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Planning, Inspections & Community Development Director

City of Dover
Dover, NH Full Time
POSTED ON 5/13/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/13/2026

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The Planning, Inspections, and Community Development Director position oversees and directs the City’s Planning, Inspections, and Community Development Department (Planning, Building Inspections, Code Enforcement, Licensing and Permitting, Fire Marshal’s Office). The position is responsible for supervising staff, establishing long-range plans, developing goals, objectives, policy, and procedures, preparing budgets, managing revenues, and evaluating, documenting, and reporting on events and activities to the City Manager, senior management, and elected or appointed officials. The position develops and implements programs within organizational policies; and reports major activities to executive-level administrators. Decision-making is the job's main focus, affecting the entire organization and surrounding population.

The Planning, Inspections, and Community Development Director position oversees and directs the City’s Planning, Inspections, and Community Development Department (Planning, Building Inspections, Code Enforcement, Licensing and Permitting, Fire Marshal’s Office). The position is responsible for supervising staff, establishing long-range plans, developing goals, objectives, policy, and procedures, preparing budgets, managing revenues, and evaluating, documenting, and reporting on events and activities to the City Manager, senior management, and elected or appointed officials. The position develops and implements programs within organizational policies; and reports major activities to executive-level administrators. Decision-making is the job's main focus, affecting the entire organization and surrounding population.

The Planning, Inspections, and Community Development Director position oversees and directs the City’s Planning, Inspections, and Community Development Department (Planning, Building Inspections, Code Enforcement, Licensing and Permitting, Fire Marshal’s Office). The position is responsible for supervising staff, establishing long-range plans, developing goals, objectives, policy, and procedures, preparing budgets, managing revenues, and evaluating, documenting, and reporting on events and activities to the City Manager, senior management, and elected or appointed officials. The position develops and implements programs within organizational policies; and reports major activities to executive-level administrators. Decision-making is the job's main focus, affecting the entire organization and surrounding population.

The Planning, Inspections, and Community Development Director position oversees and directs the City’s Planning, Inspections, and Community Development Department (Planning, Building Inspections, Code Enforcement, Licensing and Permitting, Fire Marshal’s Office). The position is responsible for supervising staff, establishing long-range plans, developing goals, objectives, policy, and procedures, preparing budgets, managing revenues, and evaluating, documenting, and reporting on events and activities to the City Manager, senior management, and elected or appointed officials. The position develops and implements programs within organizational policies; and reports major activities to executive-level administrators. Decision-making is the job's main focus, affecting the entire organization and surrounding population.

Monitors and research trends, studies, statistics, new methodology and technology, laws, rules, and City policy to develop and enhance City planning and inspection processes and activities; monitors and interprets codes and ordinances for enforcement.

Monitors and research trends, studies, statistics, new methodology and technology, laws, rules, and City policy to develop and enhance City planning and inspection processes and activities; monitors and interprets codes and ordinances for enforcement.

Monitors and research trends, studies, statistics, new methodology and technology, laws, rules, and City policy to develop and enhance City planning and inspection processes and activities; monitors and interprets codes and ordinances for enforcement.

Monitors and research trends, studies, statistics, new methodology and technology, laws, rules, and City policy to develop and enhance City planning and inspection processes and activities; monitors and interprets codes and ordinances for enforcement.

Monitors and research trends, studies, statistics, new methodology and technology, laws, rules, and City policy to develop and enhance City planning and inspection processes and activities; monitors and interprets codes and ordinances for enforcement.

Monitors and research trends, studies, statistics, new methodology and technology, laws, rules, and City policy to develop and enhance City planning and inspection processes and activities; monitors and interprets codes and ordinances for enforcement.

Develop goals, objectives, policies, and procedures for departmental activities and programs in consultation with regulatory agencies, elected or appointed officials, the City Manager, senior management, and department heads.

Develop goals, objectives, policies, and procedures for departmental activities and programs in consultation with regulatory agencies, elected or appointed officials, the City Manager, senior management, and department heads.

Develop goals, objectives, policies, and procedures for departmental activities and programs in consultation with regulatory agencies, elected or appointed officials, the City Manager, senior management, and department heads.

Develop goals, objectives, policies, and procedures for departmental activities and programs in consultation with regulatory agencies, elected or appointed officials, the City Manager, senior management, and department heads.

Develop goals, objectives, policies, and procedures for departmental activities and programs in consultation with regulatory agencies, elected or appointed officials, the City Manager, senior management, and department heads.

Develop goals, objectives, policies, and procedures for departmental activities and programs in consultation with regulatory agencies, elected or appointed officials, the City Manager, senior management, and department heads.

Supervises staff including establishing staffing standards, organizing, selecting or recommending selection, training, assigning and evaluating work, counseling, disciplining, and terminating or recommending termination.

Supervises staff including establishing staffing standards, organizing, selecting or recommending selection, training, assigning and evaluating work, counseling, disciplining, and terminating or recommending termination.

Supervises staff including establishing staffing standards, organizing, selecting or recommending selection, training, assigning and evaluating work, counseling, disciplining, and terminating or recommending termination.

Supervises staff including establishing staffing standards, organizing, selecting or recommending selection, training, assigning and evaluating work, counseling, disciplining, and terminating or recommending termination.

Supervises staff including establishing staffing standards, organizing, selecting or recommending selection, training, assigning and evaluating work, counseling, disciplining, and terminating or recommending termination.

Supervises staff including establishing staffing standards, organizing, selecting or recommending selection, training, assigning and evaluating work, counseling, disciplining, and terminating or recommending termination.

Creates and maintains a productive, harmonious, and respectful work environment.  Genuine concern for employees’ success, hiring, training, empowerment, and staff development.  Strong understanding of leadership principles and practices.

Creates and maintains a productive, harmonious, and respectful work environment.  Genuine concern for employees’ success, hiring, training, empowerment, and staff development.  Strong understanding of leadership principles and practices.

Creates and maintains a productive, harmonious, and respectful work environment.  Genuine concern for employees’ success, hiring, training, empowerment, and staff development.  Strong understanding of leadership principles and practices.

Creates and maintains a productive, harmonious, and respectful work environment.  Genuine concern for employees’ success, hiring, training, empowerment, and staff development.  Strong understanding of leadership principles and practices.

Creates and maintains a productive, harmonious, and respectful work environment.  Genuine concern for employees’ success, hiring, training, empowerment, and staff development.  Strong understanding of leadership principles and practices.

Creates and maintains a productive, harmonious, and respectful work environment.  Genuine concern for employees’ success, hiring, training, empowerment, and staff development.  Strong understanding of leadership principles and practices.

Provides leadership in developing and implementing a culture of service excellence, working to embed the standards, behaviors, and strategies needed to bring lasting improvements in service delivery in all business areas.

Provides leadership in developing and implementing a culture of service excellence, working to embed the standards, behaviors, and strategies needed to bring lasting improvements in service delivery in all business areas.

Provides leadership in developing and implementing a culture of service excellence, working to embed the standards, behaviors, and strategies needed to bring lasting improvements in service delivery in all business areas.

Provides leadership in developing and implementing a culture of service excellence, working to embed the standards, behaviors, and strategies needed to bri

Salary : $97,406

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