Long Range & Neighborhood Planning Manager

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Serves as the City’s technical expert for long range and neighborhood planning through oversight of the City’s 2030 Comprehensive Plan. Serves as the City’s subject matter expert on housing policies through analysis and recommendations to the Housing Advisory Board (HAB), City Council, and City staff. Serves as staff liaison to the HAB. Manages departmental community engagement strategies. Manages the implementation of the City's Comprehensive Plan, Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG) and the Council-funded Home Repair Program.

Applicants are required to attach a cover letter and resume.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:  Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include any of the following representative duties, knowledge, and skills. This is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and duties performed by incumbents of this class; employees may be assigned duties that are not listed below; reasonable accommodations will be made as required. The job description does not constitute an employment agreement and is subject to change at any time by the employer. Essential duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Reviews, manages, and processes complex long-range planning requests/projects in conformance with the Comprehensive Plan, Unified Development Code, and other adopted plans, studies, and development standards.

• Manages the implementation and annual reporting of the Housing Element of the 2030 Plan, including the maintenance and updates to subarea profile and housing inventory data.

• Manages neighborhood plan development, outreach, and implementation, assisting neighborhoods with forming neighborhood associations and neighborhood maintenance and enhancement.

• Manages the City’s home repair program, coordinating with outside agencies and City staff, including Code Enforcement, Utility Billing/Customer Care, and the Building Inspections Department.

• Manages workforce housing program agreements and monitors compliance.

• Establishes and manages housing funding sources related to housing program implementation.

• Maintains community and governmental organization relationships related to housing and neighborhood needs.

• Develops and manages neighborhood and community engagement strategies for the Planning Department.

• Manages CDBG project selection, application, and implementation. Maintains files, records, and prepares reports related to grant activities for grants issued and received.

• Ensures the City's compliance with the conditions of housing grants by coordinating agreements, contracts, expenses, activities, and federal and state regulations.

• Manages resolution requests for applicants financing development through the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program.

• Serves as staff liaison to HAB and communicates with members to inform them of relevant housing issues.

• Prepares agenda and staff reports for meetings; creates information reports on requests made to the HAB and City Council.

• Presents to the HAB and the City Council on a variety of housing/long-range related programs and policies.

• Reviews and analyzes rezoning, subdivision, and site plans for comprehensive plan and code compliance as they relate to conformance with the Housing Element of the Comprehensive Plan.

• Serves as a Planning Department resource for the Fiscal Impact Model.

• Plans, organizes, and conducts neighborhood meetings, training sessions, and other outreach efforts. Speaks as a City representative before public groups.

• Assists with special projects related to code revisions, manual updates, process review, and research to discover patterns and/or discrepancies.

• May involve the direct or indirect supervision of permanent and part-time staff, including consultant and internship support.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education, Training, and Experience Guidelines

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in public administration, planning, or a related field. Four (4) years of full-time progressively responsible long range planning experience, supervisory experience, management/budget administration experience for a broad range of neighborhood planning and housing services such as urban development, housing maintenance programs, or other federally funded related programs. Two (2) years of the required experience must have included grant management. OR Any equivalent combination of experience, education, and/or training that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.

• A Master’s degree in a planning-related field may be substituted for one (1) year of the required experience.

Knowledge of:

• Business administration and advanced administrative support practices and procedures.

• Public relations and customer service practices and procedures.

• Research, analysis, interpretation, and report development of complex administrative elements including legal, financial, and statistical modeling.

• City management policies and procedures.

• Applicable rules, regulations, and policies.

• Related legislative and legal practices and procedures.

• GIS management and editing.

• Project management principles and practices.

• Historical and current housing programs.

• Engineering and architectural plan review.

• Purchasing rules and budgeting processes for hiring contractors and processing purchase orders.

• Grant applications, account/fund management.

• Oversight of capital improvement projects.

• Knowledge of the principles and practices of city planning.

• Knowledge of engagement techniques and strategies.

Skill in:

• Communicating effectively, both orally and in writing.

• Strong emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills

• Operating a computer using standard word processing and spreadsheet software.

• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships.

• Supervising and delegating work.

• Training others.

• Prioritizing, tracking, and managing multiple projects, assignments, and duties

• Outreach, engagement, and facilitation of public input and meetings.

• Composing, reviewing, and editing administrative, technical, and financial documents, materials, and reports.

• Reading, interpreting, and comprehending policies, procedures, guidelines, memos, letters, and reports.

• Compiling, analyzing, and evaluating a variety of data and making sound policy and procedural recommendations.

• Assessing situations and making prompt, safe, and efficient decisions with regard to task priority and effective solutions.

• Performing mathematical measurements and calculations.

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

• Valid Class "C" Texas driver’s license required. Out-of-state license holders must have a valid license and provide a three-year driving history.

• American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) certification or must be obtained within an agreed-upon timeframe.

Hiring Range: $72,040.28 - $90,251.20, annually.

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