We are seeking a highly skilled Graduate GIS Planner to join our team at WilmingtonList. As a key member of our planning department, you will play a crucial role in supporting current planning, development projects, and long-range planning initiatives.

• Revises or manages contracts to revise long-range land use, transportation, environmental, and other plans, and presents to Planning Board and City Board for approval.
• Manages projects, including coordinating consultants and writing reports, to track state and federal regulatory requirements, trends, and opportunities related to development and environment.
• Preserves goals on land use plan by designing zoning, subdivision, and other planning ordinances to implement provisions of the plan.
• Develops and maintains a GIS system with various overlays for use in mapping and data analysis for the city.
• Coordinates downtown development planning, including potentially developing Main Street program, streetscape plan, downtown overlay district, historic preservation, and related downtown economic development programs.
• Provides staff coordination and representation for Planning Board, Board of Adjustment, and Forestry Committee.
• Responds to various questions from citizens regarding planning and zoning compliance issues and facilitates and mediates public disputes regarding land use policies.
• Plans and implements information technology necessary for the work of the department, including GIS systems.
• Represents the City on various local and regional committees and commissions.

• Considerable knowledge of the principles and practices of local and regional planning, including current and long-range, natural resources, population, downtown development, transportation, and corridor development.
• Considerable knowledge of city, municipal, state, and federal laws pertaining to land use planning and development.
• Considerable knowledge of the application of information technology to the work, including knowledge and skill in the use of GIS, office technology, spreadsheets, and databases.
• Working knowledge of transportation planning.
• Skill in the use of computers for compiling reports and developing presentation material.
• Ability to analyze planning issues and present effective solutions.
• Ability to write and present professional and technical planning reports and papers.
• Ability to execute a comprehensive planning program.
• Ability to prioritize, manage, and organize a variety of planning activities, organize work for efficient processing, and meet established deadlines.
• Ability to devise effective office operations and procedures.

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a four-year degree in urban or regional planning or a related field, including a preference for a master's degree in planning, and experience in professional city and/or regional planning.

Possession of a valid driver's license.