Senior Planner

* Salary Grade SG 408
* * Recruitment Salary Range: $72,467.00 - $83,000.00
* ** Salary offered will be determined based on directly related experience *
* * Work Location is Town Hall Clayton, NC (Johnston County) *

The Town of Clayton is seeking applicants for a Senior Planner for the Planning Department. The Town of Clayton employs more than 340 full-time staff in areas including police, fire, and electric utilities. The Town of Clayton also offers a range of PT positions including positions in Parks & Rec, Library, and Cultural Arts.

The Town of Clayton is the fastest growing town in Johnston County, which is the fastest growing county in the State of North Carolina. The vision for the Town of Clayton includes a thriving town where growth contributes to the quality of life enjoyed by long-time residents and newcomers alike; easy access but with an atmosphere that feels smaller than it is;

a system of parks and greenways that connect people and places; neighborhoods with a variety of quality living options; a town that offers opportunities for people to live, create, shop and eat; a bustling and historic downtown, and businesses that are successful, growing, and investing in the community.

The Senior Planner position is an advanced professional level position that manages and reviews a variety of complex planning projects. The primary role of this position will be current planning efforts, including but not limited to, communication and implementation of Town land use regulations, review of site plans for the Technical Review Committee, and review of master plans and concept plans as part of conditional rezonings.

Secondary roles of this position, including but not limited to, will be: long-range planning efforts, specific area plans, comprehensive plan updates, text amendment updates, and special studies. This position will also make presentations to the Planning Board, the Board of Adjustment, and Town Council. Persons interested in this position should be willing to mentor staff, provide insight on regulation development, collaborate with internal and external agencies, be a partner with the development and business community, and serve as a liaison between the department and the general public.

• Serves as the project manager for planning applications including but not limited to Conditional and Conventional Rezoning applications, Special Use Permits, Site Plans, Variances, Annexations, Major Subdivisions, and Final Plats.
• Provides high-quality reviews for planning applications, with a focus on compliance with the Town’s Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) and other adopted plans and policies including, but not limited to, the Town’s Comprehensive Growth Plan and Comprehensive Transportation Plan.
• Manages proposed Conditional Rezoning applications and works closely with applicants to negotiate and develop recommended Conditions of Approval prior to the applicationproceedingto the Planning Board and Town Council.
• Prepares reports and agenda materials, and makes presentations and recommendations to the Planning Board, Town Council, and Board of Adjustment for planning applications.
• Effectively communicates and interprets town land use regulations and policies to customers.
• Facilitates and leads pre-application conference discussions as they pertain to planning regulation with the Town’s Unified Development Ordinance and other adopted plans/policies.
• Provides thorough reviews of planning applications during the Technical Review Committee (TRC) process and collaborates with other departments as needed to provide high-quality reviews.
• Conducts informal discussions with prospective applicantsregardingdevelopmentapplications and processes.
• Reviews commercial building permit applications for…