Land Use Development Manager

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• Work cooperatively and maintain effective relationships to accomplish job responsibilities.
• Work independently and maintain flexibility amid changing assignments and priorities.
• Effectively and efficiently produce results consistent with program objectives.
• Provide exceptional customer service to all internal and external customers, while simultaneously enforcing regulations.
• Communicate and interact with personnel at all organizational levels.
• Values learning and finds opportunities for challenging and improving personal performance.
• Inform superiors and subordinates of critical information for performing job responsibilities and delivering services.
• Actively promote teamwork by creating a culture and environment that supports individual and team empowerment.
• Promote the principles of servant leadership practices.
• Manage and resolve conflicts and disagreements in a positive and constructive manner to minimize negative impact.
• Ensure customer service and satisfaction and provide timely, effective responses to customer inquiries both orally and in writing.

• Current knowledge of federal, state and local legislation, policies, regulations and issues that pertain to the technical and service aspects of the assignment.
• Current technical/professional knowledge of complex principles, methods, standards and techniques associated with community development.
• Physical, social, technical and economic implications involved in regional, county, city and environmental planning.
• Computer software such as MS Office Suite: Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
• Organization and conduct of research studies, ability to analyze data, draw conclusions and make appropriate recommendations.
• Interpretation and application of County of Orange Codified Ordinances, relevant State Codes and regulations (adopted by Ordinance) to different project circumstances, conditions and scenarios.
• Project management, including the ability to effectively apply industry standards and practices in the areas of project planning, coordination, budget management, scheduling and monitoring to achieve measurable results.
• Participate in field activities and investigations; review reports and correspondence prepared by staff members and prepare materials for hearings, meetings, and presentations.
• Apply principles and modern methods of public and business administration including fiscal management, budgetary preparation and control and consultant/personnel supervision.

• Promote open, candid information sharing across organizational boundaries.
• Build consensus among diverse groups for the purpose of meeting business objectives.
• Listen effectively to others and seek clarification as needed.
• Presents facts, ideas and complex material clearly, concisely, logically and persuasively both orally and in writing to a variety of audiences including executive staff and approval authorities such as Zoning Administrator and Planning Commission.
• Ensure timely, appropriate communication with stakeholders.
• Review documents and provide input to help ensure quality work product.
• Communicate effectively and maintain working relationships with elected and appointed officials, appointed commission and board members, developers, stakeholders, contractors, engineers, trade professionals, and the public both verbally and in writing, using both technical and non-technical language.

• Accurately identify issues, impacts and solutions.
• Minimize unexpected problems and situations through responsive planning and timely control, deals with problems promptly to minimize their impact on the project.
• Use logical and creative thought processes to develop solutions according to written specifications and/or oral instructions

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Orange County, as an equal employment opportunity employer, encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.

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