City of Portland - Planning & Development Review Manager

The City of Portland seeks a Planning & Development Review Manager to oversee a team of planners and manage the development review process. Responsibilities include ensuring efficient application processing, supervising staff, and liaising with stakeholders to promote orderly growth in various districts. Candidates should have several years of planning experience and a Master's degree in urban planning or a related field. The position is based in Portland, ME.
City of Portland - Planning & Development Review Manager

PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT REVIEW MANAGER - DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT

The Planning and Urban Development Department plans for the vitality, livability, and prosperity of one of the most dynamic cities in the northeast. The Department’s work involves comprehensive planning; implementing and amending the City’s zoning and land use policies; site plan, subdivision, and historic preservation review; design review; managing the City’s Public Art program; and leading transportation planning and other long range planning projects. To learn more about the Planning Department, click here

The Planning & Development Review Manager will manage a staff of professional planners, technical staff, and consultants to ensure that the City’s development review program is effective, efficient, responsive to developer needs, accountable to the public, and adaptable to changing community conditions. Specific responsibilities include ensuring an efficient application process, review of applications, supervising planners, management of Planning Board agendas and meetings, tracking and analyzing development review patterns, reporting on development patterns to leadership, and overseeing process improvements to enhance the staff and applicant development review experience. The position is a first point of contact for those seeking information and guidance about the Department’s development review program, is key to fostering strong relationships with stakeholders in the process, and helps to ensure the orderly growth and quality of life in Portland’s residential, commercial, mixed-use, historic and industrial districts.

Required Skills & Experience

• The selected candidate will have the ability to understand, interpret and implement technical, qualitative, and legal requirements within City codes, as well as familiarity with site design, civil engineering, natural resource protections, landscape architecture, urban design, subdivision law, shoreland zoning, stormwater management, traffic engineering, data analysis and related, or some combination of experience with these topics as they relate to the responsibilities of the position.

• Several years of planning experience.

• Master's degree in urban planning or a closely related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience is required.

• Excellent organization and time management skills

Preferred Skills & Experience

• AICP certification preferred.

Applications accepted until filled

Offers of employment are contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory criminal background check.

Salary & Benefits:

This is a non union position (Grade C52) - $83,941.00 - $94,496.00 per year.

The City of Portland prides itself on its outstanding benefits and collegial and mission-driven work environment. City benefits include:

• Free employee health insurance with the completion of wellness incentives

• Thirteen paid holidays

• Sick, vacation, and personal leave

• Life, dental, vision and income protection insurances

• Choice of retirement plans, including a pension plan

• Use of City recreation facilities

• Discount on professional development programs through USM and Thomas College

If you have questions or need assistance with the application, please contact Shae Gonzalez (City of Portland Recruiter) at sgonzalez@portlandmaine.gov or 207-653-3615 (call or text)

The City of Portland believes that to do our best work, our employees need to reflect the diverse, vibrant community we serve. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and are committed to celebrating all dimensions of diversity in the workplace. Applicants are considered without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other applicable legally protected characteristics. If you need to request a reasonable accommodation, please call 207-874-8624 or email hrinfo@portlandmaine.gov

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