Manager of Planning

The role of the Manager of Planning is to lead, promote, and supervise the County’s comprehensive land use and neighborhood planning processes to guide thoughtful growth and development in the County. This role guides the development and implementation of sub-area plans, corridor studies, master plans, feasibility studies, as well as zoning ordinance and land development regulation text amendments. The Manager of Planning performs related professional, administrative, and supervisory work such as managing daily operations while leading a team of support staff, setting goals, and overseeing budgets.

This position works within broad policy and organizational guidelines and does independent planning and implementation, reporting progress of major activities to the Director of Community Planning and Development.

• Plans, organizes, and directs all programs and activities of the Planning Services Division of the Community Planning and Development Department.
• Develops goals/objectives for projects, along with implementation strategies.
• Ensures division compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations, policies and procedures, and standards of quality and safety.
• Supervises subordinate staff; supervisory duties include instructing; assigning, reviewing and planning work of others; maintaining standards; coordinating activities; assisting with the selection of new employees; acting on employee problems; recommending employee discipline and discharge as appropriate.
• Reviews the work of subordinates for completeness and accuracy; evaluates work performance and makes recommendations as appropriate; offers advice and assistance as needed.
• Provides for adequate staff training and professional development opportunities.
• Prepares and submits annual budget requests to the Director of Community Planning and Development.
• Improves the department’s capacity to deliver planning services through staffing, business process improvement, technological innovation and community outreach; responds to escalation of customer service issues referred from co-workers, County administration and the Ombudsman’s Office.
• Provides staff support to the Planning Commission, including the preparation and presentation of reports, surveys and studies.
• Recommends procedural reforms, policy initiatives, and changes in legislation to department management, County administrators, the Planning Commission and County Council.
• Manages updates to the County’s Comprehensive Plan.
• Performs research related to demographics and other socioeconomic data;
  Compiles statistics and prepares temporal and spatial analyses of community growth and land use change.
• Works closely with community groups, organizations, and associations to share information and educate residents about growth and development within their respective communities
• Attends and participates in community meetings, workshops, and public forums.
• Solicits input and feedback regarding community needs.
• Researches and applies planning principles and practices to develop procedural, regulatory, and fiscal tools for implementation of the County’s Comprehensive Land Use Plan.
• Liaises with internal and external stakeholders, governments, and non-profit agencies to coordinate and collaborate on projects and multi-jurisdictional plans.
• Attends training, conferences, seminars, meetings, etc., to enhance job knowledge and skills.