Medford, Massachusetts5 days ago
Ability to manage multiple tasks efficiently, prioritize, and balance short and long-term responsibilities, manage conflict and meet deadlines; communicate effectively both orally and in writing; work independently; maintain good public relations and to establish collaborative working relationships with City departments, department heads, fellow employees, officials, developers, engineers, attorneys, and the general public, and to respond in a courteous and professional manner; gather relevant information to solve less well-defined planning problems; organize, maintain, and analyze data and reports and establish and adhere to own strategic and efficient work plan. Knowledge of urban and regional planning, principles and practices of local planning and development; planning, climate change, energy efficiency building energy, zoning, design, land use and subdivision law, theory, and applications; local government structure and operation, including budgetary procedures; research methodology, statistics, and modern management practices; City personnel programs, policies, procedures; understanding local, federal and state laws as they pertain to essential functions, conservation, housing and climate policies.