Job Duties:

The City of Virginia Beach's Department of Planning is looking for a Comprehensive Planner I/II within the Comprehensive Planning Division. This division provides innovative land use, special area, urban design, transportation planning, and other planning services to help achieve the desired vision for Virginia Beach. The office is composed of staff from multiple disciplines that collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to create and manage places of value and facilitate the future vision of the City.

Specific duties include:

• Prepare and present detailed reports on comprehensive and special area plans for consideration by the Planning Commission and City Council.
• Perform data and spatial analysis to be utilized for area and comprehensive plans. Utilization of geographic information systems using ArcMap, ArcGIS online, and ESRI extensions, including story maps; web design; Adobe Creative Suite; and 3D modeling such as SketchUp
• Assist in resolving citizen and customer issues with comprehensive, area planning, and urban design.
• Evaluate or assist in the evaluation of rezoning’s, site plans, subdivisions, conditional use permits, variances, and other proposals for consistency with comprehensive or area plans.
• Act as a liaison between community groups, government agencies, developers and elected officials in developing neighborhood plans, Comprehensive Plans, area plans, or design guidelines
• Develop planning studies and reports in support of new and updated plans, programs, or regulations
• Assist transportation planning division with population and employment projections and identification of growth trends or other information to plan for active transportation, transit, roadways, and other transportation services.
• Perform other job duties requiring skills, knowledge, and physical requirements demanded by those duties described or less. Individual assignments will be determined by the supervisor based on then current workloads and department needs.

Official City Job Description:

https://www.vbgov.com/government/departments/human-resources/Employment-VBGOV/Job%20Descriptions/Planner_I_02200.pdf

Working Conditions:

https://workingcondition-summary-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/B.002054.3.pdf

Minimum Requirements:

MINIMUMS: Requires any combination of education (above the high school level) and/or experience equivalent to six (6) years in fields such as urban planning that utilize the required knowledge, skills, and abilities. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: All employees may be expected to work hours in excess of their normally scheduled hours in response to short-term department needs and/or City-wide emergencies.

Additional Requirements:

DMV Transcript:  Required
CDL:  Not Required                                       
DOT History:  Not Required                                                 
CPS Check:  Not Required
Physical:  Not Required    
Respirator:  Not Required
Polygraph Review:  Not Required
Psychological Screening:  Not Required

Attachments Required:  Resume
Cover Letter

Preferences:

Experience in comprehensive planning, area planning or urban design.
Master's Degree in Urban/Regional Planning or related field.
American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP).
Over one (1) year of experience (within the last 5 years) and proficiency in ArcGIS, AutoCAD, and
Microsoft Office. Experience with other mapping tools such as QGIS and Carto can qualify.
Experience reviewing capital improvement program construction documents and commercial site
plans.
Experience giving public presentations.
Experience performing research, analysis, and data gathering for planning reports or completing
state and federal grants.
Experience with local government and intergovernmental relations at regional state and federal
levels.

Special Instructions:

This position is open until filled. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis. Once the
appropriate applicant pool has been established, the posting will be closed.

Candidates selected for interview will be asked to provide writing samples that include the
incorporation of GIS or other maps and graphical information.

The City of Virginia Beach offers a comprehensive benefit package, which includes eligibility for hiring bonuses, 14 holidays, and paternity,
maternity, and parental leave.

Hybrid in-office and telework flexibility.

• Please complete the application in its entirety. The application is the primary required document used to screen qualifications and years of experience. A resume does not replace a completed application. Fields on the application left blank, including but not limited to job duties, dates of employment, and hours worked, may cause your application to be incomplete. 
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• ​Your responses to any "Supplemental Questions", if attached to this requisition, must be supported by the information you give us in the work experience section of this application. Be sure you are thorough in describing your skills and duties as you complete the work experience section. If the information cannot be verified you will not receive credit. 
• Please provide a copy of any certifications or related professional licenses.

VRS Contribution:   All full-time employees are required to contribute 5% of annual salary toward their retirement account; in accordance with VRS retirement provisions. This will be handled through a pre-tax payroll deduction.  

Drug Free Workplace:  The City of Virginia Beach maintains a drug free workplace.