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Senior Planner
City of Menifee / Menifee, CA
Posted on: August 4, 2021
Application Deadline: 11:59PM on Thursday, August 12, 2021
Job Description
The City of Menifee is one of the fastest growing cities in California!
Become a part of the Team!
THE POSITION
The Community Development Department is searching for professional candidates who are detail-oriented and organized, with a positive attitude and helpful disposition. Excellent communication skills, problem-solving skills, and the ability to utilize sound judgment, discretion and confidentiality. The Senior Planner requires a high-level of initiative and decision making resulting in significant impact to the City.
Under general supervision, provides lead supervision and advanced level professional planning services in the areas of current and advance planning activities, including serving as project manager for complex development applications and special projects; administers specified activities in such areas as zoning, subdivision ordinance, advance planning, and General Plan; provides technical direction to paraprofessional, technical, and clerical staff; provides information and assistance to property owners, developers, contractors, and the general public; coordinates assigned activities with other City departments, officials, outside agencies, and the public; fosters cooperative working relationships among City departments and with intergovernmental and regulatory agencies and various public and private groups; provides complex professional assistance to the Planning Manager, Development Director, City Council, Planning Commission, and others in areas of expertise; oversees, reviews, and performs a variety of studies and prepares and presents staff reports; and performs related work as required.
Required Experience / Skills / Education
Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:
- Equivalent to graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with major coursework in urban planning, architecture, public administration, or a related field and three (3) years of increasingly responsible professional experience in planning, zoning, and related community development activities, preferably with a government agency.
LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS
- Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid California Driver’s License by time of appointment.
Application Instructions
HOW TO APPLY
Applications must be submitted online no later than 11:59PM on Thursday, August 12, 2021. Please visit the City of Menifee’s employment page to submit an online application and view additional job information: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/cityofmenifee.
