Community Development Planner II (CDA) - Promotional Only

City of St. Louis

St. Louis (MO)

On-site

USD 55,000 - 85,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

City of St. Louis in Downtown - St. Louis, MO, seeks a Community Development Planner II (CDA) for a promotional open to permanent city employees.

The role involves researching and presenting planning information to support economic development and urban growth decisions. The position requires conducting field inspections, collecting site data, aiding decision makers, and providing public and agency guidance.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Regional and Urban Planning, Architecture or a related field, plus one year of professional urban and regional planning experience.
OR an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
License: valid driver's license required.

Responsibilities

Conducts field inspections for housing and residential sites.
Collects site data that may include conditions, land uses and other environmental conditions.
Resolves economic, development and urban growth, and related problems.
Researches, collects, summarizes, and presents planning information.
Provides information and technical assistance to the public, City officials, City agencies, developers, landowners and others regarding planning matters and data.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Data analysis

Communication

Verbal aptitude

Planning data interpretation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Regional and Urban Planning or related field

Job description

Job Description - Community Development Planner II (CDA) - Promotional Only (260000L3)

Job Description

Community Development Planner II (CDA) - Promotional Only - ( 260000L3 )

Description

Position Grade: 212G

Department: Community Development Administration

Job Type: Full-Time (Permanent)

Examination Number: EX1765

Location: Downtown - St. Louis, MO

Promotional - Open to Permanent City Employees Only.

Incumbents in this position are responsible for researching, collecting, analyzing, summarizing and presenting information for recommending solutions to economic development and urban growth-related problems.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

Conducts field inspections for housing and residential sites.
Collects site data that may include conditions, land uses and other environmental conditions.
Resolves economic, development and urban growth, and related problems.
Researches, collects, summarizes, and presents planning information.
Provides information and technical assistance to the public, City officials, City agencies, developers, landowners and others regarding planning matters and data.
Performs other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Data Utilization: Requires the ability to perform mid to upper-level data analysis including the ability to audit, deduce, assess, conclude and appraise. Requires discretion in determining and referencing such to established criteria to define consequences and develop alternatives.
Human Interaction: Requires the ability to persuade, convince, and provide guidance, assistance and/or interpretation to others on how to apply policies, procedures and standards to specific situations.
Equipment, Machinery, Tools and Materials Use: Requires the ability to operate, maneuver and/or provide simple but continuous adjustment on equipment, machinery and tools such as motor vehicle, computer terminal, still camera, telephone, photocopier, fax machine and/or materials used in performing essential functions.
Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize a variety of advisory data and information such as planning reports, maps, building inspection reports, census data, environmental reviews, spreadsheets, financial statements, federal register, ordinances, statutes, procedures, guidelines and non-routine correspondence.
Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division; calculate decimals and percentage; basic & advanced algebra, statistical inference.
Requires the ability to apply principles of influence systems, such as supervising, directing, leading, planning, coordinating, & controlling. Ability to interpret instructions furnished in written, oral, diagrammatic or schedule-form. Ability to exercise independent judgment to adopt or modify methods and standards to meet variations in assigned objectives.
Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise the judgment, decisiveness and creativity required in situations involving the evaluation of information against sensory, judgmental and/or subjective criteria, as opposed to criteria that are clearly measurable or verifiable.
Environmental Factors: Work is normally performed in an office environment under generally safe and comfortable conditions.
Physical Requirements: Requires the ability to lift, push and pull papers and other office materials weighing up to twenty (20) pounds. Requires the ability to bend and twist to perform office duties.
Sensory Requirements: Requires the ability to recognize and identify similarities or differences between characteristics of shapes to conduct site inspections and sounds to communicate with others.

Qualifications

A Bachelor’s degree in Regional and Urban Planning, Architecture or a related field; plus one year of professional urban and regional planning experience. OR an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

License:

Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license while employed by the City of St. Louis. Must possess a valid driver's license at the time of filing application and be able to present it upon request. Please note type of license, number, class and expiration date on the Employment Application. Only qualified applicants who provide proof of a valid driver’s license will be considered for this position.

Scoring Components and Their Weights

Experience and Training: 100%

May be Subject to:

Background Investigation: Pass/Fail

Medical Examination: Pass/Fail

Documentation of Academic Credentials must be Submitted Upon Request

When completing the Employment History and the Educational/Training History sections of the Employment Application, please be as thorough as possible when describing your education, training and experience relating to this position. Applicants will only receive credit for their experience, training and education as shown on the application. Resumes will not be accepted as a substitute to a fully completed application. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

To be eligible for veteran's preference points, the applicant must submit a copy of their DD 214 Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty with the Employment Application or upon request. The Director of Personnel may, in their discretion, accept alternate documentation.

City Residence Preference Points

City residents who pass an examination for a position in the classified service and do not receive any other preference will receive a five (5) point preference on a scale of 100 points on the exam. An additional one (1) point shall be added to the passing score of City residents who receive any other preference on a scale of 100 points. City residents must have resided in the City for at least one (1) year at the time of filing their application to be eligible for the preference points.

Accommodations

If assistance with the job application is necessary based on a physical impairment, mental impairment, or otherwise, they should reach out to the Office on the Disabled with contact information. This office will not disclose any information that an applicant or employee has a disability or has discussed possible accommodations without the applicant's or employee's prior consent.