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Happy 4th All! City of Cincinnati actively recruiting for the Zoning Division....read below SUPERVISING MANAGEMENT ANALYST The role B&I’s Supervising Management Analyst position is an exciting opportunity for an experienced zoning and development review professional looking to grow in management capacity and work on challenging development projects. The role will serve as the lead Zoning Plans Examiner and will assist in the management of our ZPE review team (4 staff members). In this capacity, you will review permits, coordinate larger projects, facilitate citizen inquiries and resolve interpretation challenges of behalf of the division. You will work closely with additional zoning division staff; Urban Conservator (historic preservation efforts), Development Manager (interdisciplinary review coordination and specialty programs), and Communications Manager (all departmental communication and public education efforts) to enhance division functionality and performance, and communicate the department’s vision, strategies and achievements, particularly with design professionals and applicants. You will assist in working intra-departmentally within B&I, collaborating with Building Plans Examination, enhancing zoning enforcement with Property Maintenance Code Enforcement inspectors and ensuring projects are permitted and implemented correctly with Customer Service and General Building Inspections. You will engage with partners (Law’s Administrative Hearing Division, City Planning Dept. and Community and Economic Development Dept.) in shared responsibility with legal proceedings, legislative processes and projects utilizing incentives. We, as a part of B&I, are: · Customer Service driven, with services designed to provide pre-planning support to applicants and a priority to enhance citizen understanding of development regulation. · Project Management driven, where staff work with applicants from inquiry to final permitting and assist in successful interagency review. · Performance Management driven, utilizing data analytics to enhance service delivery. · Continuous Improvement driven, where management has reformed, revised and reshaped policies and programs to enhance efficiency and effectiveness. A qualified candidate should demonstrate · Well-rounded experience in a local development regulatory environment · Comprehensive knowledge and application of zoning, design and site review principals and best practices · Proficiency to problem solve regulatory challenges · Collaborative can-do attitude with team members · Aptitude to innovate · Mindset of providing customer-centric solutions supporting the laws of the city. If this sounds like you, please apply by July 15, 2019 at the link: https://tinyurl.com/y25lsst8 . Minimum qualification and benefits details provided there.

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Planner I Written Exam- Urgent Help Hello everyone, I have been invited to a written exam for a Planning Technician position. All I know about the format and the content of the exam is that it will be a multiple choice exam and the questions will be job-related. Two questions: Is the written exam invitation usually after some sort of screening or is it for every applicant that has applied for the job position? And, Where exactly can I learn basic knowledge of; (as mentioned in the job posting) municipal planning principles Principles, and practices of urban planning and development Planning terminology, methods, materials, practices, and techniques Applicable Federal, State, and Local laws, ordinances, codes, rules, and regulations. Please note, I have a BS in Architectural and Environmental Design and have gained academic experience in Urban Design through a Junior Level design studio where I've done research, site documentation and analysis to design different scenarios to engage analyzed strengths and opportunities while combating weaknesses and threats. I have minimum knowledge of urban design practices to incorporate in designing comprehensive master plans for an RFQ area such as; increasing density, diversity, and mix, pedestrians first, open space design, tackle street parking, etc. My request to gain basic knowledge in the above-mentioned question is in order to do my best and achieve a relatively high score on the exam. Any help/comments/guidance would be greatly appreciated.

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