City of Richmond
Overview
This classification provides the most senior-level, professional planning services with a high degree of responsibility, independence, judgment, and discretion. The incumbent serves as a subject matter expert responsible for completing and leading highly complex tasks and large-scale projects regarding the development, application, and administration of land use, zoning, architectural, and urban design strategies and regulations that develop a more accessible, productive, resilient, and exceptionally built environment.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED / RECEIVED Exercised: This classification typically does not supervise other employees, but may serve as lead worker, assigning work and monitoring work completion.
Received: This classification typically reports to a Director; Deputy Director; or a Program and Operations Manager. Note: Other reporting relationships may apply. These duties are a representative sample; position assignments may vary.
Responsibilities
Reviews capital budgets to ensure alignment with master plan priorities
Prepares plans of work and assign tasks and projects
Researches, directs, and manages initiatives, regulations, programs, and related agency and interdepartmental policies
Prepares and administers budgets, contracts, and programmatic agreements
Establishes sequences and timelines for complex development projects
Prepares, evaluates, and awards requests for proposals
Prepares, adopts, and amends citywide, district, and community land use plans as well as the zoning ordinance and policies necessary to implement such plans
Coordinates and conducts timely interdepartmental reviews for land use, zoning, historic preservation, and urban design applications, plans, and permits for compliance with applicable codes, ordinances, and regulations, including field inspections and investigations
Makes interpretive decisions on behalf of the organization regarding the means for executing the goals established by City policy
Provides technical assistance to residents and business owners and serves as a primary point of contact for applicants
Formulates and recommends strategies for solving complex issues
Prepares for, organizes, and facilitates various meetings and public engagement activities with diverse groups of internal and external stakeholders, especially those from historically underrepresented communities
Networks, communicates, and meets with attorneys, consultants, executives, municipal representatives, community boards, and professional associations
Compiles and analyzes data to create charts, maps, and other visualizations for presentations and publications; presents findings to boards, commissions, and Council, and publishes information on City websites
Drafts, reviews, and responds to various documents, ordinances, and emails
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities These are a representative sample; position assignments may vary.
Knowledge
Principles, methods, and practices of planning, land use, zoning, and urban design, and how they affect each other
Euclidian, form-based, and hybrid approaches to zoning
Local land use laws, zoning codes, board and commission functions, and parliamentary processes
Rezoning, special use permit, variance, special exception, site plan, plan of development, subdivision, and certificate of appropriateness regulations and review processes
Current issues and initiatives that involve engaging diverse groups on a neighborhood, community, and citywide basis
Principles, methods, and practices of transportation planning, economic development, affordable housing, public history and culture, environmental planning, and brownfields redevelopment
Architectural styles, techniques, and typologies
Federal, state, and local historic preservation laws and practices, including Section 106 review, and how to coordinate with the State Historic Preservation Office, National Park Service, and Advisory Council for Historic Preservation
Reviews RVA311 and PDRZoning mailboxes daily and responds to requests and/or assigns staff to resolve.
Drafts and updates SOPs, Zoning Training Manual, zoning handouts, and zoning website content.
Serves as lead and liaison for new (Timmons) permitting and code enforcement system.
Serves as the Zoning Office’s lead and liaison for Code Refresh and its implementation.
Assist with training new and existing planners and planner associates in the departmental best practices and standard operating procedures.
Skills
Preparing and administering budgets, contracts, and programmatic agreements
Preparing plans of work and assigning tasks and projects
Making interpretive decisions on behalf of the organization regarding the means for executing the goals established by City policy
Researching, directing, and managing initiatives, regulations, programs, and related agency and interdepartmental policies
Establishing sequences and timelines for complex development projects
Preparing, evaluating, and awarding requests for proposals
Preparing, adopting, and amending citywide, district, and community land use plans as well as ordinances and policies necessary to implement such plans
Coordinating and conducting timely interdepartmental reviews for land use, zoning, historic preservation, and urban design applications, plans, and permits for compliance with applicable codes, ordinances, and regulations, including field inspections and investigations
Providing technical assistance to residents and business owners and serving as a primary point of contact for applicants
Formulating and recommending strategies for solving complex issues
Preparing for, organizing, and facilitating various meetings and public engagement activities with diverse groups of internal and external stakeholders, especially those from historically underrepresented communities
Networking, communicating, and meeting with attorneys, consultants, executives, municipal representatives, community boards, and professional associations
Compiling and analyzing data to create charts, maps, and other visualizations for presentations and publications with ArcGIS; SketchUp; Adobe Acrobat, InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop; and Microsoft PowerPoint, Access, and Excel
Presenting findings to boards, commissions, and Council and publishing information on City websites
Drafting, reviewing, and responding to various documents, ordinances, and emails
Abilities
Thrive in a fast-paced, high-stakes, large and diverse political environment and adapt and improvise as conditions, deliverables, and deadlines change
Think critically, using logic and reason to identify solutions
Communicate clearly and concisely, both in writing and speech
Facilitate discussion and debate and exhibit excellent interpersonal communication to resolve conflicts
Maintain composure in stressful situations
Provide superior customer service and manage unhappy clients
Minimum Training and Experience
Bachelor’s degree in comprehensive, regional, transportation, or urban planning; urban design, environmental design, or landscape architecture; law public administration, management; real estate; economic development; environmental or public policy; architecture, architectural history or historic preservation; sustainability; geography, urban ecology, regional or urban studies; civil or environmental engineering; or a related field
Eight (8) years of experience, of which two (2) years may include internships, apprenticeships, volunteer work, or graduate training
An equivalent combination of training and experience (as approved by the department) may be used to meet the minimum qualifications of the classification
LICENSING, CERTIFICATIONS, OR OTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS No special certification or license required.
Preferred Qualifications
Master’s degree in a field described above
Ten (10) years of experience, which may include internships, apprenticeships, volunteer work, or graduate training, especially working for local government, in a historic urban environment, and with diverse and underserved communities
Certification, credentials, or accreditation by the American Planning Association (AICP or CUD), Congress for New Urbanism (CNUa), American Institute of Architects (AIA), International Economic Development Council (CEcD), International Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design Association (ICCP), GIS Certification Institute (GISP), U.S. Green Building
Supplemental Information Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. Prospective and current employees are invited to discuss accommodations.
Environment and Physical ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS:
Working conditions may include exposure to travel to other locations within the City of Richmond as well as outside of the City of Richmond; exposure to hazardous physical conditions such as mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibrations, etc.; atmospheric conditions such as fumes, odors, dusts, gases, and poor ventilation; inadequate lighting; intense noise; and environmental hazards such as disruptive people, imminent danger, and a threatening environment.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT:
Due to the nature of work assignments, incumbents must be able to perform detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks with frequent interruptions and under time constraint. The essential duties of this classification may require the ability to regularly finger, talk, hear, see, and perform repetitive motions; frequently walk; and occasionally stoop, reach, stand, push, pull, lift, grasp, and feel. The working conditions may contain environmental hazards. In terms of the physical strength to perform the essential duties, this classification is considered to be sedentary, exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to move objects.
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This classification provides the most senior-level, professional planning services with a high degree of responsibility, independence, judgment, and discretion. The incumbent serves as a subject matter expert responsible for completing and leading highly complex tasks and large-scale projects regarding the development, application, and administration of land use, zoning, architectural, and urban design strategies and regulations that develop a more accessible, productive, resilient, and exceptionally built environment.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED / RECEIVED Exercised: This classification typically does not supervise other employees, but may serve as lead worker, assigning work and monitoring work completion.
Received: This classification typically reports to a Director; Deputy Director; or a Program and Operations Manager. Note: Other reporting relationships may apply. These duties are a representative sample; position assignments may vary.
Responsibilities
Reviews capital budgets to ensure alignment with master plan priorities
Prepares plans of work and assign tasks and projects
Researches, directs, and manages initiatives, regulations, programs, and related agency and interdepartmental policies
Prepares and administers budgets, contracts, and programmatic agreements
Establishes sequences and timelines for complex development projects
Prepares, evaluates, and awards requests for proposals
Prepares, adopts, and amends citywide, district, and community land use plans as well as the zoning ordinance and policies necessary to implement such plans
Coordinates and conducts timely interdepartmental reviews for land use, zoning, historic preservation, and urban design applications, plans, and permits for compliance with applicable codes, ordinances, and regulations, including field inspections and investigations
Makes interpretive decisions on behalf of the organization regarding the means for executing the goals established by City policy
Provides technical assistance to residents and business owners and serves as a primary point of contact for applicants
Formulates and recommends strategies for solving complex issues
Prepares for, organizes, and facilitates various meetings and public engagement activities with diverse groups of internal and external stakeholders, especially those from historically underrepresented communities
Networks, communicates, and meets with attorneys, consultants, executives, municipal representatives, community boards, and professional associations
Compiles and analyzes data to create charts, maps, and other visualizations for presentations and publications; presents findings to boards, commissions, and Council, and publishes information on City websites
Drafts, reviews, and responds to various documents, ordinances, and emails
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities These are a representative sample; position assignments may vary.
Knowledge
Principles, methods, and practices of planning, land use, zoning, and urban design, and how they affect each other
Euclidian, form-based, and hybrid approaches to zoning
Local land use laws, zoning codes, board and commission functions, and parliamentary processes
Rezoning, special use permit, variance, special exception, site plan, plan of development, subdivision, and certificate of appropriateness regulations and review processes
Current issues and initiatives that involve engaging diverse groups on a neighborhood, community, and citywide basis
Principles, methods, and practices of transportation planning, economic development, affordable housing, public history and culture, environmental planning, and brownfields redevelopment
Architectural styles, techniques, and typologies
Federal, state, and local historic preservation laws and practices, including Section 106 review, and how to coordinate with the State Historic Preservation Office, National Park Service, and Advisory Council for Historic Preservation
Reviews RVA311 and PDRZoning mailboxes daily and responds to requests and/or assigns staff to resolve.
Drafts and updates SOPs, Zoning Training Manual, zoning handouts, and zoning website content.
Serves as lead and liaison for new (Timmons) permitting and code enforcement system.
Serves as the Zoning Office’s lead and liaison for Code Refresh and its implementation.
Assist with training new and existing planners and planner associates in the departmental best practices and standard operating procedures.
Skills
Preparing and administering budgets, contracts, and programmatic agreements
Preparing plans of work and assigning tasks and projects
Making interpretive decisions on behalf of the organization regarding the means for executing the goals established by City policy
Researching, directing, and managing initiatives, regulations, programs, and related agency and interdepartmental policies
Establishing sequences and timelines for complex development projects
Preparing, evaluating, and awarding requests for proposals
Preparing, adopting, and amending citywide, district, and community land use plans as well as ordinances and policies necessary to implement such plans
Coordinating and conducting timely interdepartmental reviews for land use, zoning, historic preservation, and urban design applications, plans, and permits for compliance with applicable codes, ordinances, and regulations, including field inspections and investigations
Providing technical assistance to residents and business owners and serving as a primary point of contact for applicants
Formulating and recommending strategies for solving complex issues
Preparing for, organizing, and facilitating various meetings and public engagement activities with diverse groups of internal and external stakeholders, especially those from historically underrepresented communities
Networking, communicating, and meeting with attorneys, consultants, executives, municipal representatives, community boards, and professional associations
Compiling and analyzing data to create charts, maps, and other visualizations for presentations and publications with ArcGIS; SketchUp; Adobe Acrobat, InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop; and Microsoft PowerPoint, Access, and Excel
Presenting findings to boards, commissions, and Council and publishing information on City websites
Drafting, reviewing, and responding to various documents, ordinances, and emails
Abilities
Thrive in a fast-paced, high-stakes, large and diverse political environment and adapt and improvise as conditions, deliverables, and deadlines change
Think critically, using logic and reason to identify solutions
Communicate clearly and concisely, both in writing and speech
Facilitate discussion and debate and exhibit excellent interpersonal communication to resolve conflicts
Maintain composure in stressful situations
Provide superior customer service and manage unhappy clients
Minimum Training and Experience
Bachelor’s degree in comprehensive, regional, transportation, or urban planning; urban design, environmental design, or landscape architecture; law public administration, management; real estate; economic development; environmental or public policy; architecture, architectural history or historic preservation; sustainability; geography, urban ecology, regional or urban studies; civil or environmental engineering; or a related field
Eight (8) years of experience, of which two (2) years may include internships, apprenticeships, volunteer work, or graduate training
An equivalent combination of training and experience (as approved by the department) may be used to meet the minimum qualifications of the classification
LICENSING, CERTIFICATIONS, OR OTHER SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS No special certification or license required.
Preferred Qualifications
Master’s degree in a field described above
Ten (10) years of experience, which may include internships, apprenticeships, volunteer work, or graduate training, especially working for local government, in a historic urban environment, and with diverse and underserved communities
Certification, credentials, or accreditation by the American Planning Association (AICP or CUD), Congress for New Urbanism (CNUa), American Institute of Architects (AIA), International Economic Development Council (CEcD), International Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design Association (ICCP), GIS Certification Institute (GISP), U.S. Green Building
Supplemental Information Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. Prospective and current employees are invited to discuss accommodations.
Environment and Physical ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS:
Working conditions may include exposure to travel to other locations within the City of Richmond as well as outside of the City of Richmond; exposure to hazardous physical conditions such as mechanical parts, electrical currents, vibrations, etc.; atmospheric conditions such as fumes, odors, dusts, gases, and poor ventilation; inadequate lighting; intense noise; and environmental hazards such as disruptive people, imminent danger, and a threatening environment.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT:
Due to the nature of work assignments, incumbents must be able to perform detailed work on multiple, concurrent tasks with frequent interruptions and under time constraint. The essential duties of this classification may require the ability to regularly finger, talk, hear, see, and perform repetitive motions; frequently walk; and occasionally stoop, reach, stand, push, pull, lift, grasp, and feel. The working conditions may contain environmental hazards. In terms of the physical strength to perform the essential duties, this classification is considered to be sedentary, exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally, and a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to move objects.
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