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Senior Planner - City of Greenwood Village, CO

Senior Planner 

City of Greenwood Village
Professional Area: 
Community Development and Redevelopment
Experience: 
5-7 years
Location: 
Greenwood VillageCO


The purpose of this position is to perform advanced-level, professional planning functions to assist in articulating goals and objectives for the physical development of the Village and to assure high quality development outcomes in the community.
The position assists the Community Development Director and the Planning Manager as a high-level professional planner.
Typical activities include conducting long range planning activities related to the Village’s Comprehensive Plan; performing current planning duties, including reviewing and making recommendations for action on development-related requests to the City Council, Planning and Zoning Commission, and Board of Adjustments and Appeals; and conducting special studies, research projects, and preparing a variety of reports.
The position responds to requests for information from the public, interacts routinely with applicants and developers, and conducts public hearings.
This position is also responsible for supervising professional-level planners.
The knowledge and skills needed to be successful are typically gained through the attainment of a Bachelor's degree with major course work in urban planning, architecture, landscape architecture, environmental design or a related field and a minimum of six years professional planning experience. Supervisory experience and AICP certification is highly preferred.
For more information and to apply, please visit www.greenwoodvillage.com.

Regional Planning Assistant II County of Los Angeles Department of Regional Planning - Los Angeles, CA

Regional Planning Assistant II

County of Los Angeles Department of Regional Planning
Professional Area: 
Community Development and Redevelopment
Environmental and Natural Resources Planning
Preservation
Housing
Land-Use Management and Code Enforcement
Urban Design
Zoning Administration
Experience: 
Entry level
Contact person: 
Irene San

Phone: 
(213) 974-0126
Email: 
isan@planning.lacounty.gov
Location: 
Los Angeles and throughout Los Angeles County,CA






The County of Los Angeles Department of Regional Planning is seeking qualified candidates to fill vacancies for the position of Regional Planning Assistant II (RPA II).  The RPA II exam filing period will close on February 28, 2015 at 5:00 pm PST
The RPA II position is responsible for performing a variety of technical planning work functions including providing land development counseling and project/case processing, processing land use entitlement applications, participating in community studies and long-range development projects, enforcing regulatory compliance with the County's Zoning Code, etc.    
The Department of Regional Planning is responsible for performing all land use planning functions for the County's unincorporated areas comprised of more than 2,600 square miles and representing two-thirds of the County's land.  The unincorporated areas of the County are socially and economically diverse.  Therefore, the Department must consider a broad range of constituents, from individual homeowners, to large land owners, to community groups, to future generations of Los Angeles County residents.  The Department is made up of three (3) planning divisions consisting of the Advance Planning Division, the Current Planning Division and Land Use Regulation Division.  Within these divisions are organizational units aligned by operational focus and geographic area for serving the widespread communities of Los Angeles County.