This position requires an independent self-starter with tact and self-confidence and must possess excellent computer skills (MS Office Suite, Adobe Pro, Blue Beam, and/or ArcMap 10.6); the ability to adhere to a strict schedule and timetable; to work independently with many interruptions; to establish and maintain an effective working relationship with other employees, design professionals, developers, and the general public; prepare accurate and concise plan review comments and planning reports; the ability to develop, interpret and firmly enforce relevant ordinances; and to communicate effectively both orally and in writing. Experience in a public planning department strongly preferred.

A four-year degree in urban planning or a related field and a minimum of 1 year professional planning experience (or an equivalent combination) are necessary. Knowledge of landscape materials, architecture and/or urban design are a plus. Typical working hours include regular office hours M-F 8am-5pm and evening meetings beginning at 7pm on most Tuesdays of each month. Compensatory time is given for evening meetings.

JOIN OUR TEAM! You are invited to bring your passion for public service and improving the Harnett County community to our team as a Planner I. The Development Services Department is seeking a Planner I to perform professional planning work in support of current planning and development and long-range planning projects.

Harnett County is one of the fastest growing counties in North Carolina with approximately 130,000 residents. Our “Strong Roots, New Growth,” describes a county in transition, one that values its rural agricultural heritage while also embracing new growth and industry. Harnett County is optimally located between North Carolina’s capital city of Raleigh and the internationally recognized Research Triangle Park to the north, and the nation’s largest military installation in Fort Bragg to the south. The county is also centrally located in North Carolina and is within close proximity to the Great Smoky Mountains and Blue Ridge Parkway, and to the numerous Atlantic Ocean beaches and the Outer Banks.

Harnett County offers a stable career in public service with a balance of work and family life, a competitive salary and benefits package including health and dental coverage, as well as retirement and a free health clinic for employees and anyone in their household.

Performs intermediate technical and administrative work interpreting and enforcing zoning ordinances, land use and development ordinances and the City’s environmental codes. Position also serves as the nuisance abatement officer of the City. Work is performed under general supervision. Graduation from an accredited college with a Bachelor’s degree in Planning, Environmental Science, or related field. Masters in Planning, Public Administration or other related field preferred. Prior experience with code enforcement at the municipal, county, or state governmental level required. Building code experience, a plus. Possession of an appropriate driver’s license valid in the State of North Carolina. Possession of a Zoning Officials Certification by the NCAZO or ability to obtain within one year of employment. Must successfully pass a pre-employment drug screening and background check.

The International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) is a global research organization at the leading edge of evidence-based environmental public policy in the transportation sector worldwide. In this role you will work with the Executive Director and Communications team to inform and influence the global policy discussion around transportation, health and climate change. Come get your start here with the extraordinary staff here at the ICCT.

This position performs technical and professional transportation planning work for the region. Work includes tasks such as technical research and writing; gathering statistics and field data; analyzing data, preparing reports; developing recommendations; preparing GIS data and maps; providing technical assistance to the local government members; planning and participating in various public participation processes; supporting groups and committees made up of citizen and public officials; evaluating programs; preparing and presenting reports; and complying with grant reporting regulations. Work requires considerable knowledge of rural transportation planning and of planning concepts as well as independent judgment and initiative in the performance of duties. This position requires travel including attending various regional or state transportation planning meetings, special traffic and corridor studies, various data gathering and analysis meetings, night and weekend attendance is required as needed. Reliable transportation and valid driver’s license required. Graduation from a four-year college or university with a degree in Transportation, Planning or related field and professional experience in transportation planning work; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Hiring Range $46,600-68,200 DOQ. Applicants should submit cover letter, resume and PD 107 to Eastern Carolina Council, PO Box 1717, New Bern, NC 28563 or jmiller@eccog.org.

The position is assigned to the FHWA Office of Planning, Environment, and Realty, Office of Human Environment, Livability Team. The Team’s functions include national multimodal capacity building; legislative and regulatory proposal development and analysis; research programs; training on planning and programming processes; coordination of agency efforts with transportation organizations and partners; supports mobility innovation; and provides oversight of multimodal funding programs.

Under the general supervision of the Deputy Planning Director for the Regional Planning Program serving the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), the person in this position will manage the Housing & Local Planning Unit overseeing a work program that includes: leading the agency’s housing policy efforts including planning analyses and technical assistance to support the implementation of Plan Bay Area, the Regional Transportation Plan (RTP)/Sustainable Communities Strategy (SCS); managing planning analysis and grants activities to increase and preserve the region’s housing supply, particularly for very low, low and moderate income households; advancing social equity studies and programming; and overseeing local engagement activities at the agency including coordination with local jurisdictions.

Assistant Directors are expected to successfully execute responsibilities and duties by managing reporting staff, consultants and other resources available to the agency. New and different programs, projects or functional assignments may be assigned to Assistant Directors in an effort to keep up with the agency’s changing policy requirements. The Assistant Director for Housing & Local Planning position requires an individual with creativity and vision who can successfully direct daily operations and develop and introduce new and/or improved programs, initiatives and procedures to inform and deliver on the goals and objectives included in the Regional Planning Program’s strategic plan. Assistant Director level employees participate as members of the Regional Planning Program management team and are responsible for initiating, implementing and carrying to completion project services, work plans, staff evaluations and training programs and daily operations.

The Program Officer manages a set of activities focused on learning, translation, and sharing of research activities for practitioners and policymakers. This position will include building sources to identify and generate content to bridge the gap between research and practice in order to illuminate successful outcomes to support entrepreneurs (e.g., incubators, accelerators, regulatory arrangements, educational investments, ecosystem interventions, direct and indirect entrepreneurship support activities) and the entrepreneurship strategic areas: new entrepreneurial learning, entrepreneur support organizations, ecosystems and policy.

Under general supervision, the Planner I performs entry level planning work in the collection, analysis, interpretation and presentation of planning data (e.g., land use, zoning, housing, transportation, environmental) in one of a variety of phases of plan development and implementation. The essential functions of this job include: reviewing project activities, goals, programs, ordinances, rules, regulations, policies and procedures; providing information orally and in writing to City agencies, property owners, developers, community organizations and the general public; conducting site and field inspections of land, economic activities, transit patterns, buildings and streets and conducting surveys and interviews to obtain data; preparing computer-based and hard copy graphic materials; conducting research studies and formulating recommendations to assist in planning policies, plans for future developments and determining the environmental impacts of proposed projects; assisting in the preparation, revision and performing updates of plans and other governmental documents and regulatory codes; and performing other duties as assigned.

The selected incumbent for this position will be responsible for accessibility coordination at BART, by working with passengers, BART staff and external stakeholders to make BART accessible for everyone. The incumbent will work on a broad range of customer access issues, which include working to ensure that BART remains fully compliant with the rules and regulations of the Americans with Disabilities Act and is accessible to all. Work may also include providing sensitivity and accessibility training for front-line BART employees, representing BART at various events, overseeing BART’s reasonable accommodation program and providing accessibility guidance on policies, procedures and projects at BART.