Community Development Planner II (CDA)

Salary: $45,604 - $71,292

Position Grade: 14G

Department: Community Development Administration

Job Type: Full-Time (Permanent)

Examination Number: EX1385

Location: Downtown - St. Louis, MO

Incumbents in this position are responsible overseeing the Federally-mandated Part 58 environmental review (ER) procedures for the Community Development Administration, including utilizing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to support ER completion, developing a comprehensive ER database, managing other staff responsible for completing ERs, technical writing and conducting ERs, file/record documentation and retention, regularly updating mapping resources, assisting the Director of Housing and Housing Production Manager with real estate development opportunities/priorities, reviewing Department plans and coordinating their implementation with other departments. Consults with HUD Regional Office to improve existing and craft new ER procedures. May include managing environmental consultants.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities:

● Develops, administers, and coordinates the Community Development Administration's Federally-mandated Part 58 environmental review (ER) procedures, including managing staff members and consultant contracts.

● Supports ER process through the creation and maintenance of digital resources including, but not limited to, databases in Geographic Information Systems (GIS).

● Research, collect, analyze, summarize and present information on environmental factors in the City to aid in Housing Development/Rehabilitation.

● Coordinate with multiple City departments, officials, stakeholders, developers and other actors to align planning goals and meet City development objectives.

● Assist the Director of Housing and Housing Production Manager in identifying affordable housing opportunities and priorities..

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

● Data Utilization: Requires the ability to perform basic level of data analysis including the ability to review, classify, categorize, prioritize and/or reference data, statutes and/or guidelines and/or group, rank, investigate and diagnose. Requires discretion in determining and referencing such to established standards to recognize interactive effects and relationships.

● Human Interaction: Requires the ability to provide paraprofessional level counseling in semi-specialized areas, such as social service referral and casework.

● Equipment, Machinery, Tools and Materials Use: Requires the ability to operate a variety of office equipment such as computer terminal, typewriter, telephone, fax machine, calculator/adding machine, computer printer and photocopier. Verbal Aptitude: Requires the ability to utilize a variety of advisory data and information such as detainee records, case notes, referral recommendations, incident reports, contact sheets, grievance forms, treatment plans, intake forms, directories, statutes, procedures, guidelines and non-routine correspondence.

● Mathematical Aptitude: Requires the ability to perform addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.

● Functional Reasoning: Requires the ability to apply principles of rational systems. Ability to interpret instructions furnished in written, oral, diagrammatic or schedule form. Ability to exercise independent judgment to adopt or modify methods and standards to meet variations in assigned objectives.

● Situational Reasoning: Requires the ability to exercise the judgment, decisiveness and creativity required in situations involving the evaluation of information against sensory, judgmental and/or subjective criteria, as opposed to criteria that are clearly measurable or verifiable.

● Environmental Factors: Work is normally performed in an office environment under generally safe and comfortable conditions where exposure to disease and irate individuals poses a very limited risk of injury.

● Physical Requirements: Requires the ability to lift files and office materials up to twenty pounds.

● Sensory Requirements: Requires the ability to recognize and identify similarities or differences between characteristics of shapes and sounds associated with job-related objects, materials and tasks to clearly distinguish objects and communicate with detainees and others.