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 🔗Preservation Planner

  • Full Time
  • Charleston, SC
  • $45,000 - $50,000 USD / Year
  • Applications have closed
  • Department: Preservation Advocacy
  • Job Summary: The Preservation Planner works closely with the Director of Advocacy in furtherance of the mission and strategic plan of Historic Charleston Foundation with a focus on urban planning, design review, zoning, land use policy, and climate resiliency.
  • Job Qualifications:
    • Ability to manage time effectively and plan ahead.
    • Ability to work independently and with others.
    • Ability to multi-task, fulfill responsibilities, and meet deadlines while maintaining a professional demeanor.
    • Ability to work and communicate effectively with diverse and professional people at all experience levels, interact with the Board of Trustees and committee members, and develop external relationships.
    • Ability to identify opportunities and challenges, think critically, and develop and execute strategy in furtherance of policy and advocacy objectives.
    • Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to speak publicly and negotiate.
    • Respect for the confidential and sensitive nature of information in the office.
    • Computer literate, including the ability to interpret architectural/site design plans, digital designs, GIS.
    • Ability to develop content and collateral for preservation advocacy initiatives (white papers, correspondence, position statements, newsletter, social media, blogs, etc.).
    • Ability to apply knowledge of architectural design, preservation standards, and urban planning principles to a range of projects, historic structures, and advocacy initiatives with a focus on new development and land use proposals within the City of Charleston and Charleston County.
    • Ability to travel to public meetings, site visits, and other meetings as necessary.

    All members of the staff of Historic Charleston Foundation are called on, from time to time, to support cooperative Foundation programs that are held after normal working hours and on weekends and to assist with projects that may lie outside their primary areas of responsibility.

  • How to Apply:

    Interested candidates should submit a cover letter with salary requirements and a resume to Lisa Jones, Director of Advocacy via email to ljones@historiccharleston.org.

  • Job benefits: Health, Dental, Vision Insurance, PTO, 403b matching
  • Contact Name: Lisa Jones
  • Application Email: ljones@historiccharleston.org
  • Application URL: http://www.HistoricCharleston.org

Historic Charleston Foundation

The Preservation Planner is a member of the Preservation Advocacy team. The Preservation Planner works closely with the Department Head in furtherance of the mission and strategic plan of Historic Charleston Foundation with a focus on urban planning, design review, zoning, land use policy, and climate resiliency. This position is mission-focused, results-oriented, and public facing. The Preservation Planner must possess strong written and verbal communication skills, manage and prioritize a variety of tasks and projects concurrently, demonstrate technical, analytical and strategy development skills, and cultivate the necessary community relationships to accomplish policy and project objectives.