Under limited supervision, manages development review and planning activities, including managing multiple development review projects, providing technical assistance to applicants, and facilitating redevelopment projects. Other duties may include conducting research, assisting in overseeing special projects, participating in City Council and other meetings, responding to professional and citizen inquiries, and interfacing with other City employees and citizens. This position provides direction to other employees.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Manages professional and technical personnel by instructing, assigning, reviewing, and planning the work of others, monitoring standards, coordinating activities, allocating resources, recommending promotions and salary increases as appropriate, interviewing, selecting, and hiring new employees, and providing training and development for employees.
• Oversees department activities by assisting in the preparation and maintenance of the annual department budget, including projections, fiscal responsibilities, and resource management, establishing goals and objectives, identifying programs and projects, assisting in resolving problems and issues, and preparing reports.
• Manages the planning process by overseeing staff review, providing support to boards and commissions, coordinating the development review process for internal and external customers, overseeing special projects, assigning cases and inquiries to planners, identifying policy directions, and interpreting the zoning and subdivision regulations.
• Conducts development review activities, including platting and zoning requests by meeting with developers and citizens, responding to inquiries, and making presentations to Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council.
• Ensures ordinances are up to date by coordinating and revising development standards in the zoning and subdivision ordinances and presenting revised standards to boards, commissions, and City Council to implement new or revised standards to meet new regulations at the regional, State, and Federal levels.
• Performs administrative duties by conducting research, compiling staff reports and other case material for timely submission to the Council, overseeing addressing, permit review process, open records requests, and online GIS mapping projects/products.
• Responds to professional and citizen inquiries by responding to inquiries, providing information to developers, citizens, outside organizations, and other employees, meeting with public groups, making presentations, relaying technical information regarding zoning and development applications, and interpreting zoning, subdivision, and development ordinances.
• Performs other duties as assigned. 
• Operates under the City of Allen’s core values of People First, Respect, Integrity, Deliver and Excel.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Education and Experience:

Work requires broad knowledge in a general professional or technical field. Education and experience that provide the necessary knowledge and skills may also be considered, but a typical way to qualify is by obtaining: 
 

• a Bachelor’s degree in Urban Planning or a related field and five (5) years of progressively responsible relevant experience, including one (1) year of supervisory experience or equivalent

Knowledge of:

• City rules, regulations, policies, and procedures with particular attention to codes and ordinances.
• Supervisory methods and techniques. 
• Principles and practices of project management. 
• Urban planning and development and local government policies and procedures.
• Housing, zoning, and economic development.
• Research methods and statistical principles related to urban growth and development. 
• Modern office practices, procedures, and equipment.