CITY PLANNING ASSOCIATE 7941

About the role

A City Planning Associate performs professional city planning work in long-range and policy planning, including citywide, community, and neighborhood planning; and project planning, including review, research, assessment, and clearance of land use proposals, development projects, and site plans.

Responsibilities

• Conducts research and prepares reports on urban planning topics.
• Reviews and evaluates land use proposals, development projects, and site plans.
• Assesses and clears land use proposals, development projects, and site plans.
• Interprets various types of maps and architectural plans.
• Interprets Federal and State regulations related to land use.
• Works collaboratively with the City of Los Angeles Planning Department and the Department of Recreation and Parks.

Requirements

• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university and four years of full-time paid professional experience in long-range and/or current urban planning.
• Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a major in urban planning, urban studies, urban design, architecture, landscape architecture, geography or a closely-related field and two years of full-time paid professional experience in long-range and/or current urban planning.
• Two years of full-time paid professional planning experience as a Planning Assistant with the City of Los Angeles.

Qualifications

• One year of graduate study in urban planning or a closely related field with completion of 24 semester units or 36 quarter units may be substituted for up to one year of the required professional planning experience.

Skills

• Strong analytical and research skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency in using GIS software and other planning tools.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Benefits

• Competitive annual salary range of $99,305 to $145,199.
• Health insurance options.

• Pay

  • $99,305 to $145,199 annually.

  Schedule

  • Full-time position.