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Department: City Planning

Posting Expires: 12/9/2026

Salary Range: $47,474.94- $63,342.00

General Description and Classification Standards The purpose of this job is to assign and update street addresses, street names, and subdivision names for the city.

Supervision Received Works under very general supervision and reports to the Assistant Director of Land Development as needed. May work independently or with other workers with responsibility for completion of assigned tasks.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities These are typical responsibilities for this position and should not be construed as exclusive or all inclusive. May perform other duties as assigned.

Reviews the applications for address requests as submitted (ADDR type of record) (research, coordination, assignment, publishing letters of approval, updating AA)

Reviews various site plans, permits, and plats for compliance with ordinances and regulations pertaining to addressing and street names; reviews subdivision, townhome, and condominium projects requiring multiple addressing assignments; seeks clarification from developers, engineers, or others as appropriate to resolve addressing issues; determines which land parcels will be impacted and confirms ownership of land; and approves or denies submitted street names and subdivision names.

Reviews internal requests for new addresses as part of the process of creating new lots (REP-replat, CON-Lot consolidation, SD-Subdivision, etc.)

Processes the approved and recorded plats to enter the new addresses in the city computerized database

Identifies, researches, and resolves addressing conflicts; makes appropriate changes to remedy inconsistencies; and updates databases.

Maintains internal database with all the new addresses

Conducts address research at the request of both internal and external customers

Coordinates with the GIS team for updating the city systems for new addresses

Notifies property owners, E-911, U.S. Postal Service, various Fulton and DeKalb departments, and utility companies of any address changes and updates

Acts as the primary point of contact in the office / city for any address related issue.

Decision Making Follow standardized procedures and written/verbal instructions to accomplish assigned tasks. Must be able to process information on hand and decide on next steps to complete tasks and/or resolve issues. Determines when to escalate issues to upper/senior management.

Leadership Provided Routinely provides work group leadership, guidance, and/or training to less experienced staff.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities This is a partial listing of necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the job successfully. It is not an exhaustive list. Thorough knowledge reading and interpreting a variety of plans / plats / maps and comply with local address ordinance (directional, quadrants, sequencing, etc.), a variety of records management techniques for maintenance of hard copy and electronic records. Skills: customer service skills / attitude, in person or over the telephone/ email. Works effectively and efficiently under stress and meet deadlines as required. Works collaboratively with team members. High level of team spirit due to frequent daily interaction with both internal and external customers

Minimum Qualifications – Education and Experience High school diploma or GED and technical training in the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Computer Aided Drafting (CAD), Information Technology or related field (equivalent professional experience may be considered for substitution for the required degree on an exception basis). Two years of experience in a municipal planning department, GIS mapping, processing deeds, or a related field; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills and ability for the job.

Preferred Qualifications - Education & Experience High school diploma or GED and technical training in the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Computer Aided Drafting (CAD), Information Technology or related field (equivalent professional experience may be considered for substitution for the required degree on an exception basis). Two years of experience in a municipal planning department, GIS mapping, processing deeds, or a related field; or any equivalent combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills and ability for the job OR four (4) years of progressively responsible experience in reading and interpreting a wide variety of maps, aerial photographs, survey notes, plats, and legal descriptions as well as drafting and technical data input and analysis. Licensures and Certifications None required