Job Description

Job Description
The City of Roanoke values the cultural, historically, and architecturally significant buildings and sites within its borders. The City encourages the preservation, enhancement, and maintenance of such properties through administration of design guidelines; and works to identify additional resources with cultural, historical and/or architectural significance through survey and documentation. The City of Roanoke is seeking a City Planner II to lead this important work!
The position is responsible for leading preservation activities as follows:
Provides staff support to the City’s Architectural Review Board, evaluating and approving projects eligible for administrative review, on-site consulting with residents, contractors and design professionals on projects, reviewing preservation project site and building plans for general zoning compliance, inspecting projects to ensure compliance with approved Certificates of Appropriateness.
Leads preservation planning and implementation projects, including the development of an inclusive Preservation Plan for the City of Roanoke; an inclusive Preservation Plan acknowledges the gaps in Telling the Full Roanoke Story our local preservations efforts to date and makes recommendations to implement actions to fill those gaps.
Applies for grants and manages survey and nomination projects.
Maintains Certified Local Government (CLG) status with the Virginia Department of Historic Resources.
Serves as the City’s liaison for all matters pertaining to historic preservation, including, response to Section 106 contact.
Additional job responsibilities include but are not limited to working with residents, Council-appointed boards and commissions, neighborhood and civic organizations, governmental agencies, and other City departments; and organizing, directing and preparing technical planning reports and studies, including data collection and survey, mapping, graphics, public information materials, and proposed ordinance amendments.
The City of Roanoke is an Equal Employment Opportunity/AA/M/F/Disability Employer. To elevate the performance of the organization, we are committed to respecting, celebrating, and embracing the collective mixture of differences and similarities between our employees as a rich tapestry. Our behaviors will demonstrate open communication, and we will seek opportunities to learn, recognizing and rewarding actions that promote acceptance while suspending judgment. By doing this, we will foster an inclusive, open work environment that delivers excellent service and creates a more vibrant and inviting community.

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