Deputy Planning Director - Economic Development

Posting Type

Closed Competitive

Full-Time

This is administrative and professional work that involves directing employees engaged in all functions of the Planning Department. An incumbent oversees the daily operation of a Planning department division and coordinates its activities with other divisions, departments, and governmental agencies. Supervision is exercised over employees engaged in the preparation and development of metropolitan area master plans, assessment of neighborhood and community needs, economic development and administering programs to meet those needs, plan review, code development, computer technology, permit issuance, and numerous other miscellaneous functions.

An incumbent in this classification works with considerable independence and reports to the Planning Director. The incumbent may manage the department in the absence of the Director.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities may be acquired through, but are not limited to, the following combination of education and/or experience.
Bachelor's degree AND Five (5) years of progressively responsible experience in work involving city planning, economic development and master plan development and administration, including supervision of other professionals in the field, conducting research, writing reports and other documents, and explaining proposals and programs to individuals and groups.

Must be able to transport oneself or coordinate transportation to work sites throughout the City during the course of the work day. A Master's or advanced degree in a related field is preferred.

$ with step increases to $ Annually

Forty-hour work week. Paid leave per year: twelve days vacation; five days management; fifteen days sick; and fifteen holidays. Employee’s group health insurance, including major medical, vision, and dental, for individual or family. Defined benefit pension plan, plus Social Security, and more. See hr.cityofomaha.org for detailed information.

Applicants for a closed competitive posting are required to meet the following:
Candidates must be a current or former City of Omaha employee in any of the following categories:
Part-time, Seasonal, Classified, Unclassified, or Probationary, who has worked, at the time of application, at least 1,040 cumulative hours within the last 5 years and has been employed by the City at sometime within the last 18 months and who meets the qualifications as set forth in the posting.

Completed City of Omaha employment applications must be submitted using the online application from the City website. It is the sole responsibility of the applicant to check and ensure that any and all required application materials and supplemental forms are received by the City of Omaha Human Resources Department by the stated deadline. You may confirm receipt of any materials and forms by contacting the Human Resources Department.

If the materials are not received in the Human Resources Department by the stated deadline, they will not be considered. There will be no exceptions to this rule.

The examination will consist of a structured interview which will be scheduled at a later date. The structured interview is designed to assess job-related knowledge, skills, and abilities for this position. The final eligibility list will be assembled from those candidates achieving a passing score of 60% on the structured interview (100% weight).

Not applicable to this posting.

• Knowledge of or the ability to learn and apply federal and state regulations and City ordinances related to the implementation of programs and projects that are supported through the use of city, state, and federal funding.
• Knowledge of, and ability to operate, computers and other technology using standard or customized computer or systems software applications appropriate to the assigned tasks.
• Knowledge of the principles, practices, and techniques of city planning, including research methods and the ability to apply them.
• Knowledge of theories, laws, principles and…