Planning Manager

Description

Qualifications Required

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential job function satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Knowledge in principles, practices, and methods of urban, rural and regional planning, including zoning, land use, subdivision development, and long-range planning; applicable laws, codes, regulations and procedures; and organizational management.

Skills in interpreting and applying zoning and development, and land use regulations; conducting research, analyzing data, preparing technical reports, and presenting recommendations; project management; communication, both oral and written; and facilitating public meetings and discussions with community groups or stakeholders.

Ability to lead, mentor and evaluate staff; fostering a collaborative work environment; resolve problems; manage multiple projects; remain flexible and adapt to changing community needs, regulatory updates and departmental objectives.

Computer Skills

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Spreadsheet and Word Processing software.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Supervise 2 employees in the Planning Department. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities can and may include interviewing, training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems

Education and/or Experience

Bachelor's degree in urban planning field or a related field and 8 years of experience in urban planning or a related field, including 2 years of supervisory experience; or any combination of education or experience, substituting one additional year of satisfactory full-time paid employment for one year of the required education for a maximum substitution of two years.

Language Skills

Ability to read, analyze financial reports and legal documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Ability to effectively present verbally and in writing information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations. Ability to apply these concepts within formulas in spreadsheet/reporting software.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, of diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

Valid Oklahoma Driver’s License possessed for at least 6 months

Defensive driving with Tulsa County within 6 months of hire.

ACIP certification preferred

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to assume a stationary position, move or transverse, operate, activate, use, prepare, inspect, detect, position, and communicate, convey, express oneself, exchange information. The employee frequently is required to reach, detect, perceive, identify, recognize, observe, inspect, assess and position self (to), move. The employee is occasionally required to ascend/descend, traverse, and detect, distinguish, determine. The employee must regularly transport, move, position, put, install up to 10 pounds and occasionally transport, move, position, put, install up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

EEO STATEMENT

Tulsa County does not discriminate against any individual because of race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, disability, or political affiliation (except when such person advocates or belongs to an organization which advocates the overthrow of our constituted government by force or violence) with regard to all terms, conditions, eligibilities, and privileges of employment for all positions in the County.

NOTE: Job descriptions are subject to change based on changing business needs and conditions.

Location

HQ