Planner, Senior Aviation Planning Division

Planner, Senior in the Aviation Planning Division

General Description

Performs advanced professional and highly technical planning work managing a major segment of program administration in a county agency. Works independently, under limited supervision, reporting major activities through periodic meetings.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

Requires a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in urban planning or a closely related field. Requires two (2) years of responsible professional planning experience including two (2) years of lead work/supervisory experience depending upon area of assignment.

Special Certifications and Licenses Required

Must possess a valid Florida driver's license during employment and maintain authority to drive on County business.

Preferences

• Master's Degree in Planning or Aviation related field
• Minimum of one (1) year of experience in Airport/ Urban/ City Planning
• Minimum of one (1) year of experience in Project Management
• Minimum of one (1) year of experience in FAA or other Regulatory
• AICP Certification / Professional Engineer License / Licensed Professional Geologist / GIS Professional Certification / Registered Architect License or other applicable certification or license
• Any Airport related FAA / AAAE / ACI Certificate

Airport Planning experience

• Project Management experience including:
  • Managing consultant contract scope, budget, schedule and deliverables
  • Managing project schedules to track tasks and milestones dates
  • Managing project cost to control the project budget
• FAA/Regulatory experience including:
  • Coordination with local Airport District and Regional Office
  • Municipal code experience

Additional Information

All candidates must complete an extensive ten (10) year work history verification and criminal background check. Per the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 49, Part 1542, all airport employees must undergo a Criminal History Records Check (CHRC) and a Security Threat Assessment (STA) in order to obtain a Security Identification Display Area (SIDA) Badge, as required by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).

Desirable Characteristics
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• Work experience in aviation, governmental services, consulting or similar field.
• Demonstrate knowledge of and/or experience with AutoCAD, GIS and other specialty graphical or planning design tools.
• Knowledge of the Federal Aviation Administration's Advisory Circulars in airport master planning and airport design criteria.
• Proven ability to quickly deliver planning products such as project functional drawings, conceptual drawings and presentation materials within extremely tight business deadlines.

Knowledge of aviation issues and trends as addressed in trade publications such as Florida Airports Council (FAC), Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP), Airport Council International (ACI), and American Association of Airport Executives (AAAE).

Functions that represent the majority of the time spent in this class include:

• Prepares and coordinates plans and programs to improve efficiency; provides interagency coordination; manages specific projects and assists in the implementation of community programs.
• Assists in the funding of projects through Federal, State and regional grants; performs grant writing and grants program management and administration.
• Attends construction meetings providing alternatives to technical solutions and coordination between different construction projects.
• Manages front counter and customer service duties regarding review of construction plans and assists customers with any questions regarding Broward County's permitting process.
• Provides customers and staff continual technical support throughout the review process; recommends program and procedural changes; provides supervision, technical guidance and support to professional planning staff.
• Reviews all plans for building permits in the unincorporated area of Broward County for the issuance of development orders for building permits and the calculation of development review and impact fees.
• Updates spatial data to the County's spatial database servers, an electronic geographic data repository; performs…