Deputy Planning Director

Salary: $81,627.00 - $120,140.00 Annually

Location : Lancaster, SC

Job Type: FULL TIME

Department: Planning

Opening Date: 06/10/2024

Description

The Deputy Planning Director will play a key role in helping direct day-to-day departmental activities, and will lead or support key initiatives. The ideal candidate will be skilled at critical analysis, negotiation, communication, mentoring, and facilitating collaboration. Specific duties may include, but are not limited to the following:

• Helps develop organizational goals and objectives
• Develops administrative policies and operating procedures to implement department goals and objectives
• Provides technical expertise to outside departments and the public
• Integrates planning principles and services into overall countywide initiatives
• Supervises assigned staff members and assesses employee performance
• Manages assigned program areas and prioritizes assigned tasks
• Assesses development review and permitting procedures, and identifies improvements that achieve greater efficiency
• Guides and collaborates with contractors, developers, design professionals, community groups, and citizens
• Makes presentations before the County Council, Planning Commission, Board of Zoning Appeals, and/or community groups
• Provides ordinance interpretations and supports the ongoing UDO rewrite project,
• Supports the ongoing Comprehensive Plan project and leads future implementation
• Manages special projects, performs major development plan review, and manages large rezoning cases, as needed

Examples of Duties

Typical qualifications for the Deputy Planning Director may include but are not limited to the following.

• Bachelor's or master's degree in Urban and Regional Planning, Geography, or related field
• Minimum eight-years of experience as a planner including prior supervisory experience
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office Suite
• AICP certification or ability to obtain within one year of employment
• Thorough understanding of the principals and practices of current, long range, and transportation planning
• Collaborative mindset and conflict resolution skills
• Ability to form effective relationships with internal and external customers
• Considerable experience in employee supervision and mentoring
• Effective communication skills: oral, written, and public presentations
• Considerable experience in problem-solving through critical analysis

Typical Qualifications

Typical qualifications for the Deputy Planning Director may include but are not limited to the following.

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Urban and Regional Planning, Geography, or related field
• Minimum eight-years of experience as a planner including prior supervisory experience
• Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Office Suite
• AICP certification or ability to obtain within one year of employment
• Thorough understanding of the principals and practices of current, long range, and transportation planning
• Collaborative mindset and conflict resolution skills
• Ability to form effective relationships with internal and external customers
• Considerable experience in employee supervision and mentoring
• Effective communication skills: oral, written, and public presentations
• Considerable experience in problem-solving through critical analysis

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Equal Opportunity Employer

• State of South Carolina Blue Cross Blue Shield Health & Dental Insurance
• Eyemed Vision Insurance
• SC State Retirement
• Long Term Disability
• Family Medical Leave
• Paid Annual Leave and Sick Time (accrued bi-weekly)
• Bi-weekly Pay Schedule
• On-site Health Clinic
• Employee Wellness Programs
• Discount YMCA Membership
• Lunch & Learn Programs
• Optional 401k and Deferred Comp Plans
• Optional Short Term Disability (Colonial Life)