VACANT POS ITION Senior Planner City-County Planning Department Job Purpose Under general supervision of the Planning Director this position will assist in all aspects of the department s mission including but not limited to • Commercial Development Review - MajorMinor Site Plans Highway Corridor Design Review Land Disturbance Permits . • Subdivision Plat Review - MajorMinor Subdivisions . • Research and Analysis of Rezoning Ordinance Text Amendment Variance Special Exception Annexation & Certificate of Appropriateness Requests . • Staff Support and Presentations to the Planning Commission Board of Zoning Appeals and City Historic Preservation Design Review Committee . • Technical Support to Internal & External Customers on Planning & Zoning Issues . • Provides Planning Department Front Counter Customer Support on Regular Planner of the Day" Rotation. • Zoning Compliance Review of Building Permits Mobile Home Certifications & Business License Requests . • Assistance and Support for Long Range Planning Initiatives - Zoning & Development Standards Updates Comprehensive Plan Updates Small Area & Neighborhood Planning Initiatives Transportation Planning Initiatives . Required Knowledge Skills and Abilities Ability to work with limited supervision. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise sound judgement. Must be customer service oriented ability to think critically problem solve and offer alternative viewpoints and opinions where appropriate. Must be detail oriented while recognizing the bigger picture contexts . Must be able to multi -task and meet deadlines. Proficient in Word Excel and PowerPoint and ability to learn department -specific software. Ability to work with the public. Minimum Qualifications Skills and Abilities Bachelors degree in Planning or related field along with three years of demonstrated local government land use experience or equivalent. A Masters degree in Planning or related field and more than five years of demonstrated local government land use experience or equivalent is preferred. The hiring range is 40000- 60000 depending on qualifications. Deadline to Apply Open until filled Apply online at www.sumtersc.gov or mail resume with cover letter along with application to City of Sumter Human Resources 21 N. Main Street Sumter SC 29150 The City of Sumter is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E -Verify. E -Verify allows participating employers to verify the employment eligibility of their newly hired employees and the validity of their Social Security Numbers. E -Verify is operated by the Department of Homeland Security in partnership with the Social Security Administration. This Notice is not intended to be an all -inclusive list of duties knowledge skills and abilities required to do the job. This is intended only to describe the general nature of the job. A more comprehensive list of duties responsibilities and essential job functions is available on the job description.