Historic Preservation Planner - City of Miami (Miami, FL)
Nature of Work
This is responsible professional and technical work involving moderately difficult duties in historic preservation. The position’s incumbent will exercise considerable independent judgment and discretion and will perform the duties under general supervision and direction. Work is predominantly intellectual and varied in character as opposed to routine mental, mechanical, manual, or physical work. This is a temporary position in the Planning Department reporting to the Preservation Officer or his/her designee.
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Essential Functions
The position incumbent applies professional historic preservation principles, practices and techniques to a wide variety of routine and moderately advanced historic preservation projects. The duties of the position include, but are not limited to: assisting in reviewing, analyzing, conducting site visits, reporting findings, and making recommendations on applications proposed work affecting historic properties and properties in Environmental Preservation Districts and Scenic Transportation Corridors; approving building permits and issues Certificates of Appropriateness, Certificates of Approvals, and all other permits and/or programs administered by the Historic & Environmental Division; conducting historic resources surveys; conducting research and assisting in preparing designation reports for proposed historic sites and historic districts; providing technical assistance to property owners and neighborhood groups; responding verbally and in writing to inquiries regarding historic and environmental preservation; assisting in the overall administration and making presentations and reports to the Historic and Environmental Preservation Board; ensuring implementation of and compliance with the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 as amended (NHPA) including significant investigation into potential problems through contacts with Federal, state, and local officials, including mandatory consultation necessary to receive project clearance; implementing Ad Valorum Tax Program and Transfer of Development Rights and Density programs; performing other related work as required.
Minimum Requirements
A Bachelor’s degree in Anthropology, Archeology, Architecture, Architectural History, Art History, Historic Preservation, History, or a closely related field and two (2) years experience working in historic preservation, design review and/or historical research. A valid State of Florida Driver’s License (Class E or higher) is required within six (6) months of employment and must be maintained valid throughout employment in the classification.
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Equivalent combination of education and experience beyond a high school diploma or its equivalent and six (6) months of the required experience.
Documentation Requirements
Applicants, including City of Miami employees, must upload and submit attached copies of the following documents with the employment application. Please be sure to attach all required documents to your employment application each time you apply. Uploaded documents remain in your online profile but they will not attach automatically and you will be deemed ineligible without the proper documentation.
ALL DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED MUST BE CLEAR, LEGIBLE, AND IN PROPER FORMAT.
THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS ARE REQUIRED AT TIME OF APPLICATION AND ARE ACCEPTABLE FORMS OF PROOF:
Proof of education in the form of Bachelor’s degree in Anthropology, Archeology, Architecture, Architectural History, Art History, Historic Preservation, History, or a closely related field. Foreign diplomas/degrees must be submitted with a credential evaluation report from an approved credential evaluation agency*. Translations of diploma/degrees are not accepted. If degree/diploma does not reflect the academic major on its face, transcripts indicating degree completion must be submitted. Audit/Academic reports are not accepted as substitutions for college transcripts.
To qualify under the equivalency clause, applicant must provide proof of education in one or more of the following applicable forms: copy of high school diploma or equivalent, transcript showing at least 60 college credits, Associate's degree or Bachelor's degree or higher in an unrelated field.
*Approved Credential Evaluation Agencies:
Credential evaluation reports showing the United States equivalency for academic credentials earned in other countries may be provided by:
An accredited four-year college or university in the United States, OR
A current member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES), OR
A current member of the Association of International Credential Evaluators (AICE), OR
A recognized Professional Organization
For additional list of approved credential evaluation agencies visit the Florida Department of Education
It is the applicant's responsibility to ensure that all required documents submitted with the employment application are in a format that is acceptable, clear and legible for eligibility determination or risk being disqualified.
Applicants, including City of Miami employees, must completely detail their work experience on the employment application or risk being disqualified. Resumes are not required and will not be reviewed in place of the employment application.
It is the applicant's responsibility to update their online profile with personal data, work experience, education, and certifications, when submitting application(s), failure to do so may result in disqualification.
Applicants must provide a valid email address in order to receive notification of eligibility.
