Principal Planners – Pinellas County

Principal Planners: Long Range Planning, Redevelopment Planning

Organization: Pinellas County Planning Department

Annual Salary: $58,198 – $96,054

Apply to: For more information and to apply visit employment.pinellascounty.org

Apply By: July 8, 2018

Description

We are recruiting for two Principal Planners to join the Pinellas County Planning Department’s Long Range Planning and the Redevelopment Planning Sections. These are progressive, collaborative groups of professional urban planners primarily focused on policies, standards, regulations and implementation of the County’s long-term goals for targeted growth and quality redevelopment in a complex, urbanized region of coastal Florida. The Planning Department often takes a team-approach to completing projects in a studio environment where ideas are shared and creativity is expressed. Professional initiative is expected while work schedule flexibility is often considered. If you’re interested in sharing and applying your creative skills alongside our diverse team of talented, forward-thinking professionals, consider joining the Pinellas County Planning Department.

Duties and Responsibilities

In total, the ideal candidates will perform work managing a diverse range of complex planning projects and analyses, including major initiatives related to the County’s comprehensive plan, land use, community redevelopment, historic preservation, economic development, and environmental resiliency and management.  They will also be responsible for measuring and assessing potential impacts to services and facilities resulting from policy decisions and development activity.  The positions require independent project management with some supervision of assigned project staff as well as coordination with a number of other local governments and Pinellas County departments. The positions will also require administrative staff support to various boards and agencies, such as the Historic Preservation Board and the Community Redevelopment Board. Team work, conceptual thinking, creativity, organization and collaboration skills are required. Well-written reports and analyses based on sound planning principles are a must.

Highly Desirable Qualifications

Long Range Planning Section:

• Comprehensive planning experience with major cities, counties and/or regions; including knowledge of the principles, practices and methods of urban planning, with emphasis on comprehensive and land use planning in an urban setting
• Historic preservation experience dealing with boards, agencies, regulations and developers
• Successful project management and associated supervisory skills related to managing project teams
• Excellent writing and presentation skills, including ability to prepare and present ideas and findings clearly and concisely in written, oral or graphic form to a variety of audiences
• Excellent technical skills related to data and document management, data analysis, principles of GIS, use of graphic tools to create professional documents, etc.
• AICP certification, CNU accreditation, LEED accreditation and/or similar is desirable, but not required

Redevelopment Planning Section:

• Experience developing, implementing and administering community redevelopment agencies (CRAs)
• Environmental management-related experience dealing with climate resiliency, post-disaster redevelopment planning, and local mitigation strategies
• Successful project management and associated supervisory skills related to managing project teams
• Excellent writing and presentation skills, including ability to prepare and present ideas and findings clearly and concisely in written, oral or graphic form to a variety of audiences
• Excellent technical skills related to data and document management, data analysis, principles of GIS, use of graphic tools to create professional documents, etc.
• AICP certification, CNU accreditation, LEED accreditation and/or similar is desirable, but not required

Education Requirements

• Master’s degree with major course work in urban planning, urban design, government, law, civil engineering, landscape architecture, economics, geography, statistics or a related field and 2 years professional work experience in urban planning; or
• Bachelor’s degree with major course work in urban planning, urban design, government, law, civil engineering, landscape architecture, economics, geography, statistics or a related field and 5 years professional work experience in urban planning; or
• An equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience

EOE/AA/ADA/DFW/VP

Certain servicemembers and veterans, and the spouses and family members of the servicemembers and veterans, receive preference and priority in employment by the state and are encouraged to apply for the positions being filled.