Planning​/Zoning Administrator

Overview

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Salary Range: $76,553 - $123,250;
Job Code: 51010;
Pay Grade: 24; FLSA Status:
Exempt.

• Manages, directs, and evaluates assigned staff: develops and oversees employee work schedules to ensure adequate coverage and control; approves employee work schedules and leave requests; addresses employee concerns and problems, and counsels or disciplines as appropriate; assists with or completes employee performance appraisals; directs work; acts as liaison between employees and management; and trains staff in operations, policies, and procedures.
• Organizes, prioritizes, and assigns work: prioritizes and schedules work activities to meet objectives in a fast-paced environment; ensures subordinates have proper resources needed to complete assigned work; monitors status of work in progress and inspects completed work; confers with assigned staff to assist with complex situations and provide technical expertise; provides progress and activity reports to management; assists with the revision of procedure manuals as appropriate;
  
  provides oversight to contractors providing services under assigned area of responsibility.
• Assists in the Comprehensive Planning and small area planning processes; acts as point of contact for high-profile or complex projects; provides oversight and quality control of the zoning review process; participates in problem resolution to improve customer service delivery; responds to customer requests and complaints regarding the process; coordinates the movement of plans and applications internally and externally to address customer needs.
• Manages customer relations by providing education and feedback and leading informational meetings related to the County’s Comprehensive Plan and the zoning process; meets with applicants for zoning requests; interacts with citizens, contractors, lawyers, realtors, developers, CEOs, business owners and community groups; reviews and edits outgoing official correspondence pertaining to zoning matters; evaluates written analyses on proposed rezoning projects for Board of Commissioners action;
  
  reviews and edits cases for consistency with Board policy and planning standards.
• Prepares written amendments to the DeKalb County Zoning Code: routes and schedules formal public hearings through review and adoption by the Board of Commissioners; writes zoning cases and drafts text amendments for public hearings; makes presentations at the Zoning Board of Appeals, Historic Preservation Commission, Planning Commission, and Board of Commissioners.
• Represents the department on community outreach and development; serves in the absence of the Planning Administrator; provides progress and activity reports to management; assists in developing departmental standard operating procedures; makes recommendations to improve processes and expedite workflow.

Bachelor’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning or a related field required;
Master’s degree preferred; five years of progressively responsible experience in planning, zoning, plans review, code analysis, project management, including lead or supervisory experience; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience providing the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.

Specific License or Certification

Required:

Must possess and maintain a valid Georgia driver’s license.

• Mid-Senior level

• Full-time

• Other

• Government Administration