Director of Planning & Development

Posting number: 25-00007D

Department: Office of the Mayor

Division: Officer of the Mayor

Job classification: Director of Planning & Development

Posting type: External_Open

Categories: Planning and Development, Community Development, Community and Social Services

Summary

Under the supervision of the Mayor, the Director of Planning & Development is responsible for ensuring the public safety, health, and well-being of Flint's residents, businesses and visitors through targeted investment and rational well-designed and physically integrated land use and development that advances economic prosperity, eliminates blight, and stabilizes neighborhoods, protects the environment and promotes a better quality of life within the City. 

Examples of duties

1. Develop and direct departmental goals, objectives, policies and priorities and the corresponding budget.
2. Oversee building and safety inspection services, housing regulations and permit processing.
3. Create and implement comprehensive property disposition policies.
4. Direct the management of the City's parks and recreational facilities.
5. Serve as the principal advisor to the City on planning & development issues.
6. Prepare and recommend long-range plans for City services and programs.
7. Direct code enforcement, blight elimination and neighborhood stabilization programs and services.
8. Develop specific proposals for action on current and future City development needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Urban Planning, Planning Administration, Public Administration or a related field.
• Five to seven (5-7) years of increasingly responsible experience in managing community development programs, including three to five (3-5) years of senior administrative and management responsibility.
• Master's Degree in Public Administration, Planning, Economics, Marketing or a field relevant to the requirements of the position is highly desirable.
• Candidates must have experience working in ethnically diverse communities.

Supplemental information

The Director has a responsibility to evaluate, develop and implement necessary changes to improve the coordinated effort between City divisions to expedite planning and building projects in the City. The Director will prepare and present reports to the City Council, other public agencies and advisory bodies with respect to building services matters. The Director will meet with citizens and interest groups to discuss proposed code adoptions or revisions, new programs code applications and administration or department policies. Most importantly, the Director will promote the mission, values, and standards of an effective public organization, particularly in the area of customer service.