Planner, Government, Environmental​/ Urban Planning

Statement of Duties

Duties include permit process administration; advising the permitting Boards and Commissions; serving as a principal planner and coordinator to one of the Boards or Commissions staffed by the Division; providing professional and technical planning services, including research, analysis, and communication concerning land use, historic preservation, and community planning; and participation in long‑range planning and zoning ordinance projects. Employee is required to perform all similar or related duties.

• Maintains records of each permit application, including email correspondence and meeting notes.
• Coordinates with applicants through each step of the permitting process.
• Reviews permit application materials to assess development impacts and necessary mitigation.
• Coordinates all interdepartmental feedback concerning permit applications.
• Prepares advisory staff memos to Boards and Commissions for each permit application.
• Prepares written decisions of the Boards and Commissions.
• Manages meeting proceedings for Boards and Commissions.
• Schedules public hearings, design reviews, and other business for Boards and Commissions.
• Prepares meeting notices, agendas, and cancellation notices for Boards and Commissions.
• Serves as the point of contact for all assigned Board and Commission communications.
• Provides training to Board and Commission members concerning meeting and permitting process procedures and responsibilities.
• Negotiates historic agreements with property owners or developers under demolition delay.
• Collaborates with hired consultants, city staff, and community stakeholders.
• Collaborates with the Division’s Community Outreach Coordinator for all project public engagement.
• Conducts research, analysis, and produces written and graphical content for long‑range planning, zoning ordinance, and other City projects.
• Assists in the onboarding and training of new staff.

Bachelor’s Degree in planning or related field and three (3) years’ experience; or any equivalent combination of education, training and experience which provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the essential functions of the job. Master’s degree in Planning or AICP accreditation preferred.

Knowledge: Knowledge of planning, zoning, preservation, urban design, economic development, transportation, and infrastructure is required.

Abilities: Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing with state and federal agencies, architects, contractors, developers, owners, supervisors, employees, and the general public.

Skill: Skill in facilitating and public presentations is required. Skill in writing, including grammatical and technical accuracy, is required.

The work environment involves everyday discomforts typical of offices, with occasional exposure to outside elements. Noise or physical surroundings may be distracting, but conditions are generally not unpleasant. Employee will be routinely required to work beyond normal business hours to attend evening meetings or complete work assignments.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the position’s essential functions.

Minimal physical demands are required to perform the work. Work effort principally involves sitting to perform work tasks, with intermittent periods of stooping, walking, and standing. Work requires some agility such as moving in or about construction sites or over rough terrain. There may also be some occasional lifting of objects such as office equipment or photocopy paper (up to 30lbs.).

When in the field, more physical skill may be required to accomplish the duties required.

Duties are largely mental rather than physical, but the job may occasionally require minimal motor skills for activities such as moving objects, operating a telephone, personal computer and/or most other office equipment…