordinances and other regulations
Reading and interpreting plans, blueprints
Reviewing plans and recommending changes and updates
Evaluating, developing, and implementing the Comprehensive City Plan
Identifying and preparing land use and zoning amendments
Analyzing data and applying information to zoning, urban design, and other planning activities
Managing multiple projects or assignments concurrently
Analyzing complex planning problems, developing innovative solutions, and making recommendations and independent decisions
Communicating effectively, verbally and in writing
Speaking publicly and at meetings
Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships
Working at a high level of organizational, interpersonal, and management skill sets
Operating a computer and related software
