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Planner III - City and County of San Francisco, CA

Planner III 

City and County of San Francisco
Location: 
CA
Planner III
Salary:$41.71 - $50.70/hour; $7,230.00 - $8,788.00/month; $86,762.00 - $105,456.00/year
POSITION DESCRIPTION:
The San Francisco Planning Department has an opening for a 5291 Planner III in our Current Planning Division to support reducing the backlog of various planning cases, applications and permits requiring Planning review and approval.
This position is assigned to the backlog project with the purpose of reducing the backlog of various planning cases.  Under general direction, the Planner III performs more difficult and complicated review of planning cases, applications and permits.
Essential duties include, but are not limited to: 
  • Reviews planning cases, applications and permits (e.g. site plans, design plans, landscape plans, building permits) which include intricate elements such as complex approval conditions, a number of applicable codes, frequently changing codes, and/or lack of or conflicting precedents that make interpretation difficult.
  • Prepares and disseminates detailed written review comments on permits, site plans.
  • Conducts comprehensive research studies; analyze problems; prepare and analyze technical reports and formulate recommendations.
  • Performing other related duties and responsibilities as assigned.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
  • Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited four year college or university AND four (4) years (8,000 hours) of verifiable full-time-equivalent experience in an urban, city, and/or regional and/or other related planning environment (such as transportation planning, environmental planning, architecture or urban design);  
    OR
  • Possession of a master’s degree from an accredited college or university in City, Regional or Urban Planning, or a closely related field such as Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Geography, Urban Studies or Environmental Studies AND two (2) years (4,000 hours) of verifiable full-time-equivalent experience in an urban, city, and/or regional and/or other related planning environment (such as transportation planning, environmental planning, architecture or urban design).
HOW TO APPLY
Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are being accepted through an online process. Visit: http://www.jobaps.com/SF/sup/bulpreview.asp?R1=TEX&R2=5291&R3=900827 application process by registering an account.