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Planner (Assistant or Associate), Civic San Diego - San Diego, CA

Planner (Assistant or Associate) 

Civic San Diego
Professional Area: 
Land-Use Management and Code Enforcement
Urban Design
Zoning Administration
Experience: 
3-5 years
Contact person: 
Lisa Greeson

Phone: 
619-533-7165
Fax: 
619-236-9148
Email: 
careers@civicsd.com
Location: 
San DiegoCA





The Planner will perform a range of professional planning services focused on assisting the public with planning and zoning information, administering codes, ordinances and development review procedures; reviewing proposals for discretionary land-use permits; performing building plan checks and environmental impact analyses; performing land use and regulatory research; conducting development and design review of complex urban projects; and conducting planning studies.
Candidates must hold the equivalent of a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in urban or regional planning, urban design, urban geography, architecture or a related field considered useful in city planning.
Candidates should have at least two (2) years of full or part-time equivalent experience in professional planning or urban design for an assistant level position and four (4) years for an associate level position. A Master's degree in urban or regional planning can substitute for one (1) year of experience.
Civic San Diego is the public non-profit corporation wholly owned by the City of San Diego with the mission of managing public improvement and public-private partnerships. In addition, Civic San Diego has been granted land-use authority to perform planning and permitting functions, administer the downtown parking district, design and manage the construction of parks and fire stations, and develop and execute economic development strategies.
For full job description, qualifications and application instructions, please visit www.CivicSD.com - About Us - Employment.