Job Specification
SUPERVISING PLANNER
DEFINITION
Under direction, supervises and works with a group of employees
who are engaged in the development of a master, functional, or
project plan which is intended primarily to guide government
policy for the assurance of orderly and coordinated development
of municipal, county, regional, and metropolitan land areas or
portions thereof; supervises staff and work activities; prepares
and signs official performance evaluations for subordinate staff;
does other related duties as required.
NOTE: The examples of work for this title are for illustrative
purposes only. A particular position using this title may not
perform all duties listed in this job specification. Conversely,
all duties performed on the job may not be listed.
EXAMPLES OF WORK:
Plans, organizes, and supervises planning projects.
Supervises studies and surveys involving highly complex technical
aspects of the planning field, including existing and future land
uses, resources and resource needs, utilities and transportation
uses.
Supervises the preparation of planning reports including graphic,
statistical, and written presentations.
Reviews, and interprets planning data.
Establishes and maintains cooperative working relationships with
those involved in the work of then program.
Supervises the maintenance of essential records and files, maps,
and charts.
Supervises and coordinates activities of professional planning
personnel engaged in various planning work to ensure adherence
to planning principles, procedures, and administrative policies.
Coordinates work activities of the unit with other units.
Plans, administers, and reviews work which includes
development and refinement of land program or project review
procedures and policies, analyses of major impacts of proposals
affecting the program or project, evaluations of emerging
legislation and issues relating to the section's activities,
review of major proposals, presentation before citizen, policy,
and decision making bodies, and preparation of materials and
testimony for court proceedings involving development proposals.
Prepares agendas and progress reports for the planning board;
recommends revisions to land development regulations.
Supervises work operations and/or functional programs, and
has responsibility for employee evaluations and for effectively
recommending the hiring, firing, promoting, demoting, and/or
disciplining of employees.
Coordinates and administers planning programs in accordance with
agency rules and regulations.
Assign projects and monitors workflow.
Supervises and organizes staff and activities involved in conducting
highly complex planning surveys, investigations, analyses, public
needs identification, data interpretation, and transpositions.
Evaluates project proposals against adopted standards, plans, and
programs, and recommends viable alternate plans for concerned
decision-makers.
Drafts recommended design changes pertaining to certain aspects
of development proposals.
Promotes adopted plans, programs, and projects.
Proposes amendments to both policy and development regulations.
Transmits actions and recommendations of development proposals
to municipalities, applicants, and representatives thereof.
Conducts meetings with general public and government officials
to discuss issues at hand.
Establishes objectives, procedures and operational methods.
Coordinates and administers program and project reviews in
accord with federal, state, and regional guidelines and requirements.
Coordinates and administers programs of land development
proposals and review with other planning board sections and
government agencies.
Applies an understanding of the elements of transportation,
utilities, resources, environment, parks, and land use planning
in relation to specific proposals of state, county, and municipal
master plans.
Provides advice and technical assistance to address problems.
Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or
manual recording and information systems used by the agency,
office, or related units.
REQUIREMENTS:
EDUCATION:
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's
degree including or supplemented by 21 semester hour credits in
professional planning subjects such as the principles of land use
planning, history of city planning, planning project design, and
planning law and administration.
EXPERIENCE:
Four (4) years of responsible professional experience in municipal,
county, regional, or state planning, one (1) year of which shall have
included supervisory responsibilities.
NOTE: Possession of a Master's degree in Planning from an
accredited college or university may be substituted for one (1)
year of indicated experience.
LICENSE:
A license as a Professional Planner, issued by the New Jersey
State Board of Professional Planners is required.
Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid
in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than
employee mobility, is necessary to perform the essential duties
of the position.
KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:
Knowledge of theories, practices, and principles of state,
municipal, and regional planning.
Knowledge of the problems associated with the growth of urban
centers, movements of population, the changing character of
individual urban, suburban, and rural areas, the location,
relocation, development, and/or loss of industrial opportunities,
traffic conditions, and other contemporary
conditions affecting land use.
Knowledge of the varied factors, to be considered in the planning
process.
Knowledge of supervisory principles and techniques.
Knowledge of the uses of computers in the planning process.
Knowledge of factors that determine the development, location,
form, growth, or decline of urban areas.
Knowledge of the impact of land use on community development.
Knowledge of principles related to the movement of people within
and outside of urban areas and transportation as a factor in
community growth and physical structure.
Ability to gather and analyze data.
Ability to analyze planning problems.
Ability to identify and define planning goals and objectives.
Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships
with those involved in the work of the unit.
Ability to organize and execute designated planning projects
and studies.
Ability to prepare technically correct realistic land use plans.
Ability to keep current with literature in the field of planning
and with current trends of thought and significant developments
in present day planning activities.
Ability to comprehend, analyze, and interpret basic law and
regulations.
Ability to assign and instruct technical and other employees and
supervise the performance of their work.
Ability to collect, organize, analyze, and interpret, and use
land use information.
Ability to prepare and supervise the preparation of maps, charts,
graphs, and plans.
Ability to provide professional advice and guidance on planning
matters.
Ability to conduct inspections and surveys.
Ability to prepare correspondence in the course of official
duties.
Ability to prepare clear, technically sound, accurate, and
informative planning reports, studies, and surveys containing
findings, conclusions, and recommendations.
Ability to supervise the maintenance of essential records,
reports, maps, plans, and files.
Ability to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or
manual recording and information systems used by the agency,
office, or related units.
Ability to read, write, speak, understand, or communicate in
English sufficiently to perform the duties of this position.
American Sign Language or Braille may also be considered as
acceptable forms of communication.
Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long
as they can perform essential functions of the job with or without
reasonable accommodation. If the accommodation cannot be
made because it would cause the employer undue hardship,
such persons may not be eligible.
This job specification is applicable to the following title code(s) which
are different work week or work month and/or variants of the job class title: | | Job
Spec
Code | Variant | State,
Local or
Common | Class of
Service | Work
Week | State
Class
Code | Local
Class
Code | Salary
Range | Note | | 16475 | | S | C | NL | 27 | N/A | S27 | - | | 16492 | | C | C | N4 | 27 | 31 | S28 | - |
This job specification is for state and local government use.
Salary range is only applicable to state government.
Local salaries are established by individual local jurisdictions.
3/17/2018 |
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