Urban Planner III - Section 106 Compliance Manager
Company: City of Atlanta
Location: Atlanta
Posted on: October 15, 2024
Job Description:
Posting Expires Open until filled.Salary: $97,107 - - General
Description & Classification Standards The City of Atlanta
Department of City Planning (DCP) is committed to implementing
Atlanta City Design and transforming Atlanta into the best possible
version of itself. Adopted into the city charter in December 2017,
Atlanta City Design articulates an aspiration for the future city
that Atlantans can fall in love with, knowing that if people love
their city, they will make better decisions about it. The Office of
Design of the Department of City Planning provides leadership for
the physical design of the city. It accomplishes this through the
design of physical plans for the logical organization of our future
city, creation of vibrant public spaces that cultivate public life,
and architectural guidance, including preservation, of high-quality
buildings that contribute to a cohesive public realm. This work is
framed by Atlanta City Design and driven by the desire to design a
city for everyone in the most inclusive way possible. The Historic
Preservation Studio of the Office of Design is responsible for the
implementation of all the City of Atlanta's historic preservation
programs and activities at all scales - from the entire city, to
districts, neighborhoods, blocks, streets and buildings. - These
programs and activities include architectural review using historic
preservation design regulations within a public-facing process;
wide-ranging technical assistance to individual property and
business owners, City residents, community groups, outside
researchers, other City agencies and other government entities;
supporting the enforcement of the City's historic preservation
regulations; creating and managing programs and policies that
advance the goals of the City's historic preservation program;
managing compliance with appropriate state and federal historic
preservation-related requirements and regulations including but not
limited to the National Historic Preservation Action of 1966 (as
amended); and incorporating the City's historic places and spaces
into its future. - These actions will guide the physical and
economic development of our rapidly growing city. The programs and
activities must thoughtfully and creatively consider how best to
leverage the value of the City's historic places and spaces to
achieve desired patterns and densities of development, support new
types and levels for diverse affordable housing options, and create
opportunities for parks and other public spaces that reinforce the
City's physical identity while also addressing existing community
needs. - This is an experienced, professional level capable of
carrying out most assignments typical of the -profession with
limited guidance or review. -This level would be considered a
promotional level and -attainable by any incumbents in a work group
who demonstrate the necessary knowledge, ability, and performance.
- Supervision Received Direction received is very general, focuses
on end results, and is typically collaborative in nature. Candidate
should be extremely self-motivated and willing to take initiative.
- Essential Duties & Responsibilities - - - - These are typical
responsibilities for this position and should not be construed as
exclusive or all inclusive. Other duties shall be performed as
assigned. -
- Compliance with Federal Historic Preservation Regulations -
Effectively and efficiently lead the Department of City Planning's
compliance with federal historic preservation regulations and
requirements in partnership with the City's Department of Grants
and Community Development, including but not limited to the
National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (as amended) (NHPA). -
-Complete "Section 106 reviews" for all types of U.S. HUD-funded
projects or programs implemented by the City of Atlanta in full
compliance with NHPA, including but not limited to housing
rehabilitation, commercial revitalization, infrastructure projects,
site improvements, property acquisitions, and building demolition
actions. -
- Review a wide variety of property types, project scopes and
scales, and construction documentation for National Register of
Historic Places eligibility and compliance with Secretary of the
Interior Standards for Rehabilitation and other pertinent
regulatory standards and procedures. - Conduct field evaluations
and assessments to support such reviews. -
- Implement programmatic/mitigation agreements on individual
projects (at all scales) and multi-year federal programs, including
existing programmatic agreements for all U. S. HUD-funded projects
and U.S. HUD-funded demolitions required by the City of Atlanta.
-Create, revise, and/or update existing and future programmatic
agreements and similar documents in partnership with the State of
Georgia's Department of Community Affairs to continually improve
the City's compliance with federal historic preservation
regulations and requirements. - -Complete all reporting and
tracking activities required by the City's existing programmatic
agreements and other Section 106-relate documents. - -
- Develop and manage processes to effectively incorporate
community voices and concerns into the City's compliance with
federal historic preservation regulations. - Develop and implement
appropriate training and information sharing initiatives for both
potential recipients of U.S. HUD funding as well as communities
that are the location of U.S. HUD-funded projects and programs. -
-Provide strategic and technical assistance to the City's historic
and potentially historic neighborhoods and commercial areas as it
relates to federal historic preservation regulations and
requirements. - -
- Advise City agencies on federal historic preservation
compliance related to the programs they manage. - Respond, as
needed, to official information requests related to federal
historic preservation compliance on behalf of the City, including
representing the City's interests in that research and analysis. -
Present the City's federal historic preservation compliance work to
a wide variety of audiences, including elected officials and other
City of Atlanta leaders. - - Act as liaison between community
groups, government agencies, developers and elected officials
related to the City's historic preservation and federal historic
preservation compliance functions.
- Interact with private consulting firms and other outside
entities who are conducting federal historic preservation
compliance work, including representing the City's interests in
that research and analysis.
- Other duties as assigned, including assistance with design
review processes and Atlanta Urban Design Commission activities;
preservation planning, design, & technical assistance programs; and
general Office of Design / Departmental program. - - - Decision
Making Applies organizational policies. Establishes work methods,
timetables, performance standards, etc. Selects -from multiple
procedures and methods to accomplish tasks. - Leadership Provided
Serves as a technical resource and mentor to other employees. - May
lead or instruct less experienced workers in high level or
technical tasks. - Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities This is a
partial listing of necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities
required to perform the job -successfully. -It is not an exhaustive
list.
- Nationally accepted and progressive historic preservation
principles and concepts; historic preservation design guidelines
and regulations; federal historic preservation law, review, and
compliance procedures; U.S. HUD regulations and guidance related to
compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (as
amended) and other pertinent federal laws and regulations,
including but not limited to Section 106 review process; the
National Register of Historic Places and its criteria, application,
and processes; the Secretary of Interior's Standards for
Rehabilitation and its criteria, application, and related guidance;
and Advisory Council on Historic Preservation's procedures,
regulations, and related guidance; -
- Historic preservation and urban planning research methodology,
including field inspections, computer and electronic searches, and
archive and file searches; -
- Current/progressive concepts of urban design, community
engagement and project coordination; -
- GIS and how to prepare maps, graphics and reports;
spreadsheets, databases and software to help visualize and present
projects and programs; -
- Planning and zoning, economic development, historic
preservation, and related principles, methodologies, processes and
practices; -
- Principles and practices of developmental design and
engineering, including historic preservation, architecture,
landscape architecture, site design and development, and land use
compatibility.
- Oral communication and interpersonal relationships to explain
rules, procedures and programs clearly to the public; creative
problem-solving to gather relevant information to solve vaguely
defined practical problems; and management of historic preservation
planning and program analysis projects.
- Read and interpret architectural and civil engineering plans,
city regulations, procedures, master plans, regulatory codes,
technical and operational documents, reports, research material and
information, and maps; analyze applications and apply relevant
regulatory ordinances and codes; operate and maintain a GIS
computer system; -
- Prepare and present oral, written and graphic reports,
documents, brochures and pamphlets, maps, and related historic
preservation, general planning and development documentation;
and
- Operate standard office equipment including a personal computer
using program applications appropriate to assigned duties;
communicate effectively; and establish and maintain effective
working relationships with the public, customers, citizen groups
and other employees.
Keywords: City of Atlanta, East Point , Urban Planner III - Section 106 Compliance Manager, Executive , Atlanta, Georgia
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