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Manager-Planning
City of Lancaster / Lancaster, CA
Posted on: February 22, 2024
Application Deadline: open until filled
Job Description
Position: Manager-Planning Department: Community Development FLSA: Exempt EEO Category: 1.2 First/Mid-Level Officials and Managers Annual Salary Range: $125,049-$159,598.92
General Summary: The Planning Manager supervises and participates in advanced, highly complex professional planning activities under the supervision of the Assistant Director of Planning and Permitting. The position provides highly responsible management support in the planning, analysis, coordination, and conduct of operating programs and activities; and supervises assigned staff. Tasks may include:
- Assists in the development and implementation of goals, objectives, policies, and priorities of the Community Development department of the City to ensure maximum effectiveness and efficiency.
- Performs and manages complex and sensitive professional planning projects, research, and analysis Monitors and ensures compliance with local, state, and federal laws.
- Oversees specialized planning functions such as large-scale new development proposals and environmental studies Provides overall management of division-related planning issues.
- Plans, organizes, directs, and evaluates the performance of staff; establishes performance requirements and personal development targets; regularly monitors performance and provides coaching for performance improvement and development; makes decisions to recognize performance; takes disciplinary action, up to and including termination, to address performance deficiencies, in accordance with the City’s personnel rules and policies.
- Recommend staffing levels, select, train supervise, and establish performance requirements for permanent, temporary, and part-time staff.
- Provides day-to-day leadership and work with staff to ensure a high-performance, customer service-oriented work environment that supports achieving City and departmental mission, objectives, and service standards.
- Serves as liaison and performs all necessary functions in support of the City’s Planning Commission
- Applies best practices and quality assurance processes to assigned areas of responsibility.
- Enforces the maintenance of safe working conditions and ensures safe work practices are followed by staff.
- Provides leadership to ensure a fair and open work environment in accordance with the City’s commitment to equal employment opportunity.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in public or business administration or related field
- Master’s degree highly preferred
- Three (3) years of experience with some supervisory experience
Core Competencies:
- Problem Solving – Analytically and logically evaluating information.
- Learning Agility – Seeking learning opportunities and applying the lessons to work.
- Handling Stress – Maintaining emotional stability and self-control under pressure, challenge, or adversity.
- Professional Integrity & Ethics – Displaying honesty, adherence to principles, and personal accountability.
- Safety Focus – Showing Vigilance and care in identifying and addressing health risks and safety hazards.
- Customer Focus – Attending to the Needs and expectations of customers.
- Informing – Proactively obtaining and sharing information
- Teamwork – Collaborating with others to achieve shared goals.
- Valuing Diversity – Appreciating the benefits of varied backgrounds and cultures in the workplace.
- Allocating Resources – Prioritizing the use of fiscal and material resources to maximize organizational effectiveness.
Guiding Principles:
- Put people first.
- Be visionary.
- Be an ambassador for Lancaster.
- Be Fiscally Responsible
- Be Creative.
- Always Improving.
- Be Adaptable and Resilient.
Essential Physical Requirements:
- Ascend/Descend stairs/ladders/balance (moderate)
- Position self to bend or twist (frequent)
- To move, transport, position items up to 15 lbs. (frequent)
- Exposed to outdoor weather conditions (infrequent)
- Operate Equipment (none)
- Stationary or squatting position (frequent)
Environmental Factors:
- Work under time pressure (moderate to frequent)
- Interruptions (frequent)
Essential Cognitive Functions:
- Analyze (continuous)
- Computations (frequent)
- Generate Written Work Product (moderate)
- Independent Problem Solving (continuous)
- Interruptions (frequent)
- Maintain Positive Public Relations (continuous)
- Organize (frequent)
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the job’s essential functions. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time. The City of Lancaster will consider qualified applicants with a criminal history pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act. You do not need to disclose your criminal history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if the City of Lancaster is concerned about the conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given a chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report. Find out more about the Fair Chance Act by visiting www.dfeh.ca.gov/fair-chance-act/.v
Required Experience / Skills / Education
Required Skills / Experience / Education
Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in public or business administration or related field Master’s degree highly preferred Three (3) years of experience with some supervisory experience.
Application Instructions
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