Planning/Zoning Administrator

DC Career Site • Decatur, GA

117d • $76,553 - $123,250

About The Position

The position involves managing, directing, and evaluating assigned staff, developing and overseeing employee work schedules to ensure adequate coverage and control. The role includes approving employee work schedules and leave requests, addressing employee concerns and problems, and counseling or disciplining as appropriate. The position also assists with or completes employee performance appraisals, directs work, acts as a liaison between employees and management, and trains staff in operations, policies, and procedures. Additionally, the role requires organizing, prioritizing, and assigning work to meet objectives in a fast-paced environment, ensuring subordinates have the proper resources needed to complete assigned work, and monitoring the status of work in progress. The position also involves assisting in the Comprehensive Planning and small area planning processes, managing customer relations, preparing written amendments to the DeKalb County Zoning Code, and representing the department on community outreach and development.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Urban and Regional Planning or a related field required.
• Master’s degree preferred.
• Five years of progressively responsible experience in planning, zoning, plans review, code analysis, project management to include lead or supervisory experience.
• Any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities for this job.
• Must possess and maintain a valid Georgia driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• Manages, directs, and evaluates assigned staff.
• Develops and oversees employee work schedules to ensure adequate coverage and control.
• Approves employee work schedules and leave requests.
• Addresses employee concerns and problems, and counsels or disciplines as appropriate.
• Assists with or completes employee performance appraisals.
• Directs work and acts as liaison between employees and management.
• Trains staff in operations, policies, and procedures.
• Organizes, prioritizes, and assigns work to meet objectives in a fast-paced environment.
• Ensures subordinates have proper resources needed to complete assigned work.
• Monitors status of work in progress and inspects completed work.
• Confers with assigned staff to assist with complex situations and provide technical expertise.
• Provides progress and activity reports to management.
• Assists with the revision of procedure manuals as appropriate.
• Provides oversight to contractors providing services under assigned area of responsibility.
• Acts as point of contact for high-profile or complex projects.
• Provides oversight and quality control of the zoning review process.
• Participates in problem resolution and ensures smooth connectivity of divisional processes for improved customer service delivery.
• Responds to customer requests and complaints regarding the process.
• Coordinates the movement of plans and applications internally and externally.
• Manages customer relations by providing education and feedback and leading informational meetings.
• Meets with applicants for zoning requests.
• Interacts with citizens, contractors, lawyers, realtors, developers, CEOs, business owners, and community groups.
• Reviews and edits outgoing official correspondence pertaining to zoning related matters.
• Evaluates written analyses on proposed rezone projects for BOC action.
• Prepares written amendments to the DeKalb County Zoning Code.
• Routes and schedules formal public hearings and through review and adoption by the Board of Commissioners.
• Writes zoning cases and drafts text amendments that are required to go before a public hearing.
• Makes presentations at the Zoning Board of Appeals, Historic Preservation Commission, Planning Commission, and Board of Commissioners.
• Represents the department on community outreach and development.
• Provides progress and activity reports to management.
• Assists in developing departmental standard operating procedures.
• Makes recommendations regarding process improvements to increase operational efficiency and expedite workflow.

What This Job Offers

• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees