Project Manager #2306-211500-01
Long Range Planning – Community Area Planning
- Date Opened
- Friday, June 02, 2023 11:00 AM
- Close Date
- Monday, June 05, 2023 8:00 PM
- Section
- Planning Design & Development
- Salary
- $76,519 – $95,647 Commensurate with Experience
- Employment Type
- Full Time
Introduction
Overview
The City of Charlotte is the largest municipality in North Carolina and the 17th largest city in the United States, with a total population of more than 872,498 citizens. A major commerce center, Charlotte hosts several of the nation’s largest banks and technology companies.
Also known as the Queen City, Charlotte is home to the Carolina Panthers, the Charlotte Hornets and the NASCAR Hall of Fame. We work hard to ensure that the community will be a winning city for everyone – a truly remarkable place to live, work, learn and play. Join us in helping to keep our City thriving, ensuring upward mobility and advancement in the workplace.
Major Duties and Responsibilities
- Lead one or more interdisciplinary and interjurisdictional team(s) focused on developing 14 Community Area Plans.
- Partner with staff in other city departments to develop budgeting and infrastructure planning activities in priority geographic areas.
- Engage with local stakeholders as part of the Community Area Plans.
- Assist with management of updates and amendments to the City's Comprehensive Plan.
- Monitor projects to ensure compliance with adopted policy and pursue remedies for non-compliance.
- Provide constructive feedback on City processes and procedures that impact the goals of the Comprehensive Plan as part of the Community Area Planning process.
- Respond to request for information in a timely manner, prepare reports to elected and appointed bodies and their committees and make presentations as needed.
- Other responsibilities as needed.
- Must be able to work some evening and weekend hours, as required
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Ability to use problem-solving and spatial analyses to answer Planning related questions.
- Thorough knowledge of planning and development as well as plan implementation principles and practices;
- Good understanding of, and ability to integrate, a range of concerns and disciplines into planning and regulatory projects and engagement activities;
- Ability to develop internal and external engagement and outreach plans and strategies;
- Ability to relate and work effectively with people from diverse cultural, economic and ethnic backgrounds;
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates, civic, community and business groups and the general public;
- Creative problem-solving;
- Prioritize and manage multiple tasks;
- Work independently, be flexible and self-directed;
- Project coordination and management;
- Excellent written and oral communication skills;
- Ability to communicate effectively and express complex ideas succinctly
- Comfort with social media and web updates (support provided), Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Acrobat
- Excellent public speaking and writing skills, along with computer skills for accomplishing administrative tasks as well as for graphics, mapping, design, research, analysis, presentations and other planning work; and
- Must have excellent project management and organization skills.
- Experience in facilitating diverse groups of people and incorporating their voices into the planning process.
Preferred Qualification
- Master’s degree in urban planning or related field with five (5) years of thorough professional planning experience.
- AICP or other certifications (AIA, GISP, LEED, PE, etc.).
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Creative Suite.
Minimum Qualifications
Requires a Bachelors degree in urban planning or related field with five (5) years of thorough professional planning experience.
Or
Master’s level degree and three years relevant experience.
Conditions of Employment
The City’s Background Check Policy requires background checks to be conducted on final internal or external candidate(s) applying for any position with the City of Charlotte. The type of information that will be collected as part of a background check includes, but is not limited to: reference checks, social security verification, education verification, criminal conviction record check, and, if applicable, a credit history check, sex offender registry and motor vehicle records check.
Background checks must be in compliance with all federal and state statutes, such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The checks must be consistent with the guidelines set forth by these laws requiring organizations to obtain a candidate’s written authorization before obtaining a criminal background report, motor vehicle records check or credit report; and to properly store and dispose of information derived from such reports.
Final candidates must pass a pre-employment drug-screening test and physical examination. During the selection process, candidates may be asked to take a skills test, and/or participate in other assessments.
The City of Charlotte is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
How To Apply
Apply online.
Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job.
You are welcome to visit the City of Charlotte Human Resources Department lobby where we have workstations available. Our office is located at 700 East 4th Street, Suite 200, Charlotte, NC 28202. Our hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (EST), excluding official City holidays.
Anyone seeking an accommodation to apply for a job may call (704) 336-2285 for assistance or you may email questions to CityHrJobPostingsNotify@ci.charlotte.nc.us.
Benefits
The City of Charlotte provides a comprehensive benefits package to all employees.
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The City of Charlotte is a drug and alcohol-free workplace.
In Conclusion