SENIOR CITY PLANNER 7947

About the role

A Senior City Planner assigns, reviews and evaluates the work of a specialized unit or planning office engaged in professional City planning activities, applies sound supervisory standards and techniques in building and maintaining an effective work group and fulfills equal employment opportunity responsibilities. Additionally, the Senior City Planner functions as a senior-level supervisor and accordingly develops Departmental work programs inclusive of project timetables and budgets, and occasionally may be called upon to develop long-range strategic plans for sections of the Department.

Responsibilities

• Assigns, reviews and evaluates the work of a specialized unit or planning office engaged in professional City planning activities.
• Applies sound supervisory standards and techniques in building and maintaining an effective work group.
• Fulfills equal employment opportunity responsibilities.
• Functions as a senior-level supervisor and develops Departmental work programs inclusive of project timetables and budgets.
• Occasionally develops long-range strategic plans for sections of the Department.

Requirements

Two years of full-time paid experience as a City Planner with the City of Los Angeles; or 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 six years of full-time paid professional experience in long-range or current urban planning, with two of the six years supervising a professional planning unit.

Qualifications

• Two years of full-time paid experience as a City Planner with the City of Los Angeles.
• 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.
• Six years of full-time paid professional experience in long-range or current urban planning, with two of the six years supervising a professional planning unit.

Skills

To be considered for this position, candidates must demonstrate knowledge of:

• The environmental review process under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
• Planning theories regarding urban form, land use, mobility, infrastructure, housing, urban design, and historic preservation.
• Urban planning challenges such as air quality, reduced mobility, shortage of housing, decaying infrastructure, and open space.
• Federal and state laws, legislative issues, and court cases affecting local planning and zoning.
• Zoning principles and implementation tools.
• Procedures and processes involved in the review, adoption, approval, or disapproval of proposed general plan elements, community plans, code amendments, zone changes, environmental documents, conditional uses, subdivisions, and zone variances.
• Established planning policies and methods.
• State General Plan laws.
• Other necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Benefits

Note: This examination is to be given both on an interdepartmental promotional and open competitive basis. The City of Los Angeles does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, creed, color, ancestry, medical condition (cancer), or Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. An Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

Pay

Annual salary is $141,399 to $206,732, with the current salary range subject to change. Please confirm the starting salary with the hiring department before accepting a job offer.

Schedule

Not specified.