Director, Planning

City of Ocala•Fl 34471, FL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

This is highly responsible, professional, and administrative work in planning providing direction for all phases of community growth and physical development activities of the city. This position reports to the Growth Management Director. Plans, evaluates, and directs departmental policies, programs and operations. Directs and supervises all aspects of comprehensive, current, and historical preservation planning for the City. Supervises and evaluates department staff. Responsible for Divisional preparation and implementation of the annual budget as part of the Growth Management budget. Develops and presents recommendations and strategies to the Growth Management Director, City Manager and City Council as needed to further the goals, objectives, and policies of the City's planning programs, including the Comprehensive Plan. Directs staff in assisting various advisory boards in making decisions and recommendations in the development of the City. Provides planning advisory service to other departments and service groups. Make presentations to City Council, local civic groups and professional organizations. Works with the Growth Management Director, City Manager, and various departments and boards to help define economic development and redevelopment programs, projects, and initiatives, including funding mechanisms, land acquisition, regulatory issues, and coordination with other entities as necessary. Works with the Chamber and Economic Partnership (CEP). Provides procedural and entitlement information for prospective development proposals. Oversees long range analysis for assigned projects including revenue and expenditure projections. Makes recommendations to the Growth Management Director, City Manager and the City Council regarding proposed public/private partnerships and City supported projects. Coordinates and networks with county, state, regional, and national agencies; establishing and maintaining cooperative-working relationships at all levels and in a variety of locations. Establishes and maintain a project management system to effectively and continuously monitor project status. Coordinates and presents regular progress reports on projects. Works with various departments and advises those that are responsible to timely update the City's vision, comprehensive plan, and other master plans. Attends meetings and conferences. Perform any other related duties as required or assigned.

Requirements

Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in urban planning, geography or public administration.
Minimum of ten (10) years of related experience, including supervisory experience.
An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
Must possess and maintain a valid Florida operator's driver's license with an acceptable driving record.
American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP).
Ability to write is critical for this position to include by not limited to staff reports, memorandums, presentations, speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format.
Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.
Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane, algebra, solid geometry and trigonometry.
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
Regular personal computer support, technical help, and/or basic software support, database analysis, level I technician, project coordination, installation and help desk.
Knowledge of all aspects of the planning process including current and long range planning functions is essential.
Understanding of the planning process including planning theory, principles, and state and local regulatory procedures is required.
Thorough knowledge of the principles, practices, and techniques or urban planning.
Thorough knowledge of comprehensive land use planning and development regulations.
Ability to use sensory skills in order to effectively communicate and interact with other employees, officials, the public, and the media through the use of the telephone and personal contact as normally defined by the ability to see, read, talk, hear, handle or feel objects and controls.
Thorough knowledge of the principles, practices, and procedures of supervision, organization and administration.
Ability to plan, implement, and coordinate technical and administrative programs.
Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
Ability to use various office equipment including, but not limited to, telephone, personal computer, calculator, copier, and fax machine.
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with the general public, co-workers, and elected and appointed officials.
Ability to maintain a flexible work schedule.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree is preferred.
Advanced: Presentation/PowerPoint, Spreadsheet, Word Processing/Typing
Intermediate: Accounting, Database, Payroll Systems, GIS
Basic: Contact Management, Enterprise Resource Planning, Human Resources Systems, Programming Languages

Responsibilities

Plans, evaluates, and directs departmental policies, programs and operations.
Directs and supervises all aspects of comprehensive, current, and historical preservation planning for the City.
Supervises and evaluates department staff.
Responsible for Divisional preparation and implementation of the annual budget as part of the Growth Management budget.
Develops and presents recommendations and strategies to the Growth Management Director, City Manager and City Council as needed to further the goals, objectives, and policies of the City's planning programs, including the Comprehensive Plan.
Directs staff in assisting various advisory boards in making decisions and recommendations in the development of the City.
Provides planning advisory service to other departments and service groups.
Make presentations to City Council, local civic groups and professional organizations.
Works with the Growth Management Director, City Manager, and various departments and boards to help define economic development and redevelopment programs, projects, and initiatives, including funding mechanisms, land acquisition, regulatory issues, and coordination with other entities as necessary.
Works with the Chamber and Economic Partnership (CEP).
Provides procedural and entitlement information for prospective development proposals.
Oversees long range analysis for assigned projects including revenue and expenditure projections.
Makes recommendations to the Growth Management Director, City Manager and the City Council regarding proposed public/private partnerships and City supported projects.
Coordinates and networks with county, state, regional, and national agencies; establishing and maintaining cooperative-working relationships at all levels and in a variety of locations.
Establishes and maintain a project management system to effectively and continuously monitor project status.
Coordinates and presents regular progress reports on projects.
Works with various departments and advises those that are responsible to timely update the City's vision, comprehensive plan, and other master plans.
Attends meetings and conferences.
Perform any other related duties as required or assigned.