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***OPEN & PROMOTIONAL JOB OPPORTUNITY***

• Associate/*Senior Planner

The City of Concord's Community Development Department is looking for one full time Associate/Senior Planner. This position may be filled at either the Associate Planner or the Senior Planner level based on years of experience.

Associate Planner: $7,267.87 - $9,276.80 monthly, requiring 3 years of experience
Senior Planner: $8,132.80 - $10,380.93 monthly, requiring 5 years of experience
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What you will be doing in this role*:

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Processing complex residential and commercial current development projects and land use applications, and serving as the project manager.

• Managing the development, drafting, and implementation of various policies and programs, particularly following the adoption of the City’s Housing Element, and can include topics such as streamlining the development review process for housing projects, implementing Senate Bill 9, 35, and 330, wireless, and cannabis.
• Responding to public inquiries in person at the Permit Center counter as well as responding to both phone and email inquiries.
• Serving as the City staff liaison to the Design Review Board by facilitating the meetings and agendas (Senior Planner only).
• Reviewing, analyzing, and making a determination on the appropriate environmental review for various projects in conformance with the California Environmental Quality Act, as well as managing environmental consultants.
• Publicly presenting various projects to the Design Review Board, Zoning Administrator, Planning Commission, City Council, and other boards for their consideration.
• Reviewing building permits, businesses licenses, and administrative planning permits for compliance with the Development Code.
• Conducting site inspections to determine compliance for laws, regulations, and conditions of approval.

We are looking for someone who:

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Is a proactive and solutions-oriented leader, with an ability to break down complex planning concepts to the general public and decision makers.

• Possesses a collaborative, inclusive, and team-oriented approach to problem solving and thoughtful decision-making.
• Possesses local government experience in both current and long range planning with demonstrable knowledge.
• Has the ability to manage competing work priorities and meets deadlines.
• Possesses excellent communication skills, both orally and in writing, with a strong attention to detail.
• Has a high level of proficiency for conducting analysis and compiling data and research.
• Possesses extensive high-level customer service experience to both internal and external customers.
• Embraces, promotes, and is guided by the City’s Mission, Vision, and Values.

SELECTION PROCESS
1. Submit a completed City of Concord application and the required supplemental question responses online at www.cityofconcord.org by 11:59* p.m. on Monday, August 29, 2022.* Only application materials submitted online will be accepted. Please attach a copy of your resume when you apply. You must complete the job application in its entirety in addition to the resume submission in order to be considered.
2. All qualified applications and supplemental questionnaire responses will be competitively evaluated, and those candidates demonstrating the strongest desired qualifications for the position will be invited to participate in a panel interview. If you are selected to participate in the panel interview process and are unavailable, we regret that we will not be able to reschedule you.
3. Successful candidates will be placed on the hiring list, based on rank, for further consideration to fill the current regular vacancy, as well as others occurring over the next 12 months.
IMPORTANT: Contact with candidates will primarily be via email. Make sure you list a current email that you check regularly on your application.

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ASSOCIATE PLANNER*

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Purpose*
A position in this class will serve as a project manager on permit applications of moderate complexity performing technical research, analysis, report writing and recommendations; conduct initial studies and coordinate interdepartmental, outside agency and consultant's reports as required by the California Environmental Quality Act on assigned projects; represent City at meetings of other agencies; serve as staff support to City boards and commissions; and perform related work as required all within the context of the City's Mission, Vision, Values Statement and a strong and progressive customer service orientation.

Equipment, Methods & Guidelines
Uses principles of planning; federal, state, and local planning laws, regulations and procedures. Uses computers and has knowledge of relevant computer programs including advanced GIS applications. Uses telephones, other means of voice and written communication, and City vehicles.

Working Conditions
Work is conducted primarily in an office setting, but includes trips to other agencies and offices, visits to proposed and actual construction sites, and visits to sites of code compliance issues. Work involves attendance at meetings held during the workday and in the evenings, and may include occasional out of town travel.

Physical Demands
Emphasize speech, hearing, vision, and stamina associated with attendance at evening meetings following a normal workday. Site visits may include stooping, crawling, climbing, and balance.

Supervisory Guidance Received/Given
Supervision received is characterized by general supervisory direction and control intended to define objectives and problems. Independently applies the General Plan and Development Code and other relevant regulations to determine conformance of assigned projects; makes independent decisions regarding technical details and prepares recommendations on proposed use decisions. Control over work methods is general, rather than detailed in nature. Work assignments, including written staff reports, are reviewed periodically for status and upon completion but before submission. Work also involves assisting with the training of new staff members. This is the journey professional level planner in the planner series.

The Senior Planner is the highest professional level planner in the planner series and is distinguished from the Associate Planner in its level of independent decision making regarding the appropriate level of review for assigned projects and whether the proposed use is allowed.

Examples of duties include, but are not limited to

• Serves as a project manager for moderately complex planning projects, particularly commercial and residential projects involving redevelopment of underutilized or development of vacant parcels; including performing technical reviews involving analyzing and evaluating site, architectural and landscape plans, preparing written project reports and analyses with appropriate recommendations.
• Coordinates and performs research and analyses pertaining to the General Plan, area plans, grant programs, related municipal ordinances and policy; prepares related reports and recommendations; and renders professional advice regarding planning issues.
• Writes and reviews Initial Studies; coordinates the preparation of environmental documents; recommends determinations of the environmental impact of projects; reviews environmental documents of other agencies.
• Coordinates and attends various meetings for the purpose of providing and receiving information regarding projects and proposals; as assigned, attends and represents the City's interests or policy position on issues including making presentations before such bodies as the Planning Commission and Design Review Board, and the boards, task forces, and legislative bodies of other governmental agencies.
• Conduct site inspections, including determining if projects are in compliance with laws, regulations, and ordinances; makes recommendations on changes.
• Provides information on city, regional, and state environmental, zoning, and subdivision requirements to consultants, developers, property owners, and the general public.
• Promotes the City's Mission to make Concord a city of the highest quality by providing responsive, cost-effective, and innovative government services; understands and subscribes to the Vision and Values Statement adopted by the City.

To review the full Senior Planner job specification click here.

Qualifications

Knowledge and Abilities
Working knowledge of the objectives, principles, procedures, standards, practices, and trends in the field of city planning; of relevant land use, physical design, economic, environmental, and social concepts; of project management techniques; of supervisory theories and principles; of software applications used in planning, including advanced level GIS applications; of relevant mathematical concepts; of the application, modification, and interrelationships among ordinances, policies, standards, procedures, and practices; of federal, state, and local laws and regulations; of the terminology, symbols, methods, and techniques used in Planning; of common reference sources; of local government organization, and of the functions and practices of City and other governmental work units with which coordination is required.

Ability to perform varied and responsible assignments involving the use of initiative and judgment under periodic supervision; to collect, analyze, and prepare reports and recommendations pertaining to moderately complex issues; to interpret laws, policies, procedures, regulations, maps, specifications, site and building plans, graphs, and statistical data; to make and defend decisions; prepare visual displays, such as maps, graphs, and illustrations; to communicate effectively, orally and in writing; to understand and carry out oral and written instructions; and to establish and maintain cooperative and effective relationships with those encountered in the course of work.
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Associate Planner Minimum Qualifications*
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Education: * A Bachelor's Degree in Urban Planning, Environmental Planning, or related field.

Experience: Three years of increasingly responsible professional planning experience involving general plan, zoning and development services.
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Senior Planner Minimum Qualifications*
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Education: * A Bachelor's Degree in Urban Planning, Environmental Planning, or related field.

Experience: Five years of increasingly responsible professional planning experience involving general plan, zoning and development services, which includes at least three years of project management and two years of lead or supervisory experience.

Other

A California Driver's License and a satisfactory driving record are conditions of initial and continued employment.

Proof of COVID vaccination is a condition of initial and continued employment.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $87,214.40 - $124,571.20 per year

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