Planner
Professional:
City Of Sandusky Position Announcement Planner Planning Department The City of Sandusky is accepting applications for the position of Planner. The person in this position will perform a variety of duties with the purpose of assisting the Planning Director in addressing the planning and development needs of the city. The ideal candidate for this position will possess a Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university in Public Administration, Planning or related field with a minimum of two years experience working with local government in Planning or Community Development. A comparable combination of experience and education will be considered. Salary is negotiable and will commensurate with experience and education.
Essential Responsibilities:
- Assists in completing land use and zoning studies.
- Writes Planning Commission, Landmark Commission and Zoning Board reports.
- Conduct correspondence and responds to inquiries related to planning, zoning, and development matters.
- Prepares or assists in preparing grant applications as necessary for various types of grant funds.
- Prepares various presentation materials such as maps, graphs, charts, brochures, etc.
- Assists in completing special studies and projects as they pertain to redevelopment in the City.
- Assists Planning Director in the formulation and development of plans, policies, procedures, goals, objectives and regulations necessary to achieve an effective level of organizational performance within the assigned unit of the City.
- Reviews applications for Certificates of Appropriateness.
- Ability to understand and communicate written instructions.
- Related and other duties as required.
- Responsible to self-initiate activities consistent with the City of Sandusky’s and department’s goals and objectives.
- Must report for work at required time and date and maintain a responsible attendance record.
- The ability to follow a supervisor’s instructions, tolerate certain levels of stress, and attend work on a punctual, regular basis.
- The avoidance of violent behavior that threatens the safety of other employees.
Skills and Abilities:
- Analyze and interpret both current and historical information that relates to the research subject.
- Understand and use the theories and methods of research in your particular field.
- Organize detailed research notes into logical outline.
- Write reports of findings.