Planning Manager

The following duties ARE NOT intended to serve as a comprehensive list of all duties performed by all employees in this classification, but rather as a representative summary of the primary duties and responsibilities. Incumbent(s) may not be required to perform all duties listed and may be required to perform additional, position-specific duties.

• Manages professional and technical personnel by instructing, assigning, reviewing, and planning the work of others, monitoring standards, coordinating activities, allocating resources, recommending promotions and salary increases as appropriate, interviewing, selecting, and hiring new employees, and providing training and development for employees.
• Oversees department activities by assisting in the preparation and maintenance of the annual department budget, including projections, fiscal responsibilities, and resource management, establishing goals and objectives, identifying programs and projects, assisting in resolving problems and issues, and preparing reports.
• Manages the planning process by overseeing staff review, providing support to boards and commissions, coordinating the development review process for internal and external customers, overseeing special projects, assigning cases and inquiries to planners, identifying policy directions, and interpreting the zoning and subdivision regulations.
• Conducts development review activities, including platting and zoning requests by meeting with developers and citizens, responding to inquiries, and making presentations to Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council.
• Ensures ordinances are up to date by coordinating and revising development standards in the zoning and subdivision ordinances and presenting revised standards to boards, commissions, and City Council to implement new or revised standards to meet new regulations at the regional, State, and Federal levels.
• Performs administrative duties by conducting research, compiling staff reports and other case material for timely submission to the Council, overseeing addressing, permit review process, open records requests, and online GIS mapping projects/products.
• Responds to professional and citizen inquiries by responding to inquiries, providing information to developers, citizens, outside organizations, and other employees, meeting with public groups, making presentations, relaying technical information regarding zoning and development applications, and interpreting zoning, subdivision, and development ordinances.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Operates under the City of Allen's core values of People First, Respect, Integrity, Deliver and Excel.

Education and Experience:

Work requires broad knowledge in a general professional or technical field. Education and experience that provide the necessary knowledge and skills may also be considered, but a typical way to qualify is by obtaining:

• a Bachelor's degree in Urban Planning or a related field and five (5) years of progressively responsible relevant experience, including one (1) year of supervisory experience or equivalent

• City rules, regulations, policies, and procedures with particular attention to codes and ordinances.
• Supervisory methods and techniques.
• Principles and practices of project management.
• Urban planning and development and local government policies and procedures.
• Housing, zoning, and economic development.
• Research methods and statistical principles related to urban growth and development.
• Modern office practices, procedures, and equipment.

• Establishing and maintaining working relationships with professional and support staff, vendors, the public, and City employees.
• Assessing and prioritizing multiple tasks, projects and demands.
• Providing outstanding customer service and conflict resolution.
• Identifying opportunities to improve customer service and satisfaction.
• Operating highly technical computer applications, such as GIS or CAD.
• Analyze problems, identify alternate solutions, project consequences of proposed actions, and implement recommendations in support of goals.
• Operating a personal computer utilizing a variety of business software.
• Reading and understanding City, State and Federal rules and regulations.
• Creating, preparing, writing, and proofing reports, documents, and correspondence.
• Working effectively in a high-pressure environment with changing priorities.
• Effectively communicating in both oral and written format.

• Must possess a valid Texas Class C driver's license.
• American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) certification preferred.

This job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the City of Allen and the employee and may be revised by the employer as needed.

The City of Allen is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, genetic information, or military status in employment or in the provision of services.

The City of Allen participates in the federal e-Verify program to confirm the employment eligibility of all new hires. All applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.