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City Planner
City of Brea / Brea, Orange County California
Posted on: July 17, 2020
Application Deadline: Friday July, 31, 2020, 5 PM
Job Description
CITY PLANNER
$10,896 – $13,949 per month full-time
Plus a generous benefits package including PERS retirement.
If you want to make a difference, Brea is the place for you.
Located in north Orange County California, Brea is a close-knit community that hosts over 100,000 people each day while offering exciting entertainment and dining opportunities for both residents and visitors alike. Brea is known for its innovative and creative approach to providing city services. We pride ourselves on being what government should look like. Our employees are our most valuable asset and all are highly encouraged to participate in visionary and problem-solving collaborative exercises to generate the strategies that make Brea the attractive destination that it is. We’re looking for employees who want to see their contributions make a difference in people’s lives. Come join Brea’s team as the City Planner in the Community Development Department.
FILING DEADLINE: Completed electronic employment applications and electronic supplemental questionnaires will be accepted until 5:00 p.m., Friday July 31, 2020. Electronic employment applications and supplemental questionnaires are available on-line at https://jobs.cityofbrea.net or can be accessed at the public kiosk located on the 3rd floor main reception area at the Brea Civic & Cultural Center (please call (714) 990-7600 to confirm the City’s Holiday and closed every other Friday schedule). Internet access is also available at many public libraries. Resumes cannot be accepted in lieu of a City of Brea employment application. The City of Brea cannot accept responsibility for notifying candidates of incomplete applications. It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure the application is properly submitted.
**** Only electronic applications submitted via the online application system will be accepted. ****
The CITY PLANNER plans, organizes, supervises, reviews, and participates in the work of professional, technical, and clerical subordinates engaged in current or advanced planning, and performs related duties as assigned.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS may include, but are not limited to, the following: Develop and implement the Planning Division’s goals, objectives, policies and priorities; direct, coordinate, review, and participate in the work of professional and technical employees in data collection, analysis, plan formulation, and implementation of a wide variety of planning, zoning and environmental review activities; supervise, direct, and coordinate the City’s current and advanced planning programs; supervise, direct and coordinate special planning, zoning, and environmental studies; prepare reports and findings; personally perform most complex and sensitive planning work; make recommendations on development permits, special use permits, variance, tentative tract maps, residential planned development permits, as well as other zoning applications; represent the Planning Division at public meetings, and present planning and zoning matters to the City Council, Planning Commission, and citizen committees as required; coordinate planning activities with other City departments, and with outside agencies as required; serve as secretary to the Planning Commission; administer the General Plan; act as Community Development Director as required; meet with and advise developers regarding development applications and processes; explain purposes, regulations, and directives of accepted development practices; prepare and administer the Planning Division budget; and supervise, train, and evaluate professional, technical, and clerical staff.
Required Experience / Skills / Education
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: Candidates must possess any combination of experience and education that would likely produce the required knowledge and abilities, and enable the individual to successfully perform the essential functions of the position. A typical combination is five years of responsible experience in the field of urban and environmental planning, including some supervisory experience and the equivalent to a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in urban or regional planning or a related field considered useful in urban planning. A master’s degree is desirable.
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES: Possession of a valid Class C Driver’s License issued from the California Department of Motor Vehicles.
Application Instructions
Completed electronic employment applications and electronic supplemental questionnaires will be accepted until 5:00 p.m., Friday July 31, 2020. Electronic employment applications and supplemental questionnaires are available on-line at https://jobs.cityofbrea.net or can be accessed at the public kiosk located on the 3rd floor main reception area at the Brea Civic & Cultural Center (please call (714) 990-7600 to confirm the City’s Holiday and closed every other Friday schedule). Internet access is also available at many public libraries. Resumes cannot be accepted in lieu of a City of Brea employment application. The City of Brea cannot accept responsibility for notifying candidates of incomplete applications. It is the candidate’s responsibility to ensure the application is properly submitted.
**** Only electronic applications submitted via the online application system will be accepted. ****