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Job Description
Job Summary
The purpose of this position is to provide advanced technical assistance and analysis related to City planning initiatives and land development applications. This is accomplished by accepting and processing various land development applications; preparing plans, reports, studies, and analyses pertaining to current and long-range planning concerns; collecting and maintaining current planning and long-range planning data; assisting the general public; and providing staff support to various boards, commissions and the City Council, as needed. This position is supervised by the Chief Planner.
FLSA Status: Exempt
Hiring salary range: $57,616.00 -$73,444.80 depending on qualifications
Full salary range: $57,616.00 - $89,273.60
This is a continuous recruitment and open until filled.
Examples of Duties
Land Use- Serves as staff to Planning & Zoning Commission, Board of Adjustment, Historic Preservation Commission, and/or City Council meetings, as needed.
- Coordinate the review and processing of various planning activities relating, but not limited to, rezonings, site plans, preliminary and final plats, special use permits, signs, annexations, text amendments by performing technical reviews of the city code, maps and the comprehensive plan and making presentations to the appropriate board, commission, and/or City Council.
- Administer review of Certificates of Appropriateness and facade improvement grants.
- Utilize GIS to retrieve parcel data, create presentations, etc.
- Assist in pursuing grants relative to Division responsibilities.
- Respond to inquiries from and provide technical assistance to the general public, property owners, and professionals in matters related to historic preservation practices and regulations.
- Ability to perform zoning enforcement duties for the City.
- Project management of land use development plans as needed.
- Write and present formal and technical reports, working papers, and correspondence as needed.
- Writes, or assists in writing, a variety of ordinances and regulations relating to development controls.
- Provide technical assistance to engineers, architects, surveyors, and attorneys.
- Prepare case files and maintain databases.
- Provides assistance to citizens and developers regarding zoning and development related matters.
- Other duties as necessary or directed.
- Coordinates the development and drafting of planning documents (Comprehensive Plan, Neighborhood Plans, Corridor Plans, Small Area Plans) by collecting and compiling data and public input;
- Organizes and facilitates opportunities for public input; and
- Drafts planning documents and tracks the plan's implementation progress.
- Provides staff support in researching and developing reports and studies related to land use and general planning issues.
Minimum Qualifications- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in urban planning, public administration or a related field.
- Three or more years of experience in urban planning.
- Master's degree from an accredited college or university in urban planning, public administration, or a related field.
- Two years of experience in urban planning.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
Knowledge of:- Principles and practices of urban planning, including socioeconomic implications of planning, and thorough knowledge of the City's subdivision and development program and principles and practices of historic preservation.
- Land use concepts, population density, and annexation problems.
- Quantitative methods, research techniques, and municipal government framework.
- Best practices of economic development tools, historic preservation, transportation plans, and transit-oriented development (TOD).
- Preparation of charts, graphs and maps.
- Interpreting statistical data.
- Organize and conduct complex planning and research studies and to formulate relevant recommendations.
- Prepare and maintain with technical accuracy comprehensive master City plans and maps, especially as it applies to land use planning.
- Direct, supervise, and coordinate several major planning projects concurrently.
- Prepare and present clear and concise oral and written reports of planning activities to internal and external agencies.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with the general public, other City employees and officials, and other departments.
- Review plans and apply provisions of the ordinances and codes to determine compliance with such regulations and to apply regulations to field conditions.
Special Requirements- Valid driver's license (Class C) and acceptable driving record
- This position requires attendance at one or more monthly evening meetings.
- Certified Zoning Officer (CZO) certification or the ability to obtain within one year.
The City of Greenville offers a comprehensive benefits package to all regular full-time employees including vacation, holiday, and sick leave as well as medical, dental, vision, life and short-term disability insurance. Employees in designated part-time positions may participate in some of the benefit programs offered to regular full-time employees.
Visit the City of Greenville Human Resources Website for a more in depth summary of our benefits. -
ABOUT THE COMPANY
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City of Greenville
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Some places have what it takes to help write the story of your life, to help you create and live your life to the fullest: opportunities, people and experiences that open minds and doors; activities that enrich and entertain. Places so welcoming that you feel you’re in the presence of family and friends, and that everywhere you turn, you find yourself in good company.
As the hub of eastern North Carolina, Greenville is that place.
Here, life’s a graceful balance of front-porch friendly and business-world sharp, a balance lit up and alive with all the amenities of a metropolitan university town. Where we enjoy the company of our neighbors on summer nights, talking on the porch about the day’s news and sports scores from the latest Pirate’s game, until someone flips a coin to see who’ll run out for barbeque.
Walking through the streets of Greenville, you see it has its share of art galleries, museums and festivals that delight; or, close by, the campus of East Carolina University calls to art and culture lovers with its worldly offering of musical concerts, theatrical and dance productions, travel films and lectures. For students with the fire of the future shining in their eyes, ready to turn their dreams loose, the campus calls to them in another voice.
Yes, you’ll find what you’re looking for here. But in many cases (and maybe this is just as important) what you didn’t even know you were looking for. That’s the way it is in Greenville. What makes it tick is how it makes people tick. As the cultural, educational and economic hub of the region, it’s expansive; it rewards the curious imagination, the entrepreneurial mind.
If you’re a person with big ideas and big ambitions, Greenville is good company. The smart thinking, hard work and optimism that once made Greenville a leading marketer of tobacco are still prevalent, though now guiding the area’s technology focus with its many bioscience and robotics breakthroughs. No surprise, these victories are trumpeted with as much enthusiasm as the local sports team’s trophy season.
Located just inland off the North Carolina coast, East of I-95, over 20 parks grace the landscape of Greenville and Pitt County. So if you’re an outdoor enthusiast, you’ll find enough adventure and scenic beauty here to fill up the canvas of your days, and plenty of like-minded people who share your respect for the grandeur of nature, the intoxicating fragrance of our Magnolia trees, picnicking under the shade of oaks, fishing at sundown, or hiking down a path that leads you not to the trail’s end, but to the conclusion that this is where you belong.
True, in some parts of the world, when you say the word “hub” people think “crowded”, “faceless”, “too noisy to hear myself think”. But we’re different.
There are crowds … parades down Evans Street. An annual Halloween street party. Students streaming to classes. Participants at major meeting or conferences. Or onlookers gathered down at the Extreme Park or Five Points Plaza to watch BMX bike pros practicing for an event.
But they’re not faceless crowds.
There is noise … live music rising from the campus nightlife scene, the hub-bub around the Convention Center, or when the Pirates rally to make the winning score, nothing short of pandemonium.
But our noise makes your spirits soar.
In fact, you could say that the hustle and bustle of life in Greenville is conducive to a higher level of thinking and inspiration. One thing’s for sure, the first thought on your mind will be how glad you are to be in Greenville, North Carolina, smack dab in the middle of such good company.
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