Planner - Fayetteville, AR

Planner 

City of Fayetteville, Arkansas

Professional Area: 

Land-Use Management         Code Enforcement

Urban Design

Zoning Administration

Experience: 

Entry level

Contact person: 

Andrew Garner

Email: agarner@fayetteville-ar.gov

Website: http://www.fayetteville-ar.gov

Location: 

Fayetteville, AR

Fayetteville Planning Division located in the beautiful Ozark Mountains of northwest Arkansas and home to the University of Arkansas, seeks a full-time Planner.

Fayetteville is the third-largest city in Arkansas with a current city population of 73,580. Northwest Arkansas offers amenities that rival many major metropolitan areas, including Crystal Bridges, a world-class museum of American art; expansive and diverse shopping; a minor league baseball team; and a world-class performance theatre.

Fayetteville is home to a top research institution in the nation – the University of Arkansas, also known for its successful SEC sports programs. The city offers award-winning schools, state-of-the art medical facilities, a world-class public library, seventy city parks, three lakes, numerous award-winning natural areas, and miles of trails for walking, running, and biking.

Fayetteville ranks on several lists as a top city in the nation, including Livability.com’s ranking of Fayetteville as the 63rd top livable city in the United States, as well as the 9th top college town.

Qualified applicants are asked to electronically submit an application to the City of Fayetteville through the website at www.fayetteville-ar.gov. The position will be open until filled.

The successful candidate will work under the supervision of the City Planning Director to complete a variety of current and long range city planning activities.

Primary duties consist of reviewing development projects and zoning proposals and presenting items at public hearings such as Planning Commission and Board of Adjustment.

This position will also contribute to long range planning activities such as neighborhood and city-wide planning efforts, urban design projects, and code drafting to make codes and ordinances consistent with the overall land use goals and policies of the city.

Work is conducted primarily during daytime weekday hours at the City of Fayetteville office in downtown Fayetteville. Some evening work is required to attend and present at bi-weekly or monthly public hearings.

The minimum qualifications include a bachelor’s degree in planning or a related field, or a bachelor’s degree in a non-related field plus three years directly related experience. Annual salary range is from the mid-30’s to the mid-50’s, commensurate with qualifications.

Parking Manager - City of Fayetteville, AR

Parking Manager

City of Fayetteville

Professional Area: 

Transportation Planning

Experience: 

5-7 years

Website: 

http://www.fayetteville-ar.gov/

Location: 

Fayetteville, AR

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES

• Provide good customer service to both internal and external customers, maintain positive and effective working relationships with other City employees (especially members of his or her own team), and have regular and reliable attendance that is non-disruptive.
• Perform supervisory responsibilities which may include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.  Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the City’s policies and applicable laws.
• Coordinate and manage all parking facilities and operations in the Downtown Business District and the Entertainment District, including public, residential and City employee parking.
• Interact extensively with the public, fielding questions about the paid parking program, responding to complaints and reviewing requests to void parking violations. 
• Negotiate and administer contracts with various outside companies related to parking contracts and event permit applications.
• Allocate expenses for parking lot management services in compliance with contracts.
• Maintain records to pay and properly allocate parking revenue to parking districts and other third parties in accordance with contracts.
• Oversee litter control in the Entertainment District. 
• Coordinate and manage the payment of utility bills for city facilities and operations including electric, natural gas, water, sewer, solid waste and telecommunications.
• Prepare, manage and monitor the Parking Management Division operational and capital improvement budgets.  Conduct financial analyses to prepare budget projections, monitor revenues and evaluate the cost of operations. Develop goals and identify potential improvements.  Administer the Utilities Management Program budget.
• Develop and implement long and short range plans for capital improvements for the programs.  Provide project management and contract administration for improvement projects.
• Testify as needed in District Court representing the City in the prosecution of parking violation cases.
• Oversee and monitor the event permit process.  Ensure appropriate flow of information across departments and divisions.  Serve as a point of contact for members of the public and the press.
• Draft and present agenda items to City Council.
• Define, prioritize, schedule and monitor numerous technical projects assigned to subordinates.
• Prepare project plans and system design proposals; prepare specifications for bid proposals on new systems and services.
• Review and evaluate parking programs and policies, research trends and best-practices in municipal parking and recommend program developments and changes.
• During inclement weather events, coordinate snow removal and clearing of designated parking lots.
• After hours and weekend work may be required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS   

• Bachelor’s degree (B.A. or B.S.), in a related field and five years of paid parking system related experience or five years of management experience. 
   
• Valid Driver’s License.
   
• Must successfully pass criminal background check, including but not limited to convictions, guilty pleas, or no contest pleas to violent offenses, theft offenses and any offense under A.C.A. § 21-15-103 or A.C.A. § 21-15-111.
   
• Provide good customer service and effectively communicate with others orally and in writing, often under complex conditions that require good judgment.
   
• Ability to negotiate agreement and/or reach consensus among diverse stakeholders.
   
• Ability to respond effectively to sensitive inquiries or complaints exercising political diplomacy and balancing diverse interests.
   
• Ability to make effective and persuasive speeches and presentations on controversial or sensitive topics to top management, public groups and City Council.
   
• Demonstrate and instill within the division a parking management strategy that maintains a customer focus with effective parking enforcement.
   
• Be proficient in accounting practices related to cash handling, billing and invoices.  Have a good understanding of debits and credits and have experience reconciling a subsidiary ledger to a general ledger. 
   
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.
   
• Must be proficient in the use of a computer and software applications such as word processing and spreadsheets.  .  Must possess the ability to become proficient with the City’s parking equipment, hardware and related paid parking and ticketing management software programs.  Must be able to effectively operate standard office equipment.
   
• Experience with paid parking programs either direct employment experience or as a frequent user of paid parking.
   
• While performing the functions of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear.  The employee regularly is required to stand, walk, and sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. 
   
• While performing the functions of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles; outside weather conditions and risk of electric shock.