PLANNING DIVISION MANAGER - LONG RANGE

TARGET ENTRY SALARY: $94,480 - $119,246 DOQ

• Participates in and manages complex professional planning projects, research and analysis.
• Prepares planning information and presents at City Council; provides quality control for agenda items and other documents prepared by staff.
• Provides extensive and professional customer service for the general public, city staff, elected officials, and outside professionals.
• Communicates regulations clearly and concisely to lay groups and the general public; assists applicants, owners, and others through permitting and applications; disseminates information, prepares reports, and communicates extensively through the process of planning and development; participates in meetings, public hearings, pre-application meetings, and plan reviews to ensure compliance with regulations.
• Gathers, compiles, researches, and uses data for analysis and to answer Council concerns.
• Advises and represents the department and City at various internal and countywide committees, boards and stakeholder groups on planning and related issues as needed.
• Develops goals and objectives; makes work assignments; provides technical assistance, mentoring and coaching to assigned staff to accomplish goals and objectives; provides reviews, feedback, and analysis of work products.
• Participates in the selection, placement, promotion, training, appraisal, and discipline of assigned personnel.

• Manages, oversees, and performs extensive and large-scale planning activities for the City; recommends and prepares amendments to the Community Development Code and other City plans as needed.
• Oversees transportation planning, coordinates the resolution of barriers/problems to implementation with other City departments and governmental agencies.
• Manages annexations, land use plan amendments, re-zonings, development agreements, and other development applications.
• Conducts community outreach, public presentations, and other forms of citizen involvement to support long range planning projects and initiatives.

Licenses, Certifications, and Equipment: 
A valid State driver's license is required.

Education and Experience:
Master's Degree in Planning or a related field AND five (5) years of experience in the field of public planning; OR an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience may be considered.  
 
 

Knowledge of –

• Modern principles and practices of municipal planning and urban design and long-range planning activities
• Planning review, research, and customer service
• Economics, urban sociology, zoning, and the principles and practices of architecture
• Building practices and building ordinances
• Comprehensive plan, community development code, and state statutes
• Construction, landscaping, landscape architecture
• Arboriculture, tree preservation, tree risk assessment
• Project Management and managing planning and development activities
• Computer systems and related programs
• Report development and presentation
• General office policies and procedures
• Computers and general office equipment

• Understanding zoning ordinances and other regulations
• Reading and interpreting plans, blueprints
• Reviewing plans and recommending changes and updates
• Evaluating, developing, and implementing the Comprehensive City Plan
• Identifying and preparing land use and zoning amendments
• Analyzing data and applying information to zoning, urban design, and other planning activities
• Managing multiple projects or assignments concurrently
• Analyzing complex planning problems, developing innovative solutions, and making recommendations and independent decisions
• Communicating effectively, verbally and in writing
• Speaking publicly and at meetings
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships
• Working at a high level of organizational, interpersonal, and management skill sets
• Operating a computer and related software

Salary : $94,480 - $119,246