MPO Planner - Charlotte County, FL

Performs professional and technical work developing, researching, and maintaining public planning studies and programs. Work involves technical and creative responsibility conducting research and plan review and preparing detailed studies on land use, zoning, conservation, housing, transportation, population, coastal management, historic preservation, urban design, and other areas of comprehensive planning activities. Ensures program compliance with criteria governing local, state, and federal legislature relating to growth management.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

• Receives and responds to question regarding land use issues from engineers, contractors, other departments, and the general public. 
• Processes applications for development, commercial and multi-family properties, historic preservation, plat and street vacations, and related issues; reviews site plans for compliance with local, state, and federal codes, regulations and plans; conducts site visits and issues permits; and prepares, submits, and maintains related documentation and files. 
• Prepares staff reports; analyzes and recommends amendments to plans; presents findings to various boards and citizen groups as required. 
• Designs and prepares preliminary drafts of varying complexity of layouts for subdivision developments; redesigns subdivision plans to obtain desirable neighborhood developments. 
• Conducts research, develops inventories on existing conditions, and prepares reports on land uses, housing, conservation, transportation, demographic/socio-economic, and physical conditions in specific areas. 
• Serves as liaison to related planning boards and agencies. 
• Prepares routine memos, correspondence, and reports and may prepare, or assist, in the preparation of written documentation for the Attorney’s Office of the County or local jurisdictions and the Board of County Commissioners/MPO Board. 
• Performs basic administrative duties including written reports, memorandums, letters and electronic correspondence, interaction with the public, and communication through telephone and meetings. 
• Provides exceptional customer assistance, problem-solving, and/or complaint resolution by all forms of communication.