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Senior Planner
City of Buena Park / Buena Park, CA
Posted on: June 30, 2023
Application Deadline: July 30, 2023 11:59 p.m.
Job Description
THE POSITION
Under administrative direction, administers, coordinates, and conducts complex and varied current and advanced planning projects, studies, and assignments; represents the city in meetings with planning agencies, bodies, and public and private representatives; and does related work as required.
The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the class.
- Coordinates major elements of the city’s current or advance planning programs, including special planning, zoning and environmental elements; coordinates consultants and assists planning staff in decision making, environmental review and evaluation.
- Researches, writes, and evaluates elements of the city General Plan and Zoning Code, including proposed amendments to the city General Plan, specific plans, and zoning ordinances; prepares supplements to the Housing Element.
- Organizes, researches, prepares, and presents complex studies, reports, and findings, addressing major and comprehensive development problems and issues.
- Plans, evaluates and manages various development projects, including major subdivisions, residential developments, and commercial and industrial complexes.
- Conducts preliminary project site inspections to evaluate field conditions and impacts upon immediate and adjacent properties as well as the need to set operating conditions; visits similar project sites to evaluate potential approaches to site design elements.
- Confers with developers, architects, builders, engineers, contractors, and the general public concerning development codes, standards, policies, and procedures, and conditions imposed on approved applications through plan review, field inspection, and counter support.
- Conducts progress inspections and final site inspections to ensure conformance with construction requirements, address questions, and resolve problems.
- Analyzes, interprets, and explains project requirements, city goals, environmental standards, and regulatory issues.
- Interfaces with planning staff, consultants, other departmental personnel, and regional planning representatives in reviewing and coordinating current and proposed projects, design issues, work schedules, and code requirements.
- Makes oral presentations to the Planning Commission and City Council regarding recommendations on development permits, special use permits, variances, tentative tract maps, residential development permits, planned development permits, and other zoning applications.
- Provides technical direction to planning staff in data collection, analyses, plan formulation, and implementation of a wide variety of planning and zoning activities.
Ability to: Plan, organize, assign, coordinate, manage, and complete planning projects and assignments; engage in more complex current and advance planning, such as the collection, analysis, and preparation of reports and recommendations pertaining to complex planning and design issues; interpret and explain laws, codes, standards, regulations, policies, maps, specifications, census data, site and building plans, graphs and other statistical data; establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, management, developers, architects, consultants, commissioners, community groups, and the general public; write clear, concise and complete staff reports and correspondence; communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; operate computer equipment and use word processing, spreadsheet, and graphics software programs.
PHYSICAL AND MENTAL DEMANDS
Required Experience / Skills / Education
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university in Urban Planning, Environmental Studies, Public Administration, or a related field is required. Four years of professional public sector planning experience is required.
- A valid Class C California driver’s license, acceptable driving records, and evidence of insurance are required.
- American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) designation as a certified planner is preferred.
- Ability to work extended hours in order to complete projects, attend meetings, and accommodate city needs.
Application Instructions
All applications will be reviewed and only those candidates determined to be most qualified on the basis of experience and education, as submitted, will be invited to participate in the selection process. The selection process may include but is not limited to oral interviews and/or written exams and oral presentations. Successful candidates will be placed on the employment-eligible list from which hires may be made. The list is valid for up to one year unless exhausted sooner.
The City of Buena Park is an Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, religion, age, veteran status, or disability.
The City of Buena Park Alcohol and Drug Abuse Policy requires that all applicants undergo drug and alcohol testing prior to employment.
