PLANNER I

Entry level responsible professional work in city planning.

Work involves performance of moderately difficult professional and technical work in city planning under general supervision. Limited supervision may be exercised over a small group of Planning Technicians, interns, and administrative/clerical personnel. Independent judgment is exercised in the application of professional techniques and principles to recurring problems, which do not go beyond the bounds of established rules, standards, and policies. Supervision is received from a higher-level Planner, or Assistant Director who reviews work through consultation and analysis of reports prepared.

Performs moderate to difficult City planning work under limited supervision and direction, including tasks related to physical, social, contextual, and economic aspects of the City and its neighborhoods. Conducts research on regulations and best practices to make recommendations for revision of zoning ordinances to address City needs and draft legislation to make such changes. Conducts reviews and makes recommendations, as necessary, on proposed landscape, architectural, and urban design plans for City permits. Assists in the analysis and interpretation of routine or moderately difficult date or plans pertaining to city planning. Assists in the supervision of a small group of professional and technical workers. Performs extensive research and preparation of reports, statistical compilation, and graphic presentation of various phases of the planning program, including design, massing studies, population, social and economic characteristics, commercial and industrial trends, housing, tourism, building types and uses, public improvements, public facilities and parks, recreational and cultural facilities. Evaluates or assists in the evaluation of rezoning, ordinance amendments, site plans, special permits, and other proposals. Creates maps, graphic displays and/or massing studies to gather and correlate preliminary data and plans. Assist in the analysis and interpretation of routine or moderately difficult data pertaining to city planning. Prepares and formulates design guidelines, master/neighborhood plans, and other projects as assigned, including tasks related to project design, creation of renderings, presentations, graphic displays, or layouts. Compiles related and supporting data for use by the Planning, Zoning and Appeals Board, the City Manager, and other interested agencies. Provides information to the public regarding development regulations Tracks permits, as well as, projects within special districts. May conduct field surveys, evaluations, assessments, and inspections. Performs other related work as required and assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in City, Regional or Urban Planning, Urban Studies, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Architecture History, Historic Preservation, Art History, Environmental Engineering, Geography, Public Administration, or a related field.

• Six (6) month private or public sector planning experience.

OR

• Equivalent combination of education and experience beyond a high school diploma or its equivalent and six (6) months of the required experience mentioned above.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

A Valid Driver's License from any state (Equivalent to a State of Florida Class E) may be utilized upon application, however prior to appointment a State of Florida Driver's License (Class E or higher) must be presented to the Department of Human Resources and maintained as valid throughout employment.

NOTE:

This position may require attendance at evening meetings, including presentations to City Boards, neighborhood groups, and other agencies as necessary.

Applicants, including City of Miami employees, must upload and submit attached copies of the following documents with the employment application.Please be sure to attach all required documents to your employment application each time you apply. Uploaded documents remain in your online profile but they will not attach automatically and you will be deemed ineligible without the proper documentation.

ALL DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED MUST BE CLEAR, LEGIBLE, AND IN PROPER FORMAT.

THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS ARE REQUIRED AT TIME OF APPLICATION AND ARE ACCEPTABLE FORMS OF PROOF:

1. Proof of education in the form of Bachelor's degree (or transcripts) or higher in City, Regional or Urban Planning, Urban Studies, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Architecture History, Historic Preservation, Art History, Environmental Engineering, Geography, Public Administration or a closely related field from an accredited college or university. Foreign diplomas/degrees must be submitted with a credential evaluation report from an approved credential evaluation agency*. Translations of diploma/degrees are not accepted. If degree/diploma does not reflect the academic major on its face, transcripts indicating degree completion must be submitted. Audit/Academic reports are not accepted as substitutions for college transcripts.
2. To qualify under the equivalency clause, applicant must provide proof of education in one or more of the following applicable forms: copy of high school diploma, or equivalent, OR any higher accredited degree such as an Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's degree or higher.
3. A valid State of Florida Driver’s License (Class E or higher) is required within 6 months of employment and must be maintained valid throughout employment in the classification.

*Approved Credential Evaluation Agencies:

Credential evaluation reports showing the United States equivalency for academic credentials earned in other countries may be provided by:

• An accredited four-year college or university in the United States, OR
• A current member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES),OR
• A current member of the Association of International Credential Evaluators (AICE),OR
• A recognized Professional Organization

For additional list of approved credential evaluation agencies visit theFlorida Department of Education

It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure that all required documents submitted with the employment application are in a format that is acceptable, clear and legible for eligibility determination or risk being disqualified.

Applicants, including City of Miami employees, must completely detail their work experience on the employment application or risk being disqualified.Resumes are not required and will not be reviewed in place of the employment application.

It is the applicant's responsibility to update their online profile with personal data, work experience, education, and certifications, when submitting application(s), failure to do so may result in disqualification.

Applicants must provide a valid email address in order to receive notification of eligibility.

Veterans Preference:Veterans Preference is awarded in accordance with Florida State Statute 295.07. If veteran's preference is being claimed, it must be indicated on the application form and proper documentation, including all forms DD-214 (Member 4) and the applicable FDVA- Veteran's Preference Certification Form(s) in accordance with rule 55A-7.013 - Documentation of Preference Claim, must be submitted with the employment application.

FDVACertification Forms: Please complete the applicable Veterans' Preference Certification Form(s). Form(s) must be uploaded with your employment application along with acceptable proof of veterans' preference.

Form VP1: VETERANS' PREFERENCE CERTIFICATE
Form VP2: CURRENT MEMBER OF THE RESERVE CERTIFICATION
FORM VP3:UNREMARRIED WIDOW or WIDOWER CERTIFICATE

Selection Preference for City Residents: In accordance with APM 2-02, applicants for classified positions who are City of Miami residents and new hires will receive preference in selection from interview ranking bands provided that any two (2) of the following documents are submitted with the employment application and again at time of interview:

A.Utility bill dated within 60 days of the date of submission
B.Valid Florida Driver License or State-issued I.D.
C.Property Tax Statement dated within 1 year of the date of submission
D.Properly executed valid lease agreement
E.Homestead Exemption dated within 1 year of the date of submission
F.Motor Vehicle Registration dated within 90 days of the date of submission
G.Official school records or transcripts, dated within 90 days of the date of submission
H.W-2 (or 1099) Tax Form dated within 1 year of the date of submission

City of Miami residents are granted selection preference over non-City of Miami residents within the same ranking band resulting from an interview process.

Selection Preference: Selection preference within the same ranking band resulting from an interview process will be granted in the following order: 1) preference eligible veterans, 2) active City of Miami employees, 3) City of Miami residents, 4) all others.

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