What are the responsibilities and job description for the Development Planning Coordinator position at AccruePartners?
THE TEAM YOU WILL BE JOINING
- Join the development and planning function of a growing public-sector organization in the greater Charlotte region.
- Support a diverse pipeline of residential, commercial, infrastructure, and land-development projects.
- Work closely with internal departments, external consultants, developers, contractors, and property owners.
- Join a collaborative team that values sound judgment, thoughtful decision-making, and practical problem-solving.
- Step into a newly added position created to support continued growth and increasing development activity.
- Onsite position located within commuting distance of the greater Charlotte, North Carolina market.
- A visible opportunity to influence how a growing community approaches development, infrastructure, and long-term planning.
- Broad exposure across development review, permitting, inspections, environmental compliance, mapping, and project coordination.
- The autonomy to manage projects, make informed decisions, and take ownership of your work.
- Access to competitive public-sector retirement, savings, paid-time-off, and professional-development programs.
- A streamlined interview process with the ability to move qualified candidates forward quickly.
- Help support an increasing volume of residential, commercial, and infrastructure development across a rapidly growing community.
- Serve as a key technical resource for private development projects from early planning through construction completion.
- Help ensure projects align with applicable development standards while protecting public infrastructure and natural resources.
- Contribute to new processes, standards, and precedents as development activity and regulatory needs continue to evolve.
- Provide confident guidance in situations that require interpretation, sound judgment, and clear communication with external stakeholders.
- Relevant education or experience in planning, civil engineering, construction, geography, public administration, development review, or a related field.
- Experience reviewing civil plans, subdivisions, grading, utilities, stormwater, transportation, erosion control, or comparable land-development projects.
- Ability to interpret technical plans, maps, development standards, permitting requirements, and regulatory documentation.
- Experience in municipal development, planning, zoning, engineering support, construction administration, inspections, or a related environment.
- Strong communication, organization, and decision-making skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and navigate challenging stakeholder conversations.
- Valid driver’s license and the ability to obtain applicable job-related certifications as needed.