What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Planner position at City of Aubrey?
Under the supervision of the Assistant City Manager, the Senior Planner performs duties related to planning, utilizing various development codes, processing and reviewing development applications, including, but not limited to, plats, site plans, civil drawings, specifications, and architectural standard submittals, and be able to interpret these for compliance, and communicating development regulations to the general public, developers, citizens, and officials. The Senior Planner is responsible for advising property owners, architects, and engineers on matters regarding code compliance with zoning ordinances and development agreements.
The position caters to an organized, creative, strong-minded individual who can work independently with little direction or oversight and follow a schedule. The position requires a thorough knowledge of planning principles along with a practical approach to development. This is a highly responsible position that demands professional level work and an exceptionally high level of critical thinking, customer service and diplomacy.
Examples of Duties:
- Represents the City of Aubrey in a professional, appropriate manner at all times.
- Provides development/zoning information, verification and guidance to Aubrey citizens, real estate agents, appraisers, engineers and developers regarding zoning and platting issues.
- Manages all record keeping activities for all zoning changes, annexations, variances.
- Manages all updates to the Zoning maps.
- Assists in managing all zoning changes and site plan applications.
- Assists in managing all plat applications including county recording, scanning and records management.
- Coordinates ETJ plats between County and City.
- Assists in preparing P&Z packets and distributing them to all stakeholders.
- Advises and assists on special problems/projects as needed, coordinating with other departments on projects (Public Works, Engineering, Fire, etc.) as required.
- Assists with determining which local amendments the City of Aubrey should adopt and support, fee schedules, and special projects as needed.
- Provides technical assistance to developers, architects, engineers, contractors, property owners, utility providers and City staff on matters regarding codes, ordinances, permit submittal process, accessibility, and permit fee calculations.
- Performs related work as required, including but not limited to occasional filed review for platting or land use as needed.
- Calculates building permit fees and approves building permit applications prior to issuing permit.
- Assists permit technicians with maintaining records of plans, plan reviews, inspections, letters and reports prepared or used in connection with all building permits.
- Prepares and submits various reports regarding permits as needed.
- Enforces ordinances relating to subdivisions, zoning, parking, landscaping, mobile homes, signs, complaints and other city code relating to development
- Attends meetings with City staff prior to applicants submitting site plan approval and/or building permits (predevelopment meeting) and workshops.
- Coordinates and prepares informational materials for development plans and/or agenda placements for Board and City Council meetings.
- Responsible for reading technical literature to keep current on codes.
- Other duties as assigned.
Typical Qualifications:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree in planning, or a closely related field, and a minimum of five years of municipal or private sector planning experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- AICP Certification required.
- Must possess a valid State of Texas Driver's License.
PREFERENCES (if applicable)
- Ten years experience in municipal planning
- Bilingual in English and Spanish.