Project Manager - Planning

The purpose of this position is to manage, research, facilitate and coordinate economic and business development efforts across the City.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• In coordination with management, develops and helps facilitate the execution of city-wide economic development goals, objectives and actions and manages the coordination and execution of development and incentive agreements.
• Manages the coordination and execution of development and incentive agreements.
• Manages the Downtown Municipal Service District (MSD) Façade Grant Program
• Promotes Concord sites during selection evaluation by providing information to companies and/or consultants, coordinating with City infrastructure departments to provide information regarding utility availability and transportation facilities.
• Coordinates with Planning departments to provide information on land use and zoning, and economic development grant policies.
• Explores and helps pursue opportunities for economic and business development by developing partnerships with the community, working with existing businesses on relocation and/or expansion plans, assisting with the recruitment and development of job creation projects, conducting surveys on market opportunities, and providing expertise on development projects.
• Manages teams on economic development projects with the goal of facilitating the recruitment and development process of companies that have been identified by City Council as priorities.
• Partners with City and County Staff within the Municipal Service District (MSD) on physical improvements and the development and implementation of downtown development goals, objectives and actions including efforts to improve business activity and downtown events.
• Manages the administration of small and large commercial property improvement projects and associated financial assistance programs.
• Assesses relevant project information; analyzes potential options and provides technical assistance and guidance to entrepreneurs and small business owners.
• Assists with establishing individual economic and community development plans by identifying opportunities for joint ventures, aiding business plans, providing advice on market conditions, and providing information on licensing, taxing, and business-related requirements.
• Monitors and evaluates the results of development surveys, studies, and policies.
• Acts as a liaison for film offices and the film industry and coordinates film agreements on behalf of the City.
• Assists Director with preparation of departmental budget.
• Oversees, and manages economic development budget units and pursues grant funding.
• Coordinates economic development efforts with the Cabarrus Economic Development Corporation
• Oversees daily operations at the City’s non-profit center including the recruitment and management of the non-profits and their staff.
• Executes leases and negotiates the master lease with the property owner.
• Assists with the negotiation of complex public-private relationships.
• Act as a liaison between property owners, businesses, City staff, and others regarding development projects and associated processes (application submissions for grants, permitting, etc.)Prepare written and oral reports for committees, commissions and the City Council.
• Manages special projects as assigned.

Supplemental Functions:

• Performs other similar duties as required.

Job Specifications and Qualifications:

Knowledge:

• Managerial principles
• Public administration principles
• Budgetary principles
• Applicable local, state and federal laws, rules, and regulations
• Advanced planning principles
• Community development principles
• Urban design principles
• Economic development principles
• Building and development design principles
• Project management principles
• Transportation and development programs
• Private development procedures and techniques

Licensing and Certifications:

• Valid North Carolina Driver’s License
• Possession of or ability to obtain American Institute of Certified Planners Certificate within three (3) years. Failure to obtain within three (3) years may result in termination.
• Possession of or ability to obtain NC Certified Economic Developer Program Certificate within three (3) years. Failure to obtain within three (3) years may result in termination.

PLEASE NOTE: Applicants must meet the City’s criteria for an acceptable driving record.

Working Conditions / Physical Requirements:

• Positions in this class require: standing, fine dexterity, walking, carrying, sitting, reaching, handling, vision, foot controls, hearing, twisting, talking.
• Light Work: Exerting up to 20 pounds occasionally, 10 pounds frequently, or negligible amounts constantly AND/OR walking or standing to a significant degree.
• Incumbents may be subjected to respiratory hazards, physical hazards

Required Skills

• Prioritizing and assigning work
• Operating a computer and applicable software applications
• Applying local, state and federal laws, rules and regulations
• Managing projects
• Preparing reports
• Speaking in public to give presentations.
• Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor, the general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.

Required Experience

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Economics, Urban and Regional Planning, Political Science, Public Administration, or related field from an accredited college or university, with at least five (5) years of relevant experience and three (3) years of experience functioning in a team lead or a lead worker role; or the City may consider an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job.

Please be sure to complete the application in full. Resumes may be uploaded with your application but will not be accepted in lieu of a fully completed application and will not be considered for qualifying credit. "See Resume" or "See Attachment" will NOT be accepted.

If multiple applications are submitted to an individual position, only the most recent application received prior to the posting closing date will be accepted. Applications must be submitted by 11:59 PM on the closing date.

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The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of the positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be requested to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description. Fair Labor Standards Act (exempt/non-exempt) is designated by position. The employer actively supports Americans with Disabilities Act and will consider reasonable accommodations.

• Prioritizing and assigning work
• Operating a computer and applicable software applications
• Applying local, state and federal laws, rules and regulations
• Managing projects
• Preparing reports
• Speaking in public to give presentations.
• Communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor, the general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.