Under the direction of the Planning Supervisor, the Associate Planner/Housing Administrator will primarily manage the City’s affordable housing programs and projects. The incumbent is accountable and responsible for delivering effective and efficient services to the public. This position serves as the City liaison to other departments and community agencies on housing issues related to housing policy, implementation of City housing goals, and reviewing and analyzing all housing-related development applications. It provides City-wide leadership and coordination on housing policy issues. The position oversees and coordinates the utilization of the City’s Housing Rehabilitation Fund, including Affordable Housing Tax revenue and the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) income (specific to housing), including identifying, managing, and administrating grants awarded to the City for housing benefits and purposes. Additional responsibilities include advocating for utilizing the City’s code incentives to support housing, providing support to community housing groups and agencies actively working on adding housing units within the City of Port Angeles, and other duties as assigned.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
A combination of the experience and education listed below, which provides an equivalent background to perform the work of this position, will be considered.
Education: A Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration, Planning, Finance, Business, Social Sciences, or a closely related field. AICP desirable.
Experience: Considerable (3-5 years) experience in planning, program management, affordable housing programs, community housing, planning, public policy, real estate finance or development, business administration, or economic development.
Other necessary requirements: Must possess a Washington State Driver’s License within one month of hire date.
