Senior Planning & Development Planner

City of Concord; Concord (NC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Concord in North Carolina seeks a Planning Analyst to provide planning and development review services for current projects, ensuring alignment with the City’s policies, ordinances, and development vision.

The role serves as the primary contact for the Development Review Committee, coordinates with reviewing departments, and guides engineers and consultants through zoning and permitting processes while assisting with ordinance research and public inquiries.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of local, state, and federal laws related to zoning
• Understanding of zoning ordinances, development codes, and permitting processes
• Experience with planning and development review
• Familiarity with Accela and Microsoft Office
• Ability to obtain CZO or AICP within two years of hire

Responsibilities

• Provides planning and development review by interpreting zoning ordinances and development and subdivision codes, advising developers on 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.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Tools

Microsoft Office

Accela

Job description

City of Concord in North Carolina seeks a Planning Analyst to provide planning and development review services for current projects, ensuring alignment with the City’s policies, ordinances, and development vision.

The role serves as the primary contact for the Development Review Committee, coordinates with reviewing departments, and guides engineers and consultants through zoning and permitting processes while assisting with ordinance research and public inquiries.