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 🔗Preservation Planner

  • Full Time
  • Knoxville, TN
  • $58,105+ (salary commensurate with experience) USD / Year
  • Applications have closed
  • Job Summary: The role will assist with agency’s historic preservation and design review program, including reviewing development applications for historic zoning, infill, and middle housing projects; long-range preservation plans; and customer service.
  • Job Qualifications:

    Minimum qualifications:

    Master’s degree in urban planning, historic preservation, or related field with a minimum of one year of relevant experience; or, bachelor’s degree, with four years of relevant experience.

    Preferred qualifications:

    • Master’s degree in urban planning or historic preservation.
    • Membership in American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP).
    • Three to five years of relevant experience.
    • Meeting Professional Qualification Standards for Historic Preservation published in 36 the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 61.

    Specialized knowledge and experience should include:

    • Knowledge of historic architectural styles and building technology.
    • Familiarity with requirements and criteria for listing properties on the National Register of Historic Places.
    • Knowledge of the Secretary of Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings.

    Skills we are looking for:

    • Creative thinking.
    • Positive attitude.
    • Strong commitment to public service and community involvement.
    • Ability to work as part of a team and across divisions.
    • Ability to build collaborative relationships with colleagues in multiple jurisdictions and build productive relationships with citizens, public officials, and the media.
    • High level of personal accountability.
    • Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
  • How to Apply:

    Send your resume, cover letter, and three references to:

    Tina Piatt

    Knoxville-Knox County Planning

    400 Main Street, Suite 403

    Knoxville, TN 37902

    tina.piatt@knoxplanning.org

    It is our policy to contact only those candidates selected for an interview, so be sure to reach out to confirm that your materials were received. Also, a cover letter is an important part of the application packet – we are unable to review incomplete submissions. Our review will begin immediately, and the position will remain open until filled. Visit our website to check position status and to learn more about our agency.

  • Job benefits: Our benefits package includes medical, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, retirement with employer match, 13 paid holidays, family leave, and accrued annual and sick leave.
  • Contact Name: Tina Piatt
  • Application Email: tina.piatt@knoxplanning.org
  • Application URL: https://knoxplanning.org/about/careers
  • Application Address: Knoxville-Knox County Planning 400 Main Street, Suite 403 Knoxville, TN 37902

Website Knoxville-Knox County Planning

Our priority is finding the right candidate – a planner who will thrive on our team. The successful candidate will have historic preservation experience. Some background in working with the public is desired. A regular day in this position might involve collaborating with teammates on a review of a new infill project in one of our historic neighborhoods, working on an update to design review guidelines, and answering questions from the public over the phone and by email. Our workplace is modern and equipped with the latest hardware and software tools to help you be a successful contributor. You will work in a vibrant, growing, transitioning downtown setting and live in a community with abundant, world-class natural amenities, a major research university, and a wealth of outdoor and urban activities, southern history, and national events for cycling, mountain-biking, fishing, and other pursuits. Work-life balance is understood, appreciated, and valued.

Typical job duties include:

  • Assisting with initiatives and projects in historic preservation planning, infill housing, , and other areas as assigned.
  • Preparing staff reports and recommendations to the Historic Zoning Commissions, Design Review Board, and Planning Commission.
  • Working with neighborhood groups to determine feasibility of historic overlay districts and architectural design guidelines.
  • Conducting field investigations and maintaining county-wide inventory of historically and architecturally significant structures and districts.
  • Providing technical support and professional guidance to others involved in historic preservation and rehabilitation work.
  • Assisting in the coordination of Section 106 reviews for federal and local projects.
  • Supporting long-range planning projects.
  • Making formal presentations to the public, other professionals, and various commissions.