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Advance Planning Officer
City of Long Beach / Long Beach, CA 90802
Posted on: October 12, 2022
Application Deadline: November 7, 2022 by 11:59 PM
Job Description
The Advance Planning Officer will:
- Be an expert in the link between zoning and housing production, housing policy and contemporary approaches to addressing the housing availability and affordability crisis.
- Represent the department in regional planning meetings with the Gateway Cities communities, liaise with Council offices on neighborhood and historic preservation issues.
- Analyze and interpret planning data and trends for special studies on various planning programs and elements of the General Plan.
- Provide professional recommendations and support to the City Council, Planning Commission, and City Management.
- Research and write grants, as well as manage grant funds for compliance.
- Oversee the General Plan and specific plans including preparing updates, amendments, annual monitoring, and implementation efforts.
- Oversee a number of advance planning programs such as implementation and update of the Local Coastal Program, maintaining demographic data, and coordinating community and neighborhood outreach efforts.
- Provide oversight and management of the environmental review process under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). This may include preparation of environmental documents for private or public applicants with the City as Lead Agency, reviewing CEQA documents from other jurisdictions and writing detailed comment letters.
- Act as staff liaison to the Cultural Heritage Commission and historic preservation community, including staffing meetings, overseeing preparation of all staff reports, and Certificates of Appropriateness, new landmarks and Mills Act contracts that are issued on behalf of the City.
- Other related duties as assigned.
Required Experience / Skills / Education
- Graduation from an accredited institution with a Bachelor’s degree in Planning, Public Administration, or a closely related field and five years of increasingly responsible municipal planning/community development and historic preservation experience including at least three years of experience supervising professional staff involved in planning and zoning activities.
- A valid Class C driver’s license and proof of auto insurance are required. Position may be called to work occasional evening meetings.
- Excellent project management/technical skills
- Highly organized multi-tasker
- Strong time management skills
- Excellent written/verbal communication skills
- Data-driven analytical skills
- Consistently exercises good judgment
- Self-motivated and results oriented
- Direct communicator with superior interpersonal and public relation skills
- Collaborative and inclusive management style
- Dedicated to quality customer service
- Creative, strategic thinker
- Adaptive to change
- Ethical and integrity based
Highly Desirable:
- American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) certification.
Application Instructions
- 9/80 work schedule and hybrid/telecommuting after an initial six-months of service
- Retirement – City offers CalPERS with a benefit of 2.5% @ 55 for Classic members or 2% @ 62 for new members as defined by PEPRA, subject to the limitations set by PERS. Employee pays the employee portion. The City also participates in Social Security.
- Vacation – Twelve (12) days after one year of service; 15 days after four years, six months of service; 20 days after 19.5 years of service.
- Executive Leave – Forty (40) hours per year.
- Sick Leave – One day earned per month; unlimited accumulation; conversion upon retirement to cash credit toward health and/or dental insurance premiums, or to pension credits.
- Holidays – Twelve designated holidays per year, plus four personal holidays to be used at the employee’s discretion.
- Paid Parental Leave – City pays up to 30 days consecutive days for eligible employees to take paid time to bond with child upon birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child.
- Monthly Auto Allowance
- Health and Dental Insurance – The City offers an HMO and PPO option for health and dental insurance coverage. The City pays major portion of the premium for employee and dependents depending on the health/dental plan selected.
- Life Insurance – City-paid term life insurance policy equal to three times annual salary to a maximum of $500,000.
- Disability – City-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance.
- Flexible Spending Account – Optional election for employees to reduce taxable income for payment of allowable childcare or medical expenses.
- Management Physical – Annual City-paid physical examination.
- Deferred Compensation 457(b) Plan – Optional for employee contribution to a supplementary retirement savings program available and the city will match up to 1% (2% effective September 30, 2022).
- Health Advocate – No cost confidential one-on-one service that provides answers to any healthcare issue.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) – City paid service that provides advice or assistance with a serious concern.