What are the responsibilities and job description for the HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLANNER position at City of Miami?
An Equal Opportunity Employer
Nature of Work
This is increasingly responsible professional and technical work involving moderately difficult duties in historic preservation.
Employees in this class will apply professional historic preservation principles, practices, and techniques to a wide variety of routine and moderately advance historic preservation projects. Also, employees will exercise considerable independent judgment and discretion and will perform duties under general supervision and direction. Work is predominantly intellectual and varied in character as opposed to routine mental, mechanical, manual, or physical work. An employee in this capacity reports to the Preservation Officer or designee.
Essential Functions
Assists in reviewing, analyzing, conducting site visits, reporting findings, and making recommendations on applications proposed work affecting historic properties and properties in Environmental Preservation Districts and Scenic Transportation Corridors.
May approve building permits and issues Certificates of Appropriateness, Certificates of Approvals, and all other permits and/or programs administered by the Historic & Environmental Division.
Conducts historic resources surveys.
Conducts research and assists in preparing designation reports for proposed historic sites and historic districts.
Provides technical assistance to property owners and neighborhood groups.
Responds verbally and in writing to inquiries regarding historic and environmental preservation.
Assists in the overall administration and making presentations and reports to the Historic and Environmental Preservation Board.
Ensures implementation of and compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 as amended (NHPA) including significant investigation into potential problems through contacts with Federal, state, and local officials, including mandatory consultation necessary to receive project clearance.
Implements Ad Valorum Tax Program and Transfer of Development Rights and Density programs.
Minimum Requirements
Performs other related work as required.
A valid State of Florida Driver’s License (Class E or higher) is required within 6 months of employment and must be maintained valid throughout employment in the classification .
Documentation Requirements
Applicants, including City of Miami employees, must upload and submit attached copies of the following documents with the employment application. Please be sure to attach all required documents to your employment application each time you apply. Uploaded documents remain in your online profile but they will not attach automatically and you will be deemed ineligible without the proper documentation.
ALL DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED MUST BE CLEAR, LEGIBLE, AND IN PROPER FORMAT.
THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS ARE REQUIRED AT TIME OF APPLICATION AND ARE ACCEPTABLE FORMS OF PROOF: For additional list of approved credential evaluation agencies visit the Florida Department of Education
Applicants, including City of Miami employees, must completely detail their work experience on the employment application or risk being disqualified. Resumes are not required and will not be reviewed in place of the employment application.
It is the applicant's responsibility to update their online profile with personal data, work experience, education, and certifications, when submitting application(s), failure to do so may result in disqualification.
Applicants must provide a valid email address in order to receive notification of eligibility.
Veterans Preference: Veterans Preference is awarded in accordance with Florida State Statute 295.07. If veteran's preference is being claimed, it must be indicated on the application form and proper documentation, including all forms DD-214 (Member 4) and the applicable FDVA- Veteran's Preference Certification Form(s) in accordance with rule 55A-7.013 - Documentation of Preference Claim, must be submitted with the employment application.
FDVA Certification Forms: Please complete the applicable Veterans' Preference Certification Form(s). Form(s) must be uploaded with your employment application along with acceptable proof of veterans' preference.
Form VP1: VETERANS' PREFERENCE CERTIFICATE
Form VP2: CURRENT MEMBER OF THE RESERVE CERTIFICATION
FORM VP3: UNREMARRIED WIDOW or WIDOWER CERTIFICATE
Selection Preference for City Residents: In accordance with APM 2-02, applicants for classified positions who are City of Miami residents and new hires will receive preference in selection from interview ranking bands provided that any two (2) of the following documents are submitted with the employment application and again at time of interview:
Selection Preference: Selection preference within the same ranking band resulting from an interview process will be granted in the following order: 1) preference eligible veterans, 2) active City of Miami employees, 3) City of Miami residents, 4) all others.
OPEN/NON-COMPETITIVE
An Equal Opportunity Employer
Nature of Work
This is increasingly responsible professional and technical work involving moderately difficult duties in historic preservation.
Employees in this class will apply professional historic preservation principles, practices, and techniques to a wide variety of routine and moderately advance historic preservation projects. Also, employees will exercise considerable independent judgment and discretion and will perform duties under general supervision and direction. Work is predominantly intellectual and varied in character as opposed to routine mental, mechanical, manual, or physical work. An employee in this capacity reports to the Preservation Officer or designee.
Essential Functions
Assists in reviewing, analyzing, conducting site visits, reporting findings, and making recommendations on applications proposed work affecting historic properties and properties in Environmental Preservation Districts and Scenic Transportation Corridors.
May approve building permits and issues Certificates of Appropriateness, Certificates of Approvals, and all other permits and/or programs administered by the Historic & Environmental Division.
Conducts historic resources surveys.
Conducts research and assists in preparing designation reports for proposed historic sites and historic districts.
Provides technical assistance to property owners and neighborhood groups.
Responds verbally and in writing to inquiries regarding historic and environmental preservation.
Assists in the overall administration and making presentations and reports to the Historic and Environmental Preservation Board.
Ensures implementation of and compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 as amended (NHPA) including significant investigation into potential problems through contacts with Federal, state, and local officials, including mandatory consultation necessary to receive project clearance.
Implements Ad Valorum Tax Program and Transfer of Development Rights and Density programs.
Minimum Requirements
Performs other related work as required.
- A Bachelor’s degree in Anthropology, Archeology, Architecture, Architectural History, Art History, Historic Preservation, History, or a closely related field
- Considerable two (2) years experience working in historic preservation, design review and/or historical research.
- A valid State of Florida Driver’s License (Class E or higher) is required within 6 months of employment and must be maintained valid throughout employment in the classification. OR
- Equivalent combination of education and experience beyond a high school diploma or its equivalent and six (6) months of the required experience mentioned above.
A valid State of Florida Driver’s License (Class E or higher) is required within 6 months of employment and must be maintained valid throughout employment in the classification .
Documentation Requirements
Applicants, including City of Miami employees, must upload and submit attached copies of the following documents with the employment application. Please be sure to attach all required documents to your employment application each time you apply. Uploaded documents remain in your online profile but they will not attach automatically and you will be deemed ineligible without the proper documentation.
ALL DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED MUST BE CLEAR, LEGIBLE, AND IN PROPER FORMAT.
THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS ARE REQUIRED AT TIME OF APPLICATION AND ARE ACCEPTABLE FORMS OF PROOF: For additional list of approved credential evaluation agencies visit the Florida Department of Education
- Proof of education in the form of Bachelor's degree (or transcripts) or higher in Anthropology, Archeology, Architecture, Architectural History, Art History, Historic Preservation, History, or a closely related field from an accredited college or university. Foreign diplomas/degrees must be submitted with a credential evaluation report from an approved credential evaluation agency*. Translations of diploma/degrees are not accepted. If degree/diploma does not reflect the academic major on its face, transcripts indicating degree completion must be submitted. Audit/Academic reports are not accepted as substitutions for college transcripts.
- To qualify under the equivalency clause, applicant must provide proof of education in one or more of the following applicable forms: copy of high school diploma, or equivalent, OR any higher accredited degree such as an Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's degree or higher.
- A valid State of Florida Driver’s License (Class E or higher) is required within 6 months of employment and must be maintained valid throughout employment in the classification .
- Approved Credential Evaluation Agencies: Credential evaluation reports showing the United States equivalency for academic credentials earned in other countries may be provided by:
- An accredited four-year college or university in the United States, OR
- A current member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES), OR
- A current member of the Association of International Credential Evaluators (AICE), OR
- A recognized Professional Organization
Applicants, including City of Miami employees, must completely detail their work experience on the employment application or risk being disqualified. Resumes are not required and will not be reviewed in place of the employment application.
It is the applicant's responsibility to update their online profile with personal data, work experience, education, and certifications, when submitting application(s), failure to do so may result in disqualification.
Applicants must provide a valid email address in order to receive notification of eligibility.
Veterans Preference: Veterans Preference is awarded in accordance with Florida State Statute 295.07. If veteran's preference is being claimed, it must be indicated on the application form and proper documentation, including all forms DD-214 (Member 4) and the applicable FDVA- Veteran's Preference Certification Form(s) in accordance with rule 55A-7.013 - Documentation of Preference Claim, must be submitted with the employment application.
FDVA Certification Forms: Please complete the applicable Veterans' Preference Certification Form(s). Form(s) must be uploaded with your employment application along with acceptable proof of veterans' preference.
Form VP1: VETERANS' PREFERENCE CERTIFICATE
Form VP2: CURRENT MEMBER OF THE RESERVE CERTIFICATION
FORM VP3: UNREMARRIED WIDOW or WIDOWER CERTIFICATE
Selection Preference for City Residents: In accordance with APM 2-02, applicants for classified positions who are City of Miami residents and new hires will receive preference in selection from interview ranking bands provided that any two (2) of the following documents are submitted with the employment application and again at time of interview:
- Utility bill dated within 60 days of the date of submission
- Valid Florida Driver License or State-issued I.D.
- Property Tax Statement dated within 1 year of the date of submission
- Properly executed valid lease agreement
- Homestead Exemption dated within 1 year of the date of submission
- Motor Vehicle Registration dated within 90 days of the date of submission
- Official school records or transcripts, dated within 90 days of the date of submission
- W-2 (or 1099) Tax Form dated within 1 year of the date of submission
Selection Preference: Selection preference within the same ranking band resulting from an interview process will be granted in the following order: 1) preference eligible veterans, 2) active City of Miami employees, 3) City of Miami residents, 4) all others.
OPEN/NON-COMPETITIVE
An Equal Opportunity Employer