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Planning Director/ Civil Engineer

Employer
CITY OF DURANT
Location
Durant, Oklahoma
Salary
$102,065 - $120, 534 +Benefits
Closing date
Jan 6, 2023

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Specialty
Planning & Development
Position Type
Director
Contract Type
Permanent
Organization Type
Government
  • Directs, manages, coordinates, and expedites activities of Community Development, Economic Development, GIS, Grants, Airport, and Building Inspections; assigns, delegates to, and supervises assigned department heads.
  • Ensures the maintenance of accurate and complete records of department activities and records relating to licenses, permits, maps, blueprints, overlay, and sketches pertinent to planning and development programs and projects.
  • Maintains regular contact with consulting engineers, construction project engineers, City, County, State and Federal agencies, professional and technical groups and the general public regarding division activities, services, city planning and zoning regulations and ordinances.
  • Reviews project development plans for compliance with codes, regulations, and standards, adequacy of application for permits, and compliance with approved plans.
  • Coordinates preparation of or develops engineering plans and specifications. 
  • Coordinates required advertising for bids, reviews construction bids, and makes recommendations based on lowest cost and best bids, competency of vendors and consultants, and the selection criteria.
  • Assists in intersection signal and channelization design as well as checks for proper use and placement of traffic control devices to assure compliance with the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD).
  • Assists in project management for the construction of municipal public works projects; makes recommendations regarding the analysis and review of procedures and workflow.
  • Oversees assigned projects to ensure contractor compliance with time and budget parameters.
  • Assists in the preparation of sanitary sewer, water, storm drainage, stormwater retention, and street system maps, databases, and comprehensive plans.
  • Maintains the engineering library and infrastructure records and communicates official plans, policies, and procedures to staff and the public.
  • Supervises the development and implementation of growth management, land use, utility, housing, transportation, park and open space, facilities, or other plans and codes to meet the City's needs.
  • Evaluates environmental information and recommend mitigation measures to reduce adverse impacts of development.
  • Assists in the designs of parks, streetscapes, and other municipal projects.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

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