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Senior Planner
County of Santa Clara – Department of Planning and Development / San Jose, CA
Posted on: November 17, 2023
Application Deadline: Wednesday, December 13, 2023, 11:59 P.M. Pacific
Job Description
Senior Planner
Salary: $109,665.92 – $132,706.08 Annually
Final filing date: Wednesday, December 13, 2023, 11:59 P.M. Pacific
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The Department of Planning and Development at the County of Santa Clara is seeking a Senior Planner.
About the position
This Senior Planner will play a crucial role in reviewing complex professional-level tasks related to land use and planning laws, zoning, housing, discretionary entitlements with associated report writing for consideration by the County Planning Commission, and the review of building permits and environmental analysis. The Senior Planner will also serve as the lead on assigned projects, including overseeing a number of programs (examples include: County General Plan & Housing Element, Surface Mining and Reclamation Act, Santa Clara Valley Ag Plan, and Habitat Plan) and works independently, assuming responsibility for more complex projects (such as Stanford master planning), and must be resourceful and responsive to specialized assignments from the County Executive or Board of Supervisors. The Senior Planner may also be responsible for reviewing development and subdivision proposals, as well as building plans, permits, and parcel maps. Additionally, the Senior Planner would be expected to oversee and manage a comprehensive General Plan Update, and create vision plans for various areas of the County, such as San Martin, Coyote Valley and unincorporated Burbank.
Required Experience / Skills / Education
Employment Standards
Possession of a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college with a major in planning, architecture, engineering, landscape architecture, natural resources, social science or related field;
-AND –
Three (3) years of professional planning experience.
A Master’s degree in planning may be substituted for two (2) years of the required experience. A Master’s degree in a closely related field may be substituted for one (1) year of the required experience.
In addition to meeting the employment standards for a Senior Planner, candidates must possess in-depth knowledge and working experience in two (2) or more of the following areas:
- Preparing advanced California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) documents (e.g., Initial Studies, Mitigated Negative Declarations, Environmental Impact Reports).
- Experience in the management of CEQA and technical consultants, including meeting coordination, reviewing work products, and contracting/billing. Experience in managing consultants to ensure the project is completed within the approved timeline and budget with the proper deliverable is required.
- Experience in complex medium- to large-scale development entitlement projects such as campus planning, industrial, commercial, housing, or similar projects requiring advanced CEQA processing, staff report writing, data management and analysis, public outreach and public hearings.
- General requirements of the Surface Mining and Reclamation Act (SMARA), preparation of annual surface mining inspection reports, and review and approval of Financial Assurance Cost Estimate (FACE), Reclamation Plans, and Mining Plans.
- Analytical understanding of State laws and regulations impacting land use and local government, with directly related work products that include major ordinance revisions and creation and processing of new programs. This would include preparation of professional staff reports of summarized data, conclusions and recommendations.
- Have conducted as a lead project manager or co-project manager long-range, comprehensive planning projects; e.g., general plan updates, major zoning ordinance amendments, specific plans, vision plans, etc., with working knowledge of the principals and practices of such working documents.
Special Requirements
Possession of a valid California Driver’s License prior to appointment and the ability to qualify for and maintain a County Driver’s Permit.
Application Instructions
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