What are the responsibilities and job description for the Planning Supervisor position at CHARLES COUNTY GOVERNMENT?
Summary
The hiring range for this position is $81,777.93 - $132,480.27 commensurate with experience.
This position is telework eligible after 6 months of successful employment.
Charles County is seeking a dynamic, team-oriented professional with strong leadership and communication skills to serve as the Zoning Supervisor. This position will oversee the crucial functions of the Site Development Plan Process, Residential/Commercial Architectural Design Review, and the daily implementation of the County Zoning Ordinance. The Zoning Supervisor manages a staff of six and is responsible for administering the Board of Appeals, providing guidance, analysis, and interpretation of the Zoning Ordinance, and processing Zoning Text and Map Amendments. This position will be actively involved in a comprehensive update and modernization of the Charles County Zoning Ordinance now underway, ensuring that Charles County’s continued growth aligns with the goals and objectives of the Comprehensive Plan. The Zoning Supervisor will be instrumental in leading an effective team and maintaining a fair, efficient, and transparent zoning process for the community.
Essential Job Functions
- Supervises planning staff and project teams, management of specialized planning work in an assigned functional area.
- Supervises planning staff: assign and review work, and take actions to adjust work, staffing and operations to meet requirements. Select, train and evaluate staff, and take appropriate actions to improve performance when necessary. Initiate actions regarding hiring, transfer, promotion, payroll, leave, performance and other personnel actions.
- Monitors staff functions and initiate appropriate corrective actions as necessary.
- Develops, reviews and evaluates studies, reports and recommendations and take or recommend appropriate actions.
- Applies various specialized analyses including environmental, land use, area and structure, economic and/or demographic, and statistical analysis as appropriate to projects to discern relevant issues and facts and formulate appropriate recommendations.
- Meets with parties involved, including developers and design professionals, to discuss and clarify issues and explain requirements; advise and assist parties on how to achieve compliance with applicable rules and regulations.
- Ensures consistent performance of staff in interpretation of policy and code.
- Ensures staff maintenance of project files and records and preparation of related reports including graphic materials, maps and other illustrative materials as necessary.
- Coordinates studies and projects, as necessary; make referrals and follow through on actions with agencies as necessary.
- Serves as final authority in decisions regarding specific project or case management decisions.
- Serves as liaison between the department and other agencies for a variety of applications and reviews to ensure the appropriate regulations are being met.
- Oversees review processes; assists in problem solving and maintaining project review schedules. Assist citizens with project specific questions, determine their needs, and provide them with necessary information.
- Responds to inquiries from the public, developers, landowners, attorneys and others involved in land use matters regarding procedures, compliance issues and related matters.
- Performs field visits and site inspections when necessary.
- Serves on boards and committees and work groups as assigned, providing technical support and assistance, often representing the County on a regional or state-wide basis. Make presentations before the Planning Commission, Board of Appeals, County Commissioners, and the public.
- Assists in formulating and implementing planning projects or policies and code changes and ensure these codes are up to date and distributed to the public and staff.
- Coordinates with the County Attorney’s Office on Interpreting and administering County regulations, as well as the due process and legal obligations for various situations.
- Administers various programs as assigned.
- Performs other related job duties as assigned.
Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Education and Experience:
Bachelor’s degree required, Master’s Degree preferred in Planning or related field. Six (6) years of progressively responsible professional planning experience, or an equivalent combination of education, experience and training.
Licenses or Certifications:
Must possess a valid driver's license.
Special Requirements/Qualifications:
AICP Certification (must receive within two years of employment)
Subject to work beyond the normal scheduled hours of work.
This position is required to receive climate competency training level 2.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Knowledge of the principles, concepts and practices of land use planning and allied disciplines.
- Knowledge of principles and practices of supervision, training, and personnel management.
- Knowledge of effective techniques of supervision.
- Ability to determine the specific tasks and assignments to be performed, independently handling or assigning to staff new, unusual problems and deviations encountered in the work.
- Ability to be innovative and detail-oriented.
- Ability to manage multiple, high priority assignments.
- Ability to monitor, manage and supervise the work of an assigned functional area within the planning division.
- Ability to perform technically sound land use and related studies and formulate appropriate recommendations.
- Ability to interpret and apply applicable ordinances and rules and regulations to varied land use and related situations.
- Ability to develop and interpret planning and land use policies.
- Ability to develop and manage a functional or project budget.
- Ability to maintain records and prepare related reports and correspondence.
- Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing, including public presentations.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others encountered in the work.
Additional Information
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The work is sedentary with frequent periods of light physical activity and is performed in office and field surroundings. Typical positions require workers to walk or stand for long periods; walk over uneven terrain; lift and carry up to 20 pounds; climb stairs, bend, reach, hold, grasp and turn objects; and use fingers to operate computer or typewriter keyboards. The work requires the ability to speak normally and to use normal or aided vision and hearing.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
Principal duties of this job are performed in a general office environment.
Department/Division: Planning and Growth Management/Planning
Pay Grade: 117
FLSA Status: Exempt
Telework Eligible: Yes
Reports to: Assistant Chief of Planning or Zoning Administrator
Supervises: Planner I, II, or III
Charles County Government
BENEFITS SUMMARY
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BENEFITS SUMMARY
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Health Insurance
Charles County Government PAYS 70% of cost (sliding scale based on hours worked)
- Blue Choice Advantage, Prescription and Vision
- Blue Choice HMO Open Access, Prescription and Vision
- CareFirst Dental
- Delta Dental
Retiree Health Insurance
Health Reimbursement Arrangement — New hires who elect health insurance coverage with Charles County Government will be enrolled in a Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Account ( VEBA).
Upon retirement or separation from employment, you will be able to use the funds in the VEBA account to pay for your health insurance premiums and other qualified medical expenses. You will contribute $31.75 per pay period (via payroll deduction). County Government will contribute $95.26 per pay period. The contribution may be adjusted each year based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
Pension Plan (Defined Benefit Retirement Plan)
Plan Eligibility: Must work minimum 37.5 hrs/week.
Health Reimbursement Arrangement — New hires who elect health insurance coverage with Charles County Government will be enrolled in a Voluntary Employee Beneficiary Account ( VEBA).
Upon retirement or separation from employment, you will be able to use the funds in the VEBA account to pay for your health insurance premiums and other qualified medical expenses. You will contribute $31.75 per pay period (via payroll deduction). County Government will contribute $95.26 per pay period. The contribution may be adjusted each year based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI).
Pension Plan (Defined Benefit Retirement Plan)
Plan Eligibility: Must work minimum 37.5 hrs/week.
- County Pension Plan
» Non Public Safety, Mandatory Participation 4% employee contribution
» Public Safety, Mandatory Participation 8% employee contribution
» Public Safety, Mandatory Participation 8% employee contribution
- Sheriff’s Office Retirement Plan
» Communications, Mandatory Participation 7% employee contribution
» Sworn, Mandatory Participation 8% employee contribution
» Corrections, Mandatory Participation 7% employee contribution
Deferred Compensation Plan
457(b) Governmental Plan — available to all employees, regardless of hours worked. Plans include: Empower, MetLife, and Nationwide Retirement Solutions.
Employee Assistance Program
A voluntary, work-based program that offers free and confidential assessments, short-term counseling, referrals, and follow-up services to employees.
Transfer of Sick Leave
May receive credit for up to 400 hours of accrued, but unpaid, sick leave from previous employer when they begin employment.
Life Insurance
No charge to employee (valued at 1.5x the employee’s annual salary, not to exceed $250,000). Supplemental insurance and dependent life insurance are available for an additional cost. Term and whole life policies are available.
Long Term Disability Insurance
No charge to employee. The benefit pays 60% of salary at date of disability up to $5,000/month
Flexible Spending Account
Medical and dependent care options available
Supplemental Income Products
Accident Policy, Critical Illness Policy, Hospital Indemnity Policy
Legal Resources
A prepaid legal resource benefit
» Sworn, Mandatory Participation 8% employee contribution
» Corrections, Mandatory Participation 7% employee contribution
Deferred Compensation Plan
457(b) Governmental Plan — available to all employees, regardless of hours worked. Plans include: Empower, MetLife, and Nationwide Retirement Solutions.
Employee Assistance Program
A voluntary, work-based program that offers free and confidential assessments, short-term counseling, referrals, and follow-up services to employees.
Transfer of Sick Leave
May receive credit for up to 400 hours of accrued, but unpaid, sick leave from previous employer when they begin employment.
Life Insurance
No charge to employee (valued at 1.5x the employee’s annual salary, not to exceed $250,000). Supplemental insurance and dependent life insurance are available for an additional cost. Term and whole life policies are available.
Long Term Disability Insurance
No charge to employee. The benefit pays 60% of salary at date of disability up to $5,000/month
Flexible Spending Account
Medical and dependent care options available
Supplemental Income Products
Accident Policy, Critical Illness Policy, Hospital Indemnity Policy
Legal Resources
A prepaid legal resource benefit
Employee Leave
- ANNUAL LEAVE — Begin employment by accruing 8 hours per month
- SICK LEAVE — Accrue 7.5 hours a month
- PAID TIME OFF (PTO) — Employees working the hours shown below, will receive the dedicated amount of PTO hours:
» 1,950 hours per year = 30 annual PTO hours
» 2,080 hours per year = 36 annual PTO hours
» 2,184 hours per year = 36 annual PTO hours
» An eligible employee who starts after the first pay period of the calendar year will receive a pro-rated number of hours based on their hire date.
» 2,080 hours per year = 36 annual PTO hours
» 2,184 hours per year = 36 annual PTO hours
» An eligible employee who starts after the first pay period of the calendar year will receive a pro-rated number of hours based on their hire date.
- PAID PARENTAL LEAVE — Grants up to 6 calendar weeks of paid leave to eligible County Government employees in connection with the birth or adoption of a child.
- 20 PAID HOLIDAYS
Work Schedules
- Majority of employees work 37.5 hours per week
- Some positions have flexible work schedules, and may allow telework
Tuition Reimbursement
Full time employees are eligible to participate after completing one full year of employment, and successful completion of their probationary period. An employee is eligible to receive reimbursement for up to 12 credit hours up to a maximum reimbursement determined through the annual County Government budgetary process.
Onsite Childcare at a Discounted Rate
Located at the Department of Community Services (8190 Port Tobacco Road, Port Tobacco, MD 20677)
House Keys 4 Employee Program
For eligible full time employees who are first time home buyers. Up to a
$7,500, 0% interest loan, to be used for a down payment or closing cost toward a new home in Charles County.
Wellness Program
Employees have access to an onsite gym, the digital wellness platform – Burnalong, and monthly webinars/events at no cost to you.
Full time employees are eligible to participate after completing one full year of employment, and successful completion of their probationary period. An employee is eligible to receive reimbursement for up to 12 credit hours up to a maximum reimbursement determined through the annual County Government budgetary process.
Onsite Childcare at a Discounted Rate
Located at the Department of Community Services (8190 Port Tobacco Road, Port Tobacco, MD 20677)
House Keys 4 Employee Program
For eligible full time employees who are first time home buyers. Up to a
$7,500, 0% interest loan, to be used for a down payment or closing cost toward a new home in Charles County.
Wellness Program
Employees have access to an onsite gym, the digital wellness platform – Burnalong, and monthly webinars/events at no cost to you.
Benefits eligibility is for employees who work 30 hours or more per week unless otherwise noted. Effective: July 1, 2019
