Part-Time Planning Specialist – Historic Preservation

Work, Serve, Thrive. With the City of Durham
Advance in your career while making a real difference in the community you serve.

Hiring Range: $21.44 – $24.13
Hours: 8:30am to 12:30pm, or flexible 20hrs/wk, but no more than 1,000hrs/yr

Duties / Responsibilities
Responsible for the timely review of Minor Certificates of Appropriateness.
Assists Senior Planner with development of Historic Preservation projects such as Historic Districts and Heritage Neighborhoods.

Minimum Qualifications & Experience
Associate’s degree in planning, landscape architecture, construction or related field OR equivalent experience.
Two years of data entry, transaction processing, and/or customer service experience.

Additional Preferred Skills
Familiar with historic preservation practices.
Experience with web based technology.
Experience with MS Office applications.

The City-County Planning Department helps plan and direct Durham’s vision for growth that supports a high quality of life, a robust economy, and a sustainable, inclusive, equitable and accessible Durham for generations to come. We work collaboratively with other agencies and the community in a fast-paced, innovative environment looking for solutions to today’s land-use and community planning challenges. If you’re talented, creative, and focused on customer service, join our team!

The Planning Department is committed to improving racial equity, including hiring staff that reflects our community’s demographics and those with strong ties to Durham. Working in the field of planning, we recognize the historic inequities that have been designed into the fabric of our cities and are committed to doing our part in changing that. Creating a more equitable community and recognizing the strength in diversity is a core part of our work in the Planning Department. We believe our work is best fulfilled when our workplace reflects a diversity of perspectives and lived experiences. We believe that creating an environment for diversity to thrive requires an enduring and evolving commitment to inclusion in our department’s culture, values, and behaviors. We encourage people with lived experiences and diverse perspectives and identities to apply including people of color, people who have experienced or are experiencing housing insecurity, people with low-wealth, people with disabilities, and people who identify as LGBTQIA+.

Apply to this position here: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/durhamnc/jobs/4330202/planning-specialist-historic-preservation.