Senior Planner

Walton County Board of County Commissioners; DeFuniak Springs (FL); On-site; USD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Walton County Board of County Commissioners is seeking a Planner to provide input and support for revisions to the Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Code. You will meet with developers, citizens, and other entities on planning matters and organize data for technical studies.

The role involves presenting at staff meetings and public hearings, assisting with plan amendments and surveys, and offering design guidance to applicants to meet urban design and placemaking goals.Field visits,

Qualifications

• Knowledge of personnel rules and regulations, statutes, ordinances, regulations, and codes under which Walton County operates
• Knowledge of urban design, placemaking, and context sensitive design principles and practices
• Knowledge of Walton County codes and regulations pertaining to planning, zoning, and community development
• Knowledge of the principles and practices of comprehensive planning according to federal, state, and local regulatory requirements applicable to current and long-range planning
• Skill in operating office hardware and software, including work processors and spreadsheet applications
• Skill in organization and attention to detail, with ability to meet multiple deadlines
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community
• Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, or boards
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations
• Ability to solve practical problems with and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions in written, verbal, diagram, or schedule form
• Ability to read maps with intricate markings, land use surveys, and to judge distances presented geographically
• Ability to interpret legal descriptions, maps, aerial photography, remote sensing date, and site plans
• Ability to read and interpret technical written and geographically presented materials, including ability to read text, identify themes, make inferences, and draw conclusions which accurately reflect the material
• Ability to analyze and interpret various kinds of data and other research information
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing
• Ability to establish and maintain effective, courteous working relationships with public officials, peers, other divisions and departments, and citizens
• Ability to remain calm in stressful situations and to take a teamwork approach to the job by cooperating with others, offering to help others when needed, and considering larger organization or team goals rather than individual concerns

Responsibilities

• Provides input and support documentation as directed or recommended for revisions to the Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Code
• Meets with developers, citizens, and other entities related to planning matters
• Collects, organizes, and maintains various forms of data for technical studies and reports
• Prepares, presents, attends, and assists in planner staff meetings and public hearings before various boards, commissions, and communities relative to specific development projects
• Assists with the preparation of various large and small-scale comprehensive plan amendments, existing land use and subdivision surveys according to state and local requirements
• Provides design related guidance to applicants to aid in meeting urban design and placemaking goals
• Assists in preparation of inter-local agreements, development regulations, planning studies, statistical studies, and program applications
• Provides staff assistance including advice and suggestions to other planning staff members in land use matters
• Assists in training staff personnel as necessary
• Makes field visits to observe proposed projects within Walton County
• Adheres to work schedule and attendance requirements, including nights and weekends
• Performs other work as directed and required

Skills

Urban design

Placemaking

Planning codes

Documentation

Data analysis

Communication

Public speaking

Map reading

Teamwork

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Job Description

• Provides input and support documentation as directed or recommended for revisions to the Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Code
• Meets with developers, citizens, and other entities related to planning matters
• Collects, organizes, and maintains various forms of data for technical studies and reports
• Prepares, presents, attends, and assists in planner staff meetings and public hearings before various boards, commissions, and communities relative to specific development projects
• Assists with the preparation of various large and small-scale comprehensive plan amendments, existing land use and subdivision surveys according to state and local requirements
• Provides design related guidance to applicants to aid in meeting urban design and placemaking goals
• Assists in preparation of inter-local agreements, development regulations, planning studies, statistical studies, and program applications
• Provides staff assistance including advice and suggestions to other planning staff members in land use matters
• Assists in training staff personnel as necessary
• Makes field visits to observe proposed projects within Walton County
• Adheres to work schedule and attendance requirements, including nights and weekends
• Performs other work as directed and required

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities

• Knowledge of personnel rules and regulations, statutes, ordinances, regulations, and codes under which Walton County operates
• Knowledge of urban design, placemaking, and context sensitive design principles and practices
• Knowledge of Walton County codes and regulations pertaining to planning, zoning, and community development
• Knowledge of the principles and practices of comprehensive planning according to federal, state, and local regulatory requirements applicable to current and long-range planning
• Skill in operating office hardware and software, including work processors and spreadsheet applications
• Skill in organization and attention to detail, with ability to meet multiple deadlines
• Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community
• Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, or boards
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations
• Ability to solve practical problems with and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions in written, verbal, diagram, or schedule form
• Ability to read maps with intricate markings, land use surveys, and to judge distances presented geographically
• Ability to interpret legal descriptions, maps, aerial photography, remote sensing date, and site plans
• Ability to read and interpret technical written and geographically presented materials, including ability to read text, identify themes, make inferences, and draw conclusions which accurately reflect the material
• Ability to analyze and interpret various kinds of data and other research information
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing
• Ability to establish and maintain effective, courteous working relationships with public officials, peers, other divisions and departments, and citizens
• Ability to remain calm in stressful situations and to take a teamwork approach to the job by cooperating with others, offering to help others when needed, and considering larger organization or team goals rather than individual concerns