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Associate Planner
City of Beverly Hills / Beverly Hills, CA
Posted on: March 2, 2026
Application Deadline: March 22, 2026
Job Description
The Associate Planner is a journey-level professional position who performs current planning activities, which involves reviewing and analyzing development projects for consistency with the City’s Municipal Code, State laws, and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), as well as providing zoning information and minor project reviews at the City’s public counter.
As a journey-level professional in the Planner Series, incumbents receive supervision and training on new aspects of assignments, and work is reviewed in progress and upon completion. Associate Planners have acquired the skills and experience to perform planning duties of moderate difficulty and require less supervision. We are looking for a forward thinking, hands-on, detail-oriented individual, with superior written/oral communication and customer services skills, and a desire to build positive relationships within the overall community and with colleagues.
The ideal candidate will possess a high degree of professionalism and exhibit proactive planning and project management skills, and interest in various initiatives for the City.
Required Experience / Skills / Education
Minimum Qualifications
(These qualifications are typically required. An equivalent combination of education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities sufficient to satisfactorily perform the duties of the job may be substituted).
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited College or University in planning, architecture, economics, geography, public policy or related field.
- A Master’s degree is desirable.
- Three or more years of progressively responsible current and/or advanced planning or community development experience.
- AICP is desirable.
- Six months of internship experience may be considered as part of work experience.
- Possession of a California driver’s license.
Application Instructions
Selection Process
- Candidates must meet the minimum qualifications as outlined in the job bulletin at the time of submission unless specified otherwise.
- When an application is being reviewed, only information included in the Education, Work Experience, Certificates and Licenses, and Skills sections of the application will be considered to determine whether an applicant meets the minimum qualifications.
- Résumés and cover letters are not reviewed or considered when screening for minimum qualifications.
- Résumés and cover letters are not accepted in lieu of a complete job application.
- Required supplemental attachments (i.e. diplomas, degrees, certifications or transcripts, etc.) must be included as part of the original application and may not be emailed separately unless explicitly stated otherwise or approved to be submitted separately.
- Applications must have clear, concise, and complete information regarding their qualifications for the position, including detailed responses to all supplemental questions, if applicable.
- Incomplete applications will not be considered or reviewed.
- If you have problems creating a user account or submitting your online application, please review the online applicant guide or contact NEOGOV applicant support directly at 855.524.5627 (Please note: Applicant Support hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Pacific Time and, depending on call volume, may be an automated voicemail system or live support).
- The utilization of Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) during any step in the selection process will be grounds for disqualification.
The selection process may include any combination of the following:
- Review of Required Supplemental Questionnaire
- Training and Experience Evaluation
- Oral Interview – Tentative in-person departmental interviews scheduled the week of 4/20/2026
Link to Apply: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/beverlyhills/jobs/5232984/associate-planner
