This class is the second level in a five-level Planning Series devoted to paraprofessional and professional support of municipal planning for a variety of operations and functions including strategic planning, comprehensive planning, land use, community development, parks, and operational planning. Incumbents provide professional journey-level planning work in the area of assignment.

Provide intermediate technical and professional support of CMAP’s long-range comprehensive regional planning, the Local Technical Assistance (LTA) program, and research, data analysis, and mapping work to contribute to the agency’s long-range and local planning efforts. Planning projects may include intermediate level comprehensive plans, corridor or subarea plans, zoning revisions, studies of special topics such as housing or economic development, and similar planning activities. Research and analysis projects may include intermediate level GIS mapping, data processing, quantitative spatial analyses, and the development and documentation of new business intelligence tools and products, and methodologies for quantitative analysis.

The Planner I position is an entry level planning position involving the provisions of technical assistance to the planning division for current planning activities. This positions handles day-to-day functions of building permit review, entry level case management, preparation of graphic illustrations, maps and photographic materials, conducting research as needed, and Planner-of-the-Day duties to support the implementation and maintenance of the Comprehensive Plan and Land Development code. Provides staff support to the Director of Community Development, Planning Manager, Board of Adjustment, Planning Commission, and City Council.

JCHA, a housing authority in the metro Denver area with an active LIHTC development pipeline, is seeking an entry level development assistant to assist the development team with all facets of the development process. Please see the attached PDF for details.

The UNC Charlotte Urban Institute (Institute) is hiring an Associate Director of Research who will also serve as the Director of Community Research Services (Director). The Director will serve as the day-to-day manager of the Institute research team and will manage ongoing tasks that enable the Institute to provide research with/for the Charlotte, North Carolina region, including evaluation services, neighborhood and regional indicator work, and other engaged and applied research efforts. The Director will also lead and advise research projects related to their own substantive, methodological, and analytic expertise.

Celebrating our 50th anniversary, the Institute is the primary applied research and public service arm of UNC Charlotte. We work to meet our community’s research and technical support needs and we seek solutions to the social, economic, and environmental challenges faced by the communities that surround us. We serve the Charlotte region, which includes the largest city in the Carolinas and the 14 surrounding counties. We are located on the main UNC Charlotte campus with additional flexible office space at the university’s Center City campus, which is connected by light rail.

Performs intermediate skilled technical work receiving, processing and issuing land use, building and other construction permits, serving as floodplain administrator, enforcing ordinances, conducting special studies, researching complex planning problems, preparing and maintaining associated records and files, and related work as apparent or assigned. Work is performed under the moderate supervision of the Planning and Community Development Director.

The Planner, under general supervision, performs professional planning, administrative, and research work in the County Planning Department pertaining to comprehensive and small area planning, zoning administration, subdivision development, transportation planning, stormwater regulations, and the rezoning process. Work is performed under the general supervision of the Planning Director and in consultation with the Senior Planning staff.

The Project Coordinator is responsible for managing a portfolio of Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) clients. This includes marketing to potential and repeat customers, developing relationships with state allocating agency staff, monitoring the Qualified Allocation Plan (QAP) process, preparing applications for the financing of affordable housing projects in Indian Country (including but not limited to LIHTC, the Affordable Housing Program, Indian Community Development Block Grant, Capital Magnet Fund funding programs), soliciting investor offers for the purchase of clients’ tax credits, and assisting in the closing process between tribal developers and equity investors. Project Coordinators collaborate with tribal developers, equity investors, and Travois team members on rewarding, fast paced, challenging, deadline-driven work.

We do not have an application due date or set start date. We have an immediate opening but would be willing to wait until summer 2020 for the right candidate.

The Deputy Director serves as an integral part of the management team of the Planning and Inspections Department. Reporting directly to the Planning and Inspections Director, this position assists in implementing the full work program of the department while directly managing and leading the work of the Building Inspections, Code Enforcement, and Central Permitting Divisions.

Employees in this class perform professional planning work in current and long-range planning projects for the County. Employees in this class perform responsible journey level planning work to provide coordinated guidance and regulation of the growth and development of the County and in contracted municipalities.

Conduct in-depth original research on planning and land use issues, primary responsibility will be working with other staff members in the creation of detailed future land use plans for the County and contracted municipalities
Brief administrative staff and elected officials regarding research through periodic written and oral presentations; organize forums for public input on future land use and long range issues
Use a variety of computer programs to generate reports and data and to prepare presentations, charts, maps, graphs and other illustrative materials for presentations to elected officials, appointed boards, citizens and contracted municipalities
Participate in workshops, meetings and public hearings to explain planning proposals
Answer citizen questions concerning plans
Makes presentations of staff recommendations and possible scenarios
Lead or serve on study committees related to planning and land use matters
Assume leadership role in the development of special studies such as small area plans
Writes goals and objectives for growth strategies and facilitates implementation of growth policies and related land development regulations.