Planner II

Description

Performs intermediate level professional and skilled technical work with an emphasis on current planning and zoning, and related work as apparent or assigned. This position is designated as essential during emergency or disaster situations. Work is performed under the moderate supervision of the Planning Supervisor.

Essential Job Functions

Project Review

• Performs technical review of plans of moderate complexity such as small-scale major subdivisions, development site plans for medium-scaled residential and nonresidential developments,, annexations, and floodplain development requests. 
• Utilizes GIS to perform analyses and create maps related to planning and zoning requests, plans, and proposals. 
• Conducts site visits and field evaluations to assess and assist with compliance with Town regulations. 
• Assists with permit application reviews and assigning projects to the Technical Review Committee, helps with preparation and distribution of agendas and plans for review; facilitates projects and prepares comments from involved parties; works with applicants to satisfy recommendations and updates plans; coordinates with various State, County and local agencies on plan review; performs field inspections to gather data and verify compliance with ordinances and plans. 
• Reads and interprets site plans, maps, planning and zoning regulations and other planning documents while responding to inquiries, reviewing permits, and performing planning tasks.   

Addressing

• Assists with maintaining the Town's addressing system and assigns new addresses. 

Presentations and Board Attendance

• Attends Planning Board, Board of Adjustment, and Town Council meetings; prepares and makes presentations on projects, plans, recommendations on cases and general updates as required. 
• Prepares Council and Planning Board submittals for projects, plans, and permits; prepares case summaries, ordinance language, maps for inclusion in agenda packets; prepares legal notices. 

Creation of Policies and Regulations

• Assists in the development of new policies, procedures, and ordinances related to land use, subdivisions, flood damage prevention, and transportation. 

Long range and Other Planning

• Assists with the development and implementation of short and long-range, transportation, community development, and other planning projects.

Special Projects

• Serves as a Town representative for various boards and committees and attends meetings as assigned. 
• Collects a variety of statistical data; prepares reports and maps on a variety of topics.  
• Prepares correspondence, reports, charts, diagrams, GIS information and mapping.

Public Point of Contact

• Provides information to the public regarding land use plans, zoning, current projects, application procedures, and actions related to the Technical Review Committee, Planning Board, Town Council, and Board of Adjustment. 
• Assists applicants with pre-application and pre-development process. 

General

• Performs other duties as directed or assigned. 
• Integrates and aligns with organizational culture and core values. 

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in urban/land use planning, public administration, or a related field and moderate (1 to 3 years) experience in urban/community planning, GIS, development/site plan review, or equivalent combination of education and experience. 
• Possession of North Carolina Certified Zoning Official certification preferred. 
• Possession of an appropriate driver's license valid in the State of North Carolina.  

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• General knowledge of the principles and practices of planning, North Carolina planning law and applicable state and federal regulations, and the practices, and techniques of planning as they pertain to the design and development of urban and regional areas, planning research, zoning and community renewal activities. 
• General knowledge of GIS software, addressing best practices, State and Federal floodplain regulations, statistical, algebraic, or geometric applications, principles, and practices of research and data collection. 
• General knowledge of land development concepts, including planning, zoning, building design, and transportation; comprehensive knowledge of technology and software related to planning, land use, and permitting. 
• Ability to solve problems, to gather relevant information, to solve vaguely defined practical problems. 
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.  
• Ability to perform varied assignments under appropriate degrees of supervision. 
• Ability to learn and apply those aspects of Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and standards pertinent to assigned areas of responsibility.  
• Ability to read and interpret surveys, plans, architectural and engineering drawings, maps and blueprints accurately. 
• Ability to conduct themselves in a professional manner regardless of situation. 
• Ability to effectively communicate with staff and customers in both oral and written form, both in group and one on one settings.  
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, consultants, Federal, State and local officials, engineers, surveyors, representatives of other agencies and the general public. 
• Ability to apply divided attention to planning, scheduling, and processing of planning related projects and tasks. 
• Ability to apply logic and reasoning to various types of projects, tasks, and inquiries. 
• Regularly demonstrates the Town’s core values of respect, engagement, supportive work environment, communication, and service excellence and supports others to do the same. 
• Other responsibilities as assigned. 

Physical Requirements

This work requires the frequent exertion of up to 10 pounds of force and occasional exertion of up to 25 pounds of force; work regularly requires sitting, using hands to finger, handle or feel and repetitive motions, frequently requires speaking or hearing and occasionally requires standing, walking, climbing or balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, reaching with hands and arms, pushing or pulling and lifting; work has standard vision requirements; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, visual inspection involving small defects and/or small parts, using of measuring devices, operating machines, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities; work occasionally requires exposure to outdoor weather conditions; work is generally in a moderately noisy location (e.g. business office, light traffic). 

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employee may perform other related duties as assigned to meet the ongoing needs of the organization. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential functions.  The Town is interested in hiring qualified candidates who are eligible to work in the United States. However, we are not able to sponsor visas.   

Salary : $60,000 - $69,000