Senior Planner/Associate Planner
2 days ago
South Pasadena
Associate Planner/Senior Planner The City of South Pasadena is looking for an experienced planning professional for the role of Associate Planner or Senior Planner. The ideal candidate brings both technical expertise and strong customer service skills. Both the Associate & Senior Planner will serve as a subject matter expert to the Community Development Department staff, City departments, and the community. The City of South Pasadena is committed to fostering a culture of Collaboration, Accountability, Courage, Ownership, Professionalism, and Service Excellence. Candidates are expected to demonstrate these values in their work and interactions with colleagues and the community. Associate Planner Under direction of the Planning Manager, the incumbent will provide experienced current and advanced planning assistance to the City, exercise independent judgment on a variety of complex planning issues; performs related work as assigned. Senior Planner Under direction of the Planning Manager, the incumbent will initiate, organize, coordinate and manage major planning studies and complex planning, urban design or redevelopment projects; exercises independent judgment to develop recommendations on complex long range planning, urban design and redevelopment issues; performs related work as assigned. The duties listed below are examples of the essential job duties typically performed by employees in this class. An employee may not be assigned all duties listed and may be assigned duties that are not listed below: Associate Planner Develops short and long-range plans; gathers, interprets, and prepares data for studies, reports, and recommendations; coordinates department activities with other departments and agencies as needed. Provides technical and professional advice; makes presentations to supervisors, boards, commissions, civic groups, and the general public. Provides information on land use applications, ordinances, codes, plans, and related planning programs, services or regulations to architects, engineers, developers, contractors, owners, community groups, and interested persons. Responds to local citizens inquiring about local planning, zoning, building code enforcement, regulations, and ordinances. Prepares a variety of studies, reports, and related information for decision-making purposes. Conducts technical research studies and prepares statistical reports and recommendations for drafting or revising local legislation and plans, projecting trends, monitoring socio-economic data, etc. Assist in the development and implementation of growth management, land use, economic development, utility, housing, transportation, facilities, solid waste or other plans and codes to meet the City's needs and any inter-governmental agreements or requirements. Evaluates land use applications and site plans for compliance with applicable local, state or federal laws. Monitors assigned land use applications through the approval steps, and prepares reports and related data as required. Provides staff support to the City Council, Planning Commission, Cultural Heritage Commission, Design Review Board and other boards as needed and assigned. Prepares planning reports and supporting data, including recommendations on various land use proposals. Evaluates environmental information and prepares appropriate documents according to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) on behalf of the City as lead agency. Coordinates and assists in the enforcement of local ordinances and in interpreting City codes and master plans. May assist in designs for parks, streetscapes, landscapes, and other municipal projects. Updates a variety of maps. Prepares graphics and maps for a variety of reports, plans, grant applications, publications or meetings. Serves when assigned as a member of the planning task force composed of City, County or State groups in regional and sub-regional planning efforts. Prepares and writes grant application components relating to geographies, maps, plats, site plans or other planning processes. Assists in maintaining the City's planning and economic database. Senior Planner Develops short and long-range plans; gathers, interprets, and prepares data for studies, reports and recommendations; coordinates department activities with other departments and agencies as needed. Schedules and reviews interdepartmental planning, development and redevelopment projects and studies; conceptualizes innovative alternatives to long range planning, urban design or redevelopment issues; works directly with consultants and the public in implementing planning, urban design and/or redevelopment policy; assists with the coordination of economic development and business assistance activities. Provides technical and professional advice; makes presentations to supervisors, boards, commissions, civic groups and the general public. Provides information on land use applications, ordinances, codes, plans and related planning programs, services or regulations to architects, engineers, developers, contractors, owners, community groups and interested persons. Responds to local citizens inquiring about local planning, zoning, building code enforcement, regulations and ordinances. Staffs appointed advisory groups, committees and task forces; provides technical assistance or responds to information requests from other employees, the public and other agencies. Initiates contact with and confer with property owners, developers, business and civic leaders on current and future developments Prepares a variety of studies, reports and related information for decision-making purposes. Develops and implements major planning, urban design and/or redevelopment studies and complex research projects; works on project teams in solving specific planning, urban design or redevelopment problems; oversees and participates in completing environmental studies. Independently manages complex planning, urban design or redevelopment projects and monitors project implementation for compliance with approved conditions. Develops Requests for Proposals, coordinates consultant selection processes and oversees the work of consultants. Coordinates or assists with the various phases of project development including evaluation of developer's proposals and urban design and plan review. Conducts technical research studies and prepares statistical reports and recommendations for drafting or revising local legislation and plans, projecting trends, monitoring socio-economic data, etc. Provides direct research assistance to upper management in developing and adopting procedures, regulations and projects; independently conducts original research and interpretive work on special planning, urban design or redevelopment issues. Assists in the development and implementation of growth management, land use, economic development, utility, housing, transportation, facilities, solid waste or other plans and codes to meet the City's needs and any inter-governmental agreements or requirements. Evaluates land use proposals and site plans for conformity to established plans and local, state or federal laws; evaluates proposals' development impact as they relate to the adopted plans of the City and makes recommendations. Facilitates the review of major development and land use projects and ensures timely completion of assigned projects. Monitors assigned land use applications through the approval steps, prepares reports and related data as required. Develops or directs the development of environmental studies in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act. Provides staff support to the City Council, Planning Commission, Cultural Heritage Commission, Design Review Board and other boards as needed and assigned. Prepares planning reports and supporting data, including recommendations on various land use proposals. Evaluates environmental information and prepares appropriate documents according to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) on behalf of the City as lead agency. Prepares responses on behalf of the City as a responsible agency. Coordinates and assists in the enforcement of local ordinances and in interpreting City codes and master plans. Assists in the designs for parks, streetscapes, landscapes and other municipal projects. Updates a variety of maps & prepares graphics and maps for a variety of reports, plans, grant applications, publications or meetings. Serves when assigned as a member of the planning task force composed of City, County or State groups in regional and sub-regional planning efforts. Prepares and writes grant application components relating to geography, maps, plats, site plans, or other planning processes. Assists in maintaining the City's planning and economic database. Serves as acting department head in the department head's absence, as assigned.