• Provides direct and indirect supervision to Planning personnel.

• Assists the Director of Planning in Selecting, supervising, training, and evaluating assigned staff and enforces division rules and regulations and disciplinary control.

• Provides direction and guidance to other department staff with less planning eperience.

• Report on team performance and operational issues to the Director of Planning & Zoning.

• Monitors workflows, manages schedules and resolves any issues that arise.

• Leads review, coordination, communication and processing of advanced development applications and prepares staff reports and presentations for advanced planned development rezonings and major modifications, variances, right of way vacations, historic resource certificates of appropriateness, plats, community development districts, tet amendments and special approvals. Tracks assigned projects and applications from initiation to completion.

• Performs research, analyzes and interprets data, and prepares reports, maps, ehibits and recommendations for the Director of Planning & Zoning, as well as the Planning Board, Board of Adjustment, Historic Resource Board, the City Manager and the City Commission.

• Attends and makes presentations at local public meetings including, Planning Board, Historic Resource Board and Board of Adjustment, and any other meetings as required.

• Provides planning assistance to the public in person [i.e. walk-ins] or via email, letter or telephone.

• Prepares and provides assistance to other city staff in the preparation of land development regulations and related ordinances.

• Provides advice and input on decisions regarding code interpretation.

• Attends and conducts various meeting which may include various county wide committees.

• Conduct detailed research on demographics, economic trends, environmental factors, and zoning regulations.

• Conducts specialized reviews of proposed Comprehensive Plan Amendments.

• Provides project management or support for studies and/or long range plans conducted within and for the City of Plant City.

[These essential job functions are not to be construed as a complete statement of all duties performed. Employees will be required to perform other job-related marginal duties as required.]

• Etensive knowledge of the principles, practices, and techniques of comprehensive planning and regulating land development, and growth-management methodologies.

• Significant knowledge of the Florida Growth-Management Act (Chapter 163, FS) and general land-use law.

• Knowledge of applicable local, regional, and state development policies and regulations.

• Knowledge of urban design, transportation planning, and environmental concerns, historic preservation.

• Knowledge of public works facilities, storm-water management, and construction methods and materials.

• Knowledge of Geographic Information Systems (GIS).

• Ability to think logically, conceptually, critically, analytically and formulate professional recommendations.

• Ability to present ideas and findings clearly and concisely in writing, graphically, and orally. Skilled in writing reports, regulations, and official documents.

• Skilled in the use of computers and software utilized by the assigned work unit.

• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with division heads, outside agencies, the general public, and other staff.

• Ability to deal with difficult people and/or disgruntled customers.

• Ability to operate a motor vehicle.

• Ability to move around a work site to perform site inspections in the field.

  • Ability to read and understand construction, landscape, and site plans, and to verify compliance with approved plans.

  • Ability to read and interpret maps, such as Aerials, Zoning or Future Land Use.

  • Ability to perform basic mathematical computations, including computing pro-rata shares, and planning-related computations, such as floor-area ratios, land and building areas, and impact-fee calculations.

• Ability to understand and comply with rules and regulations.

• Masters of Urban or Community Planning and eight (8) year of professional-planning eperience with at least two (2) years of land development regulation eperience..
• Bachelors of Urban or Community Planning and ten (10) years of professional-planning eperience with at least two (2) years of land development regulation eperience..

An equivalent combination of related education, training and eperience may be substituted at the City’s discretion.

• Valid Florida driver's license and be insurable by the City’s current insurance carrier.
• Certification by the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) or by the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED).

• Supervision of Planning personnel, department duties and responsibilities.

Code: Constant = 2/3 or more of the time Frequent = from 1/3 to 2/3 of the time Occasional = up to 1/3 of the time N/A = Not applicable

Emergency Responsibilities:

In the event of an emergency or disaster, an employee may be required to respond promptly to duties and responsibilities as assigned by the employee’s department, Emergency Management or City Administration. Such assignments may be before, during or after the emergency/disaster.