ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The duties listed herein are illustrative of the essential duties of the job, and do not include all duties that may be required.

• Provides exceptional customer service through careful listening and understanding of customer issues; uses personal initiative to resolve issues in a manner consistent with adopted policies, regulations, and procedures.
• Functions as a case manager for a multi-agency review team.
• Reviews and evaluates the following:
• Development applications, including building permits
• Administrative reviews
• Use and site reviews
• Subdivisions
• Zoning
• Annexations
• Analyzes and prepares information regarding development review projects:
• Researches background information
• Performs site visits
• Analyzes site and landscape plans, architectural plans, floor plans
• Writes memos and reports to other staff, applicants, review boards, and Board of Trustees
• Presents information and recommendations in public meetings and hearings
• Uses automated software, GIS applications, word processing, and spreadsheet software.
• Coordinates the work of project managers with regard to the design and construction of parks and open space.
• Perform site visits as needed.
• Continuously updates skills, knowledge of planning methods, and Town codes and policies.
• Will attend evening meetings, including parks and open space commission, planning commission and Board meetings, as needed.  Some schedule flexibility is required, so that evening meetings can be accommodated when necessary.
• Other duties as assigned by the Planning Manager.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Principles and practices of urban planning, economics, and statistics.
• Research methods and sources of information related to urban growth and development.
• Laws underlying general plans, environmental matters, zoning, and land divisions.
• Principles of architecture, engineering, construction, and real estate.
• General computer principles and applications; computer operations including spreadsheet, database, and project management software applications.
• Knowledge of newly emerging attitudes and trends in environmental and economic impact of urban planning.
• Interpret planning and zoning programs to the general public.
• Communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Identify, coordinate, and resolve a wide variety of interests in the development of land use policy.
• Set up and perform basic spreadsheet and database functions on a personal computer.
• Establish and maintain effective relationships with Town officials, other governmental agencies, and the public.