Planner II - Parks and Recreation - Facilities Design & Construction Management

Description:

Work with the best - work for Virginia Beach Parks and Recreation! Join our team and contribute to our 60+ year track record of providing legendary experiences! We are dedicated to promoting healthy lifestyles and protecting our environment. We ensure all residents – regardless of their physical, social, and economic circumstances – can access our programs. By providing enriching and memorable lifelong experiences, we strive to enhance the quality of life for our community by improving the physical and mental well-being of our residents.

Are you…

• Able to keep a positive attitude and foster excellence through your actions, words, and appearance? Personable and genuine with your communication - both written and verbal?
• Someone who seeks opportunity to learn and understand the experience of others, creating a collaborative environment for all voices to be heard? Able to embrace differences and individuality to encourage inclusion? Willing to listen with an open mind?
• A problem solver who can work through sticking points and difficult conversations, holding yourself and team members to the highest standards of accountability?
• Able to find opportunity in challenges, no matter how difficult, finding creative solutions?
• Able to model sustainable practices to ensure an environmental conscious and productive culture (Ex: Recycle, reduce waste, optimize resources, and improve processes)?
• Going to take ownership of your time with the department and strive for excellence?

THEN WE WANT YOU TO JOIN OUR TEAM!

Planning, Design & Development Division is a team of ten dedicated professionals managing capital improvements to plan, design, construct and renovate Parks & Recreation’s assets in the City of Virginia Beach.

Skills Required:

The Planner II - Parks and Recreation FacilitiesDesign and Construction Management duties and responsibilities include avariety of professional park planning, park design and park constructionmanagement tasks typically performed by a landscape architect. Some of these duties include:

·Develop concept plans for under-developed andundeveloped parks. Create presentationdrawings including rendered plans and 3-D drawings for public input. Work on a City team managing design firms tomove the project from concept plans to bid documents through construction tocompletion.

·Review, analyze and provide input on planningdocuments, reports and site plans to ensure consistency with the Department’sdesign standards and long-range plans.

· Work withequipment vendors to design new or replacement structures within our parksystem.

·Manage the repairs and replacement of parks andrecreation amenities including picnic shelters, tennis courts, basketballcourts, skate parks, sports fields, trails, recreation centers, etc.

·Proficient in the use of AutoCAD, SketchUp,ArcGIS, Adobe Suites (PhotoShop) Lumion and MicroSoft Office software includingAccess.

Education Requirements:

Minimum Requirements:

MINIMUMS:
Bachelors degree in Planning, Geography, Urban Studies, Architecture, Political Science or related field and two (2) years of experience utilizing the knowledge, skills, and abilities associated with such positions as Planner or Landscape Architect OR any combination of related education (above high school level) and years of experience equivalent to six (6) years.

Travel Required: No