City Planner - Economic Development; Unclassified

Posting Type

Open Competitive

Full-Time

This is advanced technical and professional planning and community development work involving the development and administration of planning projects, programs, and policies, in urban planning and in housing and community development. Work involves the responsibility for the preparation of preliminary planning studies and the administration of finalized ordinances, plans, and zoning laws. It involves assessing neighborhood and community needs, and planning, developing, promoting, and administering programs to address those needs.

It involves the responsibility for formulating, modifying, and administering a Planning Department project or a portion of the City Master Plan. It may also involve significant participation in technical aspects of planning programs. It involves preparing materials, reports, research, housing studies, and the relocation of displaced individuals, families, and commercial businesses. An incumbent in this classification exercises considerable independence in the performance of duties, may supervise the work of a number of subordinates, and receives general guidance from a superior.

The knowledge, skills, and abilities may be acquired through, but are not limited to, the following combination of education and/or experience.

• Bachelor's degree AND experience in city planning, economic or community development, finance, real estate, environmental consulting, or sustainability

Must be able to transport oneself or coordinate transportation to sites throughout the City during the course of the work day.

$70,907.20 with step increases to $ annually

Forty-hour work week. Paid leave per year: twelve days vacation; five days management; fifteen days sick; and fifteen holidays. Employee's group health insurance, including major medical, vision, and dental, for individual or family. Defined benefit pension plan, plus Social Security, and more. See hr.cityofomaha.org for detailed information.

Any person who meets the qualifications and other requirements described in this posting.

• Knowledge of the principles of zoning and the methods used to administer and enforce related ordinances
• Knowledge of the principles, practices, regulations, features, and limitations in the planning of community development programs
• Knowledge of research, survey, and analysis techniques as related to community economic development projects
• Knowledge of real estate, loan and banking principles and practices, and property valuation methods
• Knowledge of the principles, practices, and techniques of city planning and planning research, and of the municipal agencies and legal procedures involved in urban planning
• Knowledge of the legislation underlying master plans, zoning, and subdivision ordinances
• Knowledge of the principles of research, analysis, and the methods of preparing and presenting technical data with the ability to compile and analyze data
• Knowledge of the policies and practices of real estate and business and industrial relocation as prescribed by federal and local guidelines
• Knowledge of federal and local guidelines regarding community and economic development
• Knowledge of and ability to operate a computer or other technology using standard or customized computer or systems software applications appropriate to the assigned tasks, including maintaining files, entering and analyzing data, compiling reports, and computer mapping
• Knowledge of basic cartography and the procedures in use at the city, county, and state levels as they relate to the Geographic Information System (GIS)
• Knowledge of the contents of the city's addressing ordinance
• Ability to prepare plans for municipal and private developments
• Ability to conduct surveys and to compile statistical data relative to urban planning
• Ability to maintain division files and to respond to questions regarding the files and other zoning related issues
• Ability to operate environmental testing equipment such as X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) analyzers and radon testing equipment
• Ability to understand and…