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 🔗Planning Technician

  • Full Time
  • Asheville, NC
  • $23.59 USD / Hour
  • Applications have closed
  • Department: Planning & Urban Design
  • Job Summary: See job posting
  • Job Qualifications:

    Applicants who meet the following minimum requirements or have comparable experience and/or education will be considered:
    Associate’s degree in Geography, Planning, Historic Preservation or a related field.
    One year of customer service, administrative, or clerical experience.

  • How to Apply:

    https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/ashevillenc/jobs/4840808/planning-technician

  • Job benefits: A full suite of personal benefits including Medical, Dental, and life insurance options; Enrollment in the North Carolina Pension and 401K programs; Hybrid work schedule available.

Website City of Asheville, NC

The City of Asheville is dedicated to providing quality service for the residents and visitors of our beautiful city, nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina. Asheville, NC is a thriving mountain city that has a culture enriched in diversity. The City of Asheville values and respects a diverse community, workforce and ideas, and is committed to promoting an equitable, fair, and just employment environment. Our organization seeks to create and provide access and opportunities to employees, residents and visitors to fulfill their potential through inclusive engagement practices, relationship building and an authentic sense of belonging. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information or veteran status. The City of Asheville is proud to be a second chance employer.

-Performs customer service functions in person, by telephone, and by email.
-Receives and processes submissions from developers for projects that qualify for technical and administrative review.
-Receives and coordinates financial surety requests.
-Coordinates and administers logistics, and agendas, meeting minutes, and web site information.
-Conducts simple zoning compliance and permit reviews.
-Provides on-call assistance to the general public and staff to answer permitting questions and assists with various forms and applications pertaining to land use, land disturbance, and zoning.
-Provides administrative support to assigned boards and commissions in support of the designated staff liaison.
-Provides support to the city’s Historic Preservation program and administrative support to the Historic Preservation Commission.
-Communicates and provides technical assistance to homeowners, engineers, architects, designers, site inspectors, planning and zoning personnel, City officials and the general public.
-Processes a variety of documentation associated with department/division operations, within designated timeframes and per established procedures.
-Performs other related duties as required.