Senior Planner
Borough of Carlisle 53 West South Street, Carlisle, PA, USA
- Location: 53 West South Street, Carlisle, PA, USA
- Categories: Administrative Analysis and Research, Community and Economic Development, Engineering, Environmental Services, Planning and Development
- Job Type: Full Time
- Posted: Feb 26, 2025
Job Description:
Senior Planner
Description
POSITION SUMMARY: This professional position provides project management for current planning efforts, including zoning regulation, subdivision and land development review, and economic development program support. Work is performed under general supervision with considerable independent judgement. This role requires advanced professional planning experience and exercises independent judgment.
The Senior Planner provides exceptional customer service and is expected to uphold the public interest and work collaboratively with management, staff, and residents to advance Carlisle’s vision and reputation as a progressive, inclusive, and responsive government.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: The essential functions may include the customary duties and responsibilities noted herein, however, the information below is not an exhaustive list of duties and instead serves as a representative sample of the expectations of the position.
- Serves as an Assistant Zoning Officer (AZO) under the general direction of the Director of SCEP.
- Reviews and prepares comments for subdivision and land development proposals and ensures compliance with conditions of approval, performance security, and plan recording.
- Reviews and acts on zoning permit applications and initiates enforcement actions necessary to correct land use violations.
- Investigates and analyzes data to assist in the development of written staff reports in support of recommendations for official action; writes and presents formal and technical reports, working papers, and correspondence.
- Attends public meetings, presents information to the public, and assists the public as required.
- Follows public notification procedures for public meetings.
- Supports the duties of the floodplain administrator including fulfilling such duties in the absence or direction of the Zoning Officer.
- Assists with the identification of grant funding and coordination of grant funded planning projects including monitoring project schedules and deliverables.
- Assists with economic development programs available to residents and property owners such as: energy assistance, homeowner utility assistance, rental rehabilitation, shop steading loan, sidewalk repair assistance, street view grant, and tree removal and replacement funding.
- Assists with long range planning initiatives such as: historic preservation planning, climate action planning, transportation planning, reuse and redevelopment planning, and sustainable community planning.
- Performs related work and assists other departments as assigned.