Project Manager Town Planner (North West)

Land and Property Identification

• Implement systems, policies and procedures for addressing all potential land and property opportunities.
• Identify appropriate land and properties for the HDA
  • Research opportunities related to land.
  • Identify suitable land for acquisition.
  • Assess land in line with the HDA criteria and strategy.
  • Develop comprehensive feasibility assessment of the land.
  • Make recommendations on appropriateness of land.
• Engage with stakeholders around pre-identified land
  • Research development potential/ viability.
  • Assess the land in line with the HDA criteria and strategy.
  • Develop comprehensive feasibility assessment of the land.
  • Make recommendations on appropriateness of land.
• Engage with stakeholders with property opportunities
  • Research the viability of the land and the proposed property opportunity.
  • Assess the opportunity in line with the HDA criteria and strategy.
  • Develop comprehensive feasibility assessment of the land.
  • Make recommendations on appropriateness of land.

Land Suitability Assessment

• Assess land potential in terms of the approved pre-acquisition feasibility model in relation to geo-physical parameters.
• Implement the pre-acquisition feasibility model for all potential land transactions.
• Undertake land suitability assessment and identification within the scope of sustainable human settlements development.
• Develop and maintain periodic registers on land suitable for human settlements development.
• Develop reports with recommendations detailing the outcome of the assessments and feasibilities.

Town planning policy and guidelines

• Review previous policies or guidelines with regard to town planning issues.
• Provide input in the drafting of policies/guidelines with regard to town planning issues (dwellings, churches, rezoning, subdivision, home enterprises, guest houses, pre-schools etc.).
• Keep abreast with building control legislative requirements impacting on land use planning, conduct investigations into best practices and determine the appropriateness of specific legal procedures for implementation.
• Consult with other municipalities and town planning consultants with regard to existing and new policies and guidelines.
• Distribute approved new policy or a guideline document to HDA for final approval after Portfolio meeting.
• Advise and provide guidance to the public, applicants and contractors regarding land use issues affecting the approval of building plans (height restrictions, building lines, etc.).
• Provide land use planning comments on building plans referring specifically to the zoning scheme regulations, architectural guidelines and appropriate planning legislation.

Land use and developmental applications

• Receive applications, verify the correct land use of properties  in terms of the zoning scheme and issue zoning certificates confirming existing zoning rights.
• Advise applicants and consultants regarding application procedures and town planning issues affecting the decision making process (public representations, etc.).
• Process applications in terms of laid down guidelines and procedures (advertising for public comments, obtaining views from interested/affected parties, etc.).
• Assess applications (rezoning, subdivision, departure, consent use, street and open spaces closures, trade- and liquor. licenses, removal of title deed restrictions, etc.) for compliance with specific town planning regulations, environmental and related legislation and/or input from internal/external commentators.
• Coordinate and follow-up on the administrative process (compilation of notices and advertisements, etc.) including obtaining the necessary comment from internal and external departments.
• Undertake need and desirability assessments, site inspections and investigate the development history of sites.
• Compile reports motivating recommendations on the assessment of applications and appropriate requirements and conditions of approval for specific applications.

Manage future planning initiatives

• Facilitate future planning to the advantage of the entire population of the area in contexts of a sensitive bio-physical environment.
• Manage all aspects relating to spatial forward planning within the area of jurisdiction like identifying forward planning projects.
• Draft and manage the budget for the projects and source external funding.
• Draft the terms of reference for forward planning projects and appoint consultants in line with the approved budget.
• Manage the projects and monitor that specifications and timelines are adhered to.
• Appoint and manage consultants to prepare forward planning documentation e.g. Spatial Development Framework, Sectorial Plans, Structure Plans, Development Plans, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Environmental. Management/Conservation (coastal/estuaries) and cultural Conservation.
• Draft policies and by-laws as well as zoning scheme regulations in collaboration with consultants for approval by HDA.

Stakeholder relations

• Participate in various meetings (internal and external forums, applicants, objectors, etc.) and provide comments/opinions on matters affecting or concerning the functionality
• Collaborate with external departments/professions on complex issues related to land use planning and related principles (environment, agriculture, etc.) with a view to aligning internal processes
• Attend meetings with project managers, developers, attorneys and other stakeholders