Deputy Director of Planning - City of Los Angeles, CA

Deputy Director of Planning 

City of Los Angeles, CA

Professional Area: 

Planning Management, Budgeting and Finance

Experience: 

5-7 years

Contact person: 

Gary Phillips

Phone: 

916-784-9080

Email: 

apply@bobmurrayassoc.com

Website: 

http://www.bobmurrayassoc.com

Location: 

Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles, with a population of 4 million, is the second-largest city in the United States, and the most populous city in the state of California.  The City is seeking a talented, energetic, and committed leader who will work collaboratively in a results-oriented organization to serve as the next Deputy Director of Planning. An experienced and innovative manager who is task-oriented and accomplishment driven will be valued. The selected candidate will have a broad working knowledge of California planning principles and practices along with CEQA knowledge and/or experience.  The ideal candidate will be well versed in both current and advanced planning and be capable of implementing a process that allows customers to obtain planning/zoning entitlements without impediment.  The City will be working on contracts, master plans, zoning codes, and the updating of the general plan.  An individual who can navigate through the governmental bureaucracy will excel in this position.  A motivated manager who emphasizes team building and is comfortable working in the public eye will be well suited to the position.  A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in urban planning, urban studies, urban design, environmental studies, architecture, landscape architecture, or closely related fields (an advanced degree in the above-mentioned fields and/or AICP certification would be highly desirable); and five years of professional managerial experience in the planning department of a federal, state, or municipal government, directing and managing through subordinate managers and supervisors, long-range and current planning projects, policy planning, and providing planning services to the public.  The salary range is $145,867 – $181,217 and is based on qualifications.  The City also offers an attractive benefits package. If you are interested in this outstanding opportunity, please apply online at www.bobmurrayassoc.com.  Please contact Gary Phillips at (916) 784-9080 should you have any questions.  Brochure available.  The first review of resumes will begin July 10, 2015.

Assistant Planner, LSA Associates, Inc. - Carlsbad, CA

Assistant Planner 

LSA Associates, Inc.

March 11, 2015 

Professional Area: 

Environmental and Natural Resources Planning

Experience: 

1-3 years

Email: 

employment@lsa-assoc.com

Website: 

http://www.lsa-assoc.com

Location: 

Carlsbad, CA

LSA Associates, Inc. (LSA) is a diversified environmental, transportation, and community planning organization. We are recognized as innovators in the field of environmental impact assessment and have developed a reputation among clients and professional peers in both the public and private sectors as being thorough, innovative, and objective.

LSA’s Carlsbad office is seeking an Assistant Planner with environmental planning experience (1 to 2 years preferred) and a BS/BA in environmental studies, urban planning, or a related field.

The Assistant Planner will provide support for a variety of planning projects, primarily CEQA and NEPA analyses (e.g., Initial Studies, EAs, EIRs, and EISs). Under the direction of a Project Manager, the Assistant Planner will perform a variety of tasks, including: conducting research and site surveys; analyzing a project’s consistency with planning policies and regulations; compiling and analyzing data (e.g., demographic, public utilities, public services); and drafting technical memos, staff reports, and/or topical sections of documents.

Experience working on transportation projects subject to Caltrans requirements is a plus. Excellent writing and verbal communication skills, attention to detail, and ability to thrive as a member of a fast-paced team are essential. This is a project hire position; weekly workload may be variable.

LSA is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify.

Please email a letter of interest and current resume to: employment@lsa-assoc.com

Senior Planner – Current Planning, The City of Oklahoma City Planning Department - Oklahoma City, OK

Senior Planner – Current Planning 

The City of Oklahoma City Planning Department

February 26, 2015 

Professional Area: 

Urban Design

Experience: 

5-7 years

Website: 

http://www.okc.gov/jobs/

Location: 

Oklahoma City, OK

Open: 2/23/15 – 3/20/15

Salary Range:  $59,800.32 - $91,496.16

This job is located in the Current Planning and Urban Design Division of the Planning Department with the City of Oklahoma City and is under the direction of an immediate supervisor. Senior Planner is a professional classification requiring well developed skills in research; verbal and written communication; project design; and knowledge of and skill in applying procedures, objectives, and variables related to city planning.    This Senior Planner will lead the development of changes to City codes and ordinances, subdivision regulations, and design guidelines to include amending existing or developing new codes, ordinances, regulations and guidelines.  Additionally, this position will consult on the review of development proposals to determine conformance with the comprehensive plan and will provide assistance on the review of projects in special design districts as needed.  Essential job functions include: supervising the comprehensive planning activities of assigned staff, including project design; data acquisition; data compilation, analysis, and summarization; and the presentation of facts in both verbal and written form. The Senior Planner may make policy recommendations based both on the analysis of current trends and hypotheses of future circumstances.  Senior Planners are responsible for writing or presenting formal and technical reports, working papers, project budgets, contracts, and other correspondence. Reports, conclusions, and recommendations may become or be used to establish official City policies or ordinances.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Knowledge of principles of city planning.
• Knowledge of and skill in determining appropriate research designs, including methodologies, indicators, and data presentation.
• Knowledge of and skill in identifying and assessing social, economic, demographic, and related trends that affect planning processes.
• Skill in establishing realistic priorities to make effective use of resources.
• Skill in organizing research data.
• Skill in assessing the overall impact of proposed site plans on land use and area development.
• Skill in the accurate interpretation and analysis of research data.
• Skill in compiling and writing technical reports.
• Skill in supervising subordinate staff.
• Skill in examining and analyzing a wide array of public variables and concerns.
• Skill in relating to people from various professional fields and diverse socio-economic  backgrounds.
• Skill in verbal communication of acquired data, analyses, and recommendations.
• Skill in the critical review of substantive work products.
• Skill in devising solutions to community need.
• Ability to conduct wide-scope studies within limited time frames.

 DEPARTMENTAL PREFERENCES

• Master's degree in Urban Design, Urban Planning, Regional and City Planning, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, or related field. (Degrees subject to verification)
• Five or more years’ experience in current planning and/or urban design. 
• Two or more years' experience supervising  a small staff of employees.
• Experience interpreting, developing, and amending codes (such as Form Based Codes), ordinances and design guidelines.
• Experience giving public presentations to citizens, other professionals, boards, and elected officials.
• Experience organizing, managing, and leading public engagement processes.  

Assistant and Associate Planner, County of Siskiyou - Yreka, CA

Assistant and Associate Planner 

County of Siskiyou

Contact person: 

Phyllis Gibbons

Phone: 

530-842-8006

Fax: 

530-842-8013

Email: 

pgibbons@co.siskiyou.ca.us

Website: 

http://www.co.siskiyou.ca.us

Location: 

Yreka, CA

Assistant:  $18.06 - $21.94/hr

Associate: $19.92 - $24.19/hr

Under direct supervision (Assistant Planner) or general supervision (Associate Planner) performs a wide variety of professional planning assignments in the County Planning Division; works on current and long-range planning applications and environmental reviews; assists with planning policy formulation and implementation; provides front counter and applicant assistance; and manages other planning assignments, which may include work in zoning enforcement and grant programs.   

 Associate Planner - This is the journey-level working level in the professional Planner class series. Incumbents are expected to perform a broad range of complex current- and long-range planning and zoning enforcement assignments, and customer service delivery. Incumbents may be given responsibility for a specialized work area, as well as perform the full scope of regular planning work. This class is distinguished from the Assistant Planner in that Associate Planners are expected to have the qualifications that will allow them to perform more complex, specialized planning work and utilize project management skills in completing assignments with limited support and supervision from senior staff.

Education equivalent to graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in rural, urban, environmental, or resource planning, political science, public administration or a related field (Assistant and Associate Planner). In addition, for the Associate Planner two years of work experience performing professional assignments equivalent to that of an Assistant Planner with Siskiyou County. A master’s degree in urban, regional or resource planning is desirable and may be substituted for one year of planning related experience.

In addition to your employment application, please answer the supplemental questionnaire (attached to the job announcement) which will be used to evaluate your qualifications and experience. Please limit your response to no more than one, single-spaced, 12-pt typed page. You may include as an attachment work examples that you solely prepared to help describe your experience and training.

Candidates invited to be interviewed will also be asked to participate in a brief planning exercise the day of the interview.