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GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The City Planner will be responsible for working on the City’s Comprehensive Planning, Zoning, development permits, Resiliency Initiatives and Projects. The City Planner will also be responsible for being the staff liaison to the Planning Advisory Board and the Board of Adjustment. The City Planner will be required to work in conjunction with other Departments to implement the City’s growth policies, land development regulations, Sustainability Action Plan and Resilience policies when needed. The City Planner will report directly to the City’s Planning and Sustainability Director.
PRIMARY AND ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
(These are intended only as examples of the various types of work performed. The omission of specific duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to the position.)
Perform advanced professional work related to a variety of planning assignments.
Manage complex planning studies, development applications, and reviews consultant proposals and work.
Regularly makes presentations on reports, staff findings of fact, variance and special exception requests, and development project proposals to the Planning Advisory Board, the Board of Adjustment, and City Council.
Apply knowledge and expertise in site plan and development review and provide comments and recommendations to applicants, board members and City Council.
Apply knowledge of urban planning principles and design to amendments to the City’s Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Regulations, incorporating Sustainability and Resiliency into policy and codes.
Assist with the implementation of a cohesive sustainability and resilience strategy and plan and help coordinate sustainability and resilience efforts across all City departments.
Assist in the development and management of the integration and communication of sustainability policies, resilience strategy and associated initiatives and practices for the City in collaboration with other City Departments.
Provide resilience planning support and works collaboratively with City Staff to assist with tasks such as vulnerability assessments, identifying priority areas and actionable initiatives, metrics of success and monitoring, best practices, community mobilization.
Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal laws governing the practice of urban planning.
Research reports and analyze data on global warming, climate change, carbon emissions and alternative fuel sources; generates feasibility and cost analysis reports [TB1]used to formulate alternative initiatives to attain the City’s sustainability goals.
Stay up to date on relevant local Sea Level Rise scenarios and assist the City with Sea Level Rise planning efforts.
Foster external relationships with partner municipalities, regional organizations, civic groups, community foundations, local businesses, and residents with the goal of aiding interagency and community communication and collaboration with respect to development proposals and future land development code amendments.
Participate in planning and developing grant proposals or similar funding requests to obtain additional funding from state, federal and private entities.
Advise the Department Director on all planning related manners.
Attend evening meetings when required.
Attend to details of site development plans with the City’s Resiliency and Sustainability Goals and Policies in mind.
Perform related work as required by the City Manager or designee.
Other duties as assigned
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, AND EMPLOYEE VISION:
- A Master’s Degree in Urban and Regional Planning or a Master’s Degree a related field and 5 years of experience; and
- A career desire to address the challenges of Climate Change, the desire to use Sustainable practices to address our challenges, and the desire to use innovative urban planning and engineering practices to address them. A strong desire to learn, create, and use practices that will better our City, County and Region, and the desire to be community leader in such.
- The ability to work within a small City environment and with other Departments to carry out the purpose of the Department of Planning and Sustainability.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
- Knowledge of the principles and practices of planning.
[TB1]Not sure how much the planner will be generating cost analysis reports, is this typical of a planner?
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $61,773.87 – $95,749.49 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
Work Location: One location
