Senior Urban Planner (Planner II/III)

City of North Port; North Port (FL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

City of North Port in Florida is seeking a Planner II to perform professional planning work with escalating expertise in planning specialties such as economic development, comprehensive planning or environmental planning. The position involves interpreting and applying codes, reviewing development applications, preparing reports, and presenting findings to boards.

You will contribute to long-range planning, neighborhood analysis, and coordination with agencies while attending evening meetings

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Urban Planning or related field.
• Four (4) years of professional work experience in planning or related field.

Responsibilities

• Interprets and applies applicable state, county and local codes, ordinances and regulations.
• Initiates actions necessary to correct deficiencies or violations of regulations.
• Assists with updates and maintenance of Comprehensive Plan and land development regulations.
• Conducts review of various development applications including plats, permits, site plans, variance requests and re-zonings.
• Develops long range plans for communities with common developmental issues.
• Develops strategies to promote economic and community development or efficient land use.
• Writes, or assists in writing, a variety of ordinances and regulations relating to development controls.
• Attends substantial number of evening and weekend meetings.

Skills

Principles of public planning

Zoning regulations interpretation

Data collection and planning analysis

GIS

Microsoft Office

Communication skills

Oral communication

Group facilitation

Field inspections

Reading plans

Report writing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Urban Planning or related field

Four years of professional planning experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Internet applications

Econometric modeling

Transportation modeling

Database management

GIS

Job description

City of North Port in Florida is seeking a Planner II to perform professional planning work with escalating expertise in planning specialties such as economic development, comprehensive planning or environmental planning. The position involves interpreting and applying codes, reviewing development applications, preparing reports, and presenting findings to boards.

You will contribute to long-range planning, neighborhood analysis, and coordination with agencies while attending evening meetings