TITLE: Historic Preservation and Neighborhood Planner

LOCATION: City of Ithaca Planning Department

SALARY: $23.5011/hour

Hours: 17.5 hours/week

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS: This is a specialized professional planning position with primary work assignments focused on the areas of historic preservation and neighborhood planning. The individual in this position would provide technical and administrative support to the Ithaca Landmarks Preservation Commission and would be responsible for developing and administering the City’s historic preservation program including regulatory, planning, education and training functions. In the area of neighborhood planning this individual would coordinate and conduct neighborhood-based planning, providing technical assistance to neighborhood groups with projects and activities. In addition to historic preservation and neighborhood planning, this individual would act as lead or support staff for general City planning projects pertaining to land use, housing, accessibility, urban design and other areas of planning involving coordination with other departments, boards, committees and agencies. General direction and project assignments would be received from the Director of Planning and Development. The details of the work are independently planned and carried to completion. Supervision may be exercised over consultants, interns, and student assistants.

Inventory, monitor and report performance on energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, and reduction measures for City facilities and operations using ICLEI software or similar greenhouse gas tracking software.

Inventory, monitor and report performance on energy consumption, greenhouse gas emissions, and reduction measures for City facilities and operations using ICLEI software or similar greenhouse gas tracking software.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Either

A. Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Master's Degree in Historic Preservation which shall include or be supplemented by a minimum of 20 credit hours of coursework in City or Regional Planning or an allied field with similar course curriculum; or

B. Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Master's Degree in City or Regional Planning or an allied field with similar course curriculum, which shall include or be supplemented by a minimum of 20 credit hours of coursework related to Historic Preservation; or

C. Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Bachelor's Degree in City or Regional Planning, Architecture, engineering, environmental studies, public administration or an allied field with similar course curriculum and three (3) years of full-time paid experience (or its part-time and/or volunteer equivalent) in municipal planning which shall have included extensive work in the field of historic preservation; or

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D. Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Bachelor's Degree in Historic Preservation and three (3) years of full-time paid experience (or its part-time and/or volunteer equivalent) in municipal planning; or

E. Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Bachelor's Degree which shall include or be supplemented by at least 20 credit hours of coursework in Historic Preservation, and five (5) years of full-time paid experience (or its part-time and/or volunteer equivalent) in municipal planning; or

F. Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Bachelor's Degree which shall include or be supplemented by at least 20 credit hours of coursework in City or Regional Planning, and five (5) years of full-time paid experience (or its part-time and/or volunteer equivalent) in municipal planning which shall have included extensive work in the field of historic preservation; or

G. An equivalent combination of training and experience as defined by the limits of A through F.

RESIDENCY: Must be a legal resident of New York State.

EXAM: A civil service exam will be required at a later date.

APPLICATION MATERIALS REQUIRED:

? City of Ithaca application

? Copy of college transcripts

Submit required application materials by June 30, 2011 to:

City of Ithaca

Human Resources Department

108 East Green Street

Ithaca, NY 14850

(607) 274-6539

Web site: www.cityofithaca.org

The City of Ithaca is an Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to diversifying its workforce.

Issued: 06/03/11