Responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:

• Administers the Residential Rental Inspection Program
• Prepares, maintains and administers the City’s Comprehensive Plan
• Reviews, maintains and enforces zoning, subdivision, site plan and sign ordinances
• Evaluates development proposals and provides written review of applications for rezoning, conditional use permits, variances, preliminary and final plats and lot splits.
• Prepares reports, studies and plans on all aspects of development
• Prepares and administers grant applications
• Acts as support staff to the Planning and Zoning Commission, the Zoning Board of Adjustment and others.
• Performs other duties as assigned from time to time.

Job Qualifications:

• Knowledge and Professional Certification: Requires graduation from at least an accredited four-year college or university with Community/Urban and Regional Planning as the primary area of study.
• Minimum Job-related experience: Requires no previous work experience.
• Human Relations: Requires frequent contacts with the public and employees in other departments to solve problems, using considerable judgment, enforce ordinances, coordinate work, negotiate and influence and obtain cooperation of other people.
• Responsibility: Accountable for own work. Impact on operations, costs, expenses, equipment, or employee or public satisfaction is moderate. Errors may cause inaccuracies, unnecessary costs could be difficult to discover.
• Additional Requirements: Individual must be capable of operating a vehicle safely, possess a valid State of Iowa motor vehicle operator’s license (or ability to obtain one upon employment) and have an acceptable driving record.

Acceptable Experience and Training:

• Bachelor’s degree with major coursework in planning or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Terms of Employment:

• Full Time, 40 hour per week

Compensation:

• Entry level is $52,349 annual salary. Excellent benefits package including health, life, and long-term disability insurance; sick, vacation, and holiday leave.