Assistant Director of Community Development

• Embraces the City’s core values of Teamwork, Respect, Accountability, Innovation, Leadership, and Superior Service.
• Performs and manages complex and sensitive professional planning projects, research, and analysis.
• Monitors and ensures compliance with local, state, and federal laws.
• Oversees specialized planning functions such as large-scale new development proposals and environmental studies.
• Prepares/reviews Public Notices in accordance with Florida Statutes and City Ordinances
• Reviews other staff’s documents and schedules.
• Responds to outside inquiries in a timely manner.
• Communicates assignments and schedules to Community Development Director and appropriate other staff.
• Provides overall management of division-related planning issues.
• Advises the Community Development Director on all planning-related matters.
• Advises various councils, boards, commissions, and elected officials in planning-related issues.
• Assign work to professional staff and ensure appropriate training is provided.
• Evaluate operations and activities of assigned responsibilities.
• Prepares reports on operations and activities, recommending improvements and modifications.
• Participates in budget preparation and administration, monitors, and controls expenditures.
• Attends substantial number of evening and occasional weekend meetings.
• Serves as acting Community Development Director in the Director’s absence.
• Assists in acquiring, monitoring and budgeting for consultants.
• Thorough knowledge of urban planning and development and local government policies and procedures.
• Thorough knowledge of specialization such as land use planning/zoning, transportation planning, environmental planning, urban design, housing, historic preservation, or economic development.
• Research methods and statistical principles related to urban growth and development.
• Methods and techniques of effective technical report preparation and presentation
• Pertinent federal, state, and local laws, codes and regulations including recent changes.
• Principles and practices of supervision, training, and personnel management.
• Recent developments, current literature and sources of information related to municipal planning and administration.
• Knowledge of local government procedures and practices.
• Citizen involvement techniques and processes.
• Knowledge of computer programs and applications, which may include Microsoft Office, Internet applications, and database management.
• GIS programs and applications.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Must be innovative, detail-oriented, experienced in highly visible/controversial projects.
• Capable of managing multiple high-priority assignments.
• Strong interpersonal skills to develop good working relationships with staff, officials, and stakeholders, and to resolve complaints.
• Strong analytical skills to interpret research data for reports and apply mathematic techniques in practical situations.
• Reading comprehension to understand technical and legal materials.
• Ability to work on several projects or issues simultaneously.
• Ability to provide effective supervision and staff management, at the direction of the Director.
• Ability to manage projects effectively and meet firm deadlines.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to manage and conduct in-person and virtual public participation activities, meetings, and hearings.
• Must exhibit a highly cooperative and innovative approach to helping applicants find solutions to their challenges, as opposed to taking a simple regulatory approach.

Qualifications and Requirements: 

• Preferred master's degree in planning or a closely related field and at least five to seven years of experience in the planning profession.
• Three to four years of supervisory experience is preferred.
• American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) certification required or ability to obtain within one-year.

Additional Notes: 

This position is an “Essential Position” which requires the employee to have excellent attendance and the ability to work after normal hours, weekends and holidays.