Land Use Control Specialist

Job Title

This position is with the City of Montgomery, AL.

The fundamental reason this classification exists is to provide support to the Planning Commission and the Board of Adjustment through zoning and development plan application review. Work responsibilities include: processing applications for the Planning Commission and the Board of Adjustment review; performing technical zoning duties; and communicating with the developers and citizens and performing other duties as needed. Employees report directly to the Building Plans Coordinator or the Land Use Coordinator.

Processes applications for Planning Commission and Board of Adjustment review in order to ensure the accuracy of applications and ensure that the Commission and the Board have all of the materials needed to review requests. Performs technical zoning duties in order to ensure that City zoning and land use ordinances are appropriately applied. Communicates with the developers and citizens to answer questions and resolve problems in order to ensure that the public is informed of relevant information and to ensure that public policy regarding proper notification is followed.

Bachelor's degree in planning, geography, public administration, business administration or a closely related field, and two (2) years of experience working with city zoning and/or city-wide property development. NOTE :
Qualifying education, training and experience that provide the requisite knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the job will be considered.

Certification from the International Code Council (ICC) in Code Enforcement or Permit Technician within the first two (2) years of employment into the classification.

Kind of Examination:
Applications are being accepted to fill a vacancy and any other vacancies that may occur during the life of the register. Applicants will be screened and qualified based upon education and experience as shown on the application and supplemental questionnaire. For this reason, applicants are urged to fill in the application and supplemental questionnaire form completely, providing detailed information concerning the kinds of jobs they have held, the dates they held them, where and exactly what their duties were.

If more than five qualified applications are received, a selection procedure will be administered to rank applicants on the register. Tied scores will not be broken. If there are five or less qualified applicants, they will be considered equally qualified and placed on the register in alphabetical order.

Complete an online application by visiting Montgomery Personnel Board's Online Employment Center. Paper applications are no longer accepted. Completed applications will be accepted online until 11:59 p.m. on the closing date. If there is no closing date, the announcement may be closed at any time without prior notice.

Drug Test:
Employment may be conditional upon the potential employee passing a pre-employment drug test. (The drug test may require the submission of a sample of hair, fingernails, and/or urine that will verify illegal drug use).

Background Check:
Employment may be conditional upon the potential employee passing a background check. (Candidates will be asked to provide consent prior to the administration of background checks.)

Equal Employment Opportunity:
Discrimination against any person in recruitment, examination, appointment, training, promotion, retention, discipline, or any other aspect of personnel administration because of political or religious opinions or affiliations or because of race, national origin, or any other non-merit factors is prohibited. Discrimination based on age, sex, or physical disability is prohibited except where specific age, sex, or physical requirements constitute a bona fide occupational qualification necessary to proper and efficient administration.

Request for Accommodation:
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, it is the responsibility of the applicant with a disability to request accommodation which he/she requires in order to participate in the application or…