Serves as the City’s technical expert for downtown planning, architectural design and historic preservation including grant administration, regulatory compliance, development review processes, and acting as staff liaison to the Historic and Architect
Education, training and Experience Guidelines
Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in Planning, Urban Design, Architecture, Historic Preservation/Historic Architecture, History/Architectural History, Archeology or a planning related field. Four (4) years of full-time progressively responsible professional work experience in promoting historic preservation goals and urban design; OR any combination of experience, education and /or training that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities.
A Master’s degree in a planning related field may be substituted for one (1) year of the required experience.
Experience in design review in historic districts is strongly preferred.
Knowledge of:
- Historic preservation practices
- City policies and ordinances
- City zoning codes
- Site plan review methods
- Urban planning and design principles
- Federal, State, and local laws and standards pertaining to historic preservation
- Research techniques and report writing
- Funding sources for historic preservation
- Advanced planning principles
- State laws regarding planning activities, local codes and ordinances
Skill in:
- Applying statistical tools to data
- Preparing reports
- Collecting and analyzing demographics and statistics
- Evaluating planning material
- Conducting research including property deeds and other historic databases
- Communicating effectively, both orally and in writing
- Negotiating effectively with developers, citizens, appointed officials, Core Team, and the public
- Persuading through consensus building
- Establishing and maintaining effective relationships
- Strong emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills
- Training others
- Reading reports, plans, legal documents, and memos
- Writing reports, plans, newsletter articles, resolutions, and ordinances
- Performing mathematical measurements and calculations
- Interpreting of zoning ordinances and site plans
- Analyzing complex problems and developing positive courses of action
- Managing multiple complex project
Apply online at: https://georgetown.org/jobs/