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Senior City Planner
City of Los Angeles / Los Angeles, CA
Posted on: June 7, 2019
Application Deadline: June 20, 2019
Job Description
Annual Salary: $102,709 to $150,189
DUTIES:
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 principles and techniques in building and maintaining an effective work force 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.
Required Experience / Skills / Education
REQUIREMENTS:
- Two years of full-time paid experience as a City Planner with the City of Los Angeles; or
- Four years of full-time paid experience as a City Planning Associate 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.
SELECTIVE CERTIFICATION
In accordance with Charter Section 1010 (b) and Civil Service Rule 5.31, selective certification will be used for some positions that require special skills and/or training in one or more of the following areas. Only persons possessing the following as of the close of the filling period may be considered for appointment to fill such positions.
- Two years of full-time paid experience creating, implementing, and/or evaluating urban design policies, programs, regulations, and/or guidelines for citywide, local area or project specific application within a government agency.
- Two years of full-time paid experience in the field of environmental policy and/or environmental analysis in determining California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) compliance, and evaluating projects’ environmental impacts.
- Two years of full-time paid experience in the field of historic preservation or preservation planning, including the implementation and application of the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties, and oversight of historic landmarks or historic districts.
Note: Those individuals that desire to be considered for Selective Certification 1, 2 and/or 3, as described above, must attain a passing score in the Training and Experience Questionnaire. Candidates will be required to take the Training and Experience Questionnaire, which will consist of behavioral based essay questions. Further details will be forthcoming regarding the scheduling of this test.
Application Instructions
Applications will only be accepted on-line. When you are viewing the on-line job bulletin of your choice, simply scroll to the top of the page and select the “Apply” icon. On-line job bulletins are also available at https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/lacity.
