Preservation & Redevelopment Program Manager

Serves as the City’s technical expert for downtown planning, architectural design and historic preservation including Downtown development review processes; acts as staff liaison to the Historic and Architectural Review Commission (HARC); manages all other development related applications (public and private) in the Downtown and Old Town Overlay districts; supports the implementation of the Downtown Master Plan.

• Preservation & Redevelopment Program Manager is responsible for coordinating, promoting, and implementing the City’s Historic Preservation Program.
• Serves as Downtown Redevelopment Planning project lead
• Duties include developing and administering City policies and procedures for the protection of cultural and historical resources; ensuring that City activities comply with historic preservation regulations; and providing technical, architectural, design, historical, and policy guidance to City staff, City Council, governmental officials, boards and committees, regional, and state agencies.
• Provides information and technical assistance to property owners, private development interests, and the general public.
• Meets with property owners and private developers to review and discuss historic preservation policies and procedures, code guidelines, and City policy for requested uses and modifications to historic resources.
• Conducts community-wide training and awareness activities on historic preservation issues.
• Plans, coordinates and supervises the work of staff involved in historic preservation functions.
• Conducts zoning, subdivision, and site plan reviews and makes recommendations and/or decisions on proposed changes for historic properties.
• Assists neighborhoods and/or property owners through the Certificate of Appropriateness process.
• Serves as the designated city official to the Texas Historical Commission Certified Local Government program.
• Serves as the City of Georgetown's Historic Preservation Officer (City Historic Preservation Officer/CHPO) for the purpose of administering the local preservation ordinance.
• Provides direct technical support to the Historic and Architectural Review Commission (HARC)
• Researches and evaluates design and preservation related matters such as exterior changes to both residential and commercial additions and alterations, demolition/relocation proposals, new business signage, and design compliance in accordance with adopted design guidelines.
• Assists in the development of long-range studies in conformance with the Unified Development Code, Downtown Master Plan, Downtown and Old Town Overlay Design Guidelines, and other development codes / standards.
• Assists in the implementation of the Downtown Master Plan through interdepartmental coordination and input of the City’s Capital Improvement Planning process.
• Assists with special projects related to development code revisions, manual updates, process review, etc.
• May involve the direct or indirect supervision of permanent and part time staff including consultant and internship support.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in Planning, Urban Design, Architecture, Historic Preservation/Historic Architecture, History/Architectural History, Archeology or a planning related field. Four (4) years of full-time progressively responsible professional work experience in planning or promoting historic preservation goals and urban design; OR any combination of experience, education and /or training that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.

A Master’s degree in a planning related field may be substituted for one (1) year of the required experience.

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