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Senior Planner / Planning Project Manager
Three6ixty / Culver City
Posted on: July 29, 2022
Application Deadline: Open until Filled
Job Description
Three6ixty (“360”) is a land use consulting firm providing a comprehensive range of Project Management, Planning, Outreach, and Advocacy services to our community. We specialize in complex projects including multi-family residential and mixed-use developments, creative office, food service, and hospitality projects. With offices in Culver City, 360 is committed to providing a new frontier of land use services to the real estate development community, property owners, public agencies, and non-profit organizations.
The Senior Planner/Planning Project Manager will lead various land use entitlement services, community outreach, project permitting activities, and participation in general office administration; and agrees to perform work for 360 to serve on its projects and provide office support services, as needed.
The Senior Planner/Planning Project Manager will lead in the preparation and processing of land use and building permit applications, as well as related documents, submitted to the City of Los Angeles and other jurisdictions as needed. Other responsibilities may include, but not be limited to: project research and analysis, site visits, and, attendance and participation at client, city and community meetings.
Required Experience / Skills / Education
Typical Job Functions
Performs and manages complex and sensitive professional planning projects, research, and analysis.
- Monitors and ensures project compliance with applicable zoning and code requirements
- Oversees specialized planning functions for 360 and its client’s development projects, entitlements, environmental studies, and permits
- Provides overall project management of 360 project-related issues, including building budgets and schedules
- Advises 360 principals/clients on all project-related processing matters
- Prepares project applications/reports/memorandums and transmittals
- Perform comprehensive project due diligence and entitlement research services
- Coordination of community outreach meetings, materials, activities, etc.
- Preparation and presentation of projects to various councils, boards, commissions, and elected officials
- Tasks as assigned related to real estate development, policy development, organizational budgets, planning, and administration.
- Attendance at and leading project meetings/participation in project conference calls
- Meetings/research with various city departments/agencies required for project related services, including non-planning department agencies.
- Public presentation to neighborhood councils and/or local community groups
- Interface effectively with city officials, architects, engineers, contractors and building owners, traffic and CEQA on behalf of clients to advocate for project
- Ability to communicate building permit requirements to internal and external members of the project and client’s team, including attendance in plan check meetings or similar.
- Maintain strict timelines for submittals and deadlines for project items, including management of 3rd party consultant deadlines necessary for project advancement
- Learn and communicate knowledge of municipality approval processes and requirements as gained through company training.
Typical Job Knowledge
- Thorough knowledge of urban planning and development and local government policies and procedures
- Thorough knowledge of planning specializations such as zoning, subdivision, environmental review, housing, historic preservation, and economic development
- Research methods and statistical principles related to urban growth and development
- Methods and techniques of effective application submittal, technical report preparation, and project presentation
- Has basic or advanced skills in visual communications (i.e. digital presentations and other outreach materials)
- Pertinent local zoning laws, codes and regulations, including recent changes
- Recent developments, current literature and sources of information related to municipal planning and administration
- Citizen involvement techniques and processes
- Public Speaking
- Research/track/report on City policy/code initiatives
Education and Other Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required
- Masters in Urban Planning or Related field preferred
- Minimum 3-5 years work experience in related field required
- Must live within metropolitan Los Angeles; Applicants outside of the greater Los Angeles region will not be considered without specific local work experience
- This position requires limited local travel, and thus the applicant must own a car or have a reliable source of transportation
Application Instructions
Please send a cover letter and resume to info@three6ixty.net
