The purpose of this position is to provide planning and development review services for current Planning projects. This role represents a key position in supporting Concord’s continued growth and development, ensuring projects align with the City’s policies, ordinances, and vision for the future.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides development assistance and review by interpreting zoning ordinances and development and subdivision codes, advising developers on appropriate measures and processes, coordinating with reviewing departments to ensure compliance with development ordinance, issuing development permits, and conducting zoning inspections.
• Serves as the primary initial contact for the Development Review Committee (DRC). Plans and coordinates meetings, including preparing follow-up meeting summaries.
• Provides guidance to civil engineers, surveyors, and other consultants on various issues relating to projects and reviews Planning documents to ensure adherence to applicable guidelines, standards, and provisions.
• Reviews and approves minor subdivision plats.
• Reviews and approves commercial building permits.
• Serves as supplemental support for Planner I in signing reviews.
• Assists with research for zoning ordinances, regulations, and processes from surrounding municipalities, guidance from the NC School of Government, and general statutes, to make recommendations to help guide ordinance amendments.
• Creates responses to more in-depth public planning and development inquiries.
• Handles complaints and grievances from the public.

Supplemental Functions:

• Performs other similar duties as required.

Job Specifications and Qualifications:

Knowledge:

• Applicable local, state, and federal laws, rules, and regulations
• Construction Principles
• Real Estate Principles
• Zoning ordinances, rules, and regulations
• Customer service principles
• Microsoft Office
• Accela

Licensing and Certifications:

• Valid North Carolina Driver’s License
• Possession of or ability to obtain Certified Zoning Official (CZO) Certification or American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) Certificate within two (2) years from date of hire. Failure to obtain within two (2) years may result in termination.

PLEASE NOTE: Applicants must meet the City’s criteria for an acceptable driving record.

Working Conditions / Physical Requirements:

• Positions in this class require: standing, fine dexterity, walking, sitting, reaching, handling, kneeling, pushing/pulling, vision, hearing, twisting, talking.
• Light Work: Exerting up to 20 pounds occasionally, 10 pounds frequently, or negligible amounts constantly and/or walking or standing to a significant degree
• Incumbents may be subject to communicable diseases.

Required Skills

• Operating a computer and applicable software applications.
• Applying local, state, and federal laws, rules, and regulations
• Providing customer service
• Time management
• Attention to detail
• Ability to self-assess work
• Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor, the general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction

Required Experience

Bachelor’s degree in Planning, Political Science, Geography, Public Administration, Architecture, Economics or related field from an accredited college or university, with at least two (2) years of relevant work experience; or the City may consider an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job.

Please be sure to complete the application in full. Resumes may be uploaded with your application but will not be accepted in lieu of a fully completed application and will not be considered for qualifying credit. "See Resume" or "See Attachment" will NOT be accepted. _

If multiple applications are submitted to an individual position, only the most recent application received prior to the posting closing date will be accepted. Applications must be submitted by 11:59 PM on the closing date.

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The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of the positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description. Fair Labor Standards Act (exempt/non-exempt) is designated by position. The employer actively supports Americans with Disabilities Act and will consider reasonable accommodations.

Qualifications:

• Operating a computer and applicable software applications.
• Applying local, state, and federal laws, rules, and regulations
• Providing customer service
• Time management
• Attention to detail
• Ability to self-assess work
• Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor, the general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction