Senior Planner - Historic Preservation

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Department:
Planning and Redevelopment

Employee Type:
Regular

Time Type:
Full time

Salary Range:
$37.3901 - $48.6072 Hourly / $77,771.41 - $101,102.98 Annually

Job Posting Period:
December 19, 2024 - January 03, 2025 12:00 A.M.

Job Description:

Overview

To provide advanced professional level long-range or current planning activities of a challenging and responsible nature in connection with growth and orderly development of the City in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan and other statutes, ordinances and regulations related to land use.

Essential Functions

• Plans, develops and conducts special studies relative to maintaining, updating and implementing the City's Comprehensive Plan, the City's historic preservation activities, the City's public art program, and potential zoning code text amendments.
  
• Assists the Chief Planner in the overall implementation of the division's work program; assisting in the development of the seven (7) year evaluation and update of the Comprehensive Plan.
  
• Provides technical assistance and assists in the development of workforce/attainable housing incentives.
  
• Provides technical assistance and guidance to neighborhood associations, boards and similar organizations and other City departments in the formation of neighborhood specific land use, transportation, traffic and other plans, the development and implementation of action strategies and other neighborhood development activities and in the resolution of neighborhood planning issues.
  
• Prepares maps, edits data, and performs analyses using the City's Geographic Information System (GIS).
  
• Develops and/or supervises the development of various statistical analyses and planning studies for the maintenance of the comprehensive plan and other planning programs.
  
• Prepares comprehensive plan amendment analyses and comprehensive plan consistency reviews and confers with governmental officials and the general public.
  
• Makes presentations to the Planning Board and the City Commission.
  
• Prepares reports and recommendations to the Planning Board and City Commission on street/right-of-way vacancies Comprehensive Plan and zoning text amendments and on other assigned projects.
  
• Prepares and delivers speeches to business, professional, civic and neighborhood groups and associations.
  
• Performs related work as required.
  
• The intent of this class description is to provide a representative summary of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of classifications given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Incumbent may be required to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this job description.
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Urban Planning, or closely related field,
  
• Three (3) years of progressively responsible planning experience at the regional or local government level; or a Bachelor Degree from an accredited college or university in Urban Planning, or a closely related field and four (4) years of progressively responsible planning experience,
  
• Certification by the American Institute of Certified Planners is preferred,
  
• Possession of and ability to maintain a valid State of Florida Driver's License is required.
  

Job Based Competencies

• Advanced knowledge of the principles and accepted practices of City planning and urban design.
  
• Comprehensive knowledge as to methods of collection and analysis of planning data and the preparation of planning reports and studies.
  
• Considerable knowledge of public administration, statistics, economics, and sociology as related to municipal planning.
  
• Ability to understand, explain, and apply in an impartial manner, related regulations pertaining to zoning, urban design, and development.
  
• Ability to carry planning assignments to completion through the formation of creative planning solutions.
  
• Ability to plan, assign, and supervise the work of subordinate employees and participate in technical research on economic sociological and planning problems.
  
• Ability to create maps and edit data using the City's Geographic Information System (GIS).
  
• Ability to establish and maintain an effective working relationship with subordinates, supervisors, other city departments and officials, other government agencies, and the general public.
• Ability to present ideas and findings clearly and concisely in oral, written, and graphic form.
  
• Ability to interpret current legislation, rules and regulations.
  
• Ability to address civic organizations and committees.
  

Responsibility

Under the direction of and responsible to the Department Head or designated representative. Supervises, plans, directs and reviews the work of planners and other lower level positions as assigned to specific projects and activities.

Physical Requirements

This is primarily sedentary work requiring limited physical effort. Position requires visual acuity for reviewing, checking, preparing, and maintaining written and computer files. Incumbent is required to have sufficient hearing to accurately perceive information at normal spoken word levels. Manual dexterity to operate standard office, data entry, and word processing equipment is required.

Public Contact

Considerable contact with the public and with key officials in other local and state government agencies.

Retirement Benefit

The City of Sarasota made the transition to become a Florida Retirement System (FRS) employer effective December 1, 2021. To learn more about what this benefit may mean for you, please visit MyFrs.com. Please note that if you are hired to work for the City of Sarasota as an FRS employer, you will be asked to complete a form to certify your FRS status, as there may be an impact to any FRS benefit you are already receiving.

I f you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to Jake Brown our ADA Coordinator. Jake can be reached via email at Jake.Brown@sarasotafl.gov or via phone at 941-263-6299.

F or questions pertaining to general employment or job application status, please call 941-263-6476, or email HR@sarasotafl.gov

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