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Assistant Planner
City of El Segundo / El Segundo, CA
Posted on: May 29, 2026
Application Deadline: This recruitment will close on Friday, June 12, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately as this recruitment may close at any time.
Job Description
Under limited supervision, performs professional-level current and/or long-range planning work.
Essential Functions: Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following duties and responsibilities, knowledge, skills and other characteristics. This list of duties and responsibilities is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY, and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by positions in this class.
Characteristic Duties and Responsibilities:
Position in this classification typically perform a full range of duties at a level of complexity represented by the following types of responsibilities:
- Receives and reviews permit applications;
- Assesses fees;
- Establishes conditions for project approval, ensuring compliance with relevant laws, ordinances, regulations and City policies;
- Recommends methods to reconcile project conflicts with zoning requirements and state environmental laws;
- Performs final inspections;
- Ensures collection of designated fees;
- Conducts research for planning projects involving land use, populations, economic activities, housing, transportation and related subjects;
- Confers with applicants and agency representatives to identify problems;
- Conducts and participates in interdepartmental planning reviews;
- Advises applicants on the status of projects;
- Conducts plan check reviews of commercial, industrial and residential construction projects;
- Reviews business license applications for conformance with municipal code requirements;
- Recommends and/or creates graphic examples to illustrate alternatives to specific project elements;
- Reviews final working drawings to ensure compliance with approved projects;
- Drafts ordinances and amendments; prepares professional staff reports of summarized data, conclusions and recommendations, and presents reports at Planning Commission hearings;
- Confers with and advises architects, engineers, attorneys, developers and the general public regarding City planning and zoning procedures and processes; and
- Responds to inquiries and provides information at the counter, by telephone and through correspondence.
Required Experience / Skills / Education
Minimum Qualifications:
A combination of experience and education that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities may be qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:
Education: A Bachelors degree with major coursework in Planning, Environmental Design, Architecture or a related field.
Experience: Two (2) years of planning experience.
Licensing/Certification Requirements: A valid California driver’s license.
Working Conditions: Occasional exposure to weather conditions.
Application Instructions
This recruitment will close on Friday, June 12, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately as this recruitment may close at any time.
For additional details and to apply, click here.
