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Location

Huntington Beach, CA | United States

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Job description

City of Huntington Beach

Huntington Beach,CAUnited States

How to Apply

URL: https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/huntingtonbeach/jobs/4398036/assistant-planner-associate-planner?pagetype=jobOpportunitiesJobs

SALARY RANGE:

Assistant Planner: $71,256 - $95,490 Annually
Associate Planner: $85,234 - $114,221 Annually

The City of Huntington Beach is located in northwestern Orange County, 35 miles southeast of Los Angeles and 90 miles northwest of San Diego. With a population of about 202,265 residents, Huntington Beach is the fourth largest city in Orange County and the 24th largest city in California. Known as "Surf City," Huntington Beach features nearly 8.5 miles of spectacular beaches and one of the largest recreational piers in the world. The City is home to a thriving beach community and is consistently named as one of the top ten beaches in California. The City hosts an annual visitor population of over 11 million people, featuring numerous large-scale special events, surf competitions, and festivals. Even with its swell of summer visitors, Huntington Beach has been listed for decades as among the FBI's safest cities in the nation. In 2021, WalletHub ranked Huntington Beach as the best-run city in California. The City is supported by nearly 1,500 employees and has a General Fund budget of $285 million (total budget $508 million).

While Huntington Beach is no stranger to front-page news, it's really what's happening behind the scenes that makes the City a fantastic place to live, work, and visit. Huntington Beach has emerged as a regional leader in the development of innovative services, like the City's Be Well mobile crisis response program, increasing beach access by rolling out innovative, ADA accessible Mobi-Mats, and providing a comprehensive homeless system of care, including a 174 bed navigation center.

In Huntington Beach, we believe passionately that the key to becoming the best beach City in the world starts and ends with finding the right people to join our team. At this time, we have an outstanding career opportunity available, as we're looking for the "right person" to serve as Assistant Planner or Associate Planner in our Community Development Department.

Community Development Department

The Community Development Department is comprised of two primary areas: Development Services and Community Enhancement. Development Services is comprised of the following divisions: Planning, Building, and the Permit Center. Community Enhancement is comprised of the Housing, Code Enforcement and Economic Development divisions. The Planning Division is responsible for Advance (or Long Range) and Current Planning activities. Advance Planning involves updating the City's General Plan, Local Coastal Program and Specific Plans. These documents contain goals and policies to manage long-term growth of the City and Coastal Zone. Current Planning is responsible for coordinating the review of development proposals to ensure compliance with the City's General Plan and Zoning and Subdivision Ordinance as well as Federal and State regulations. This effort includes processing applications for entitlements (permits, subdivisions, variances, etc.), environmental review, and plan check services. Planning staff work directly with residents, businesses and developers. The Planning Division is responsible for staffing the Planning Commission, Zoning Administrator and Design Review Board.

The Position

The Assistant Planner receives general direction in performing routine work with minimal to moderate complexity in accordance with established priorities and procedures and possesses knowledge of the generally accepted principles, theories, and best practices required to perform the work. The Assistant Planner may be assigned to a specialty area within the department.

The Associate Planner performs the full range of planning work in accordance with established priorities and procedures and possess knowledge of the generally accepted principles, theories, and best practices required to perform the work.

EXAMPLES OF ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Participates in a variety of planning projects
• Researches and investigates designated aspects of the general plan, special projects or code amendments and makes recommendations based on findings
• Researches, collects and analyzes data
• Writes special project reports or assigned portions of the general plan
• Prepares environmental impact studies related to public projects including the research and analysis of pertinent information
• Assists the public over the phone or at the counter
• Responds to incoming correspondence and assists individuals in completing various applications
• Performs routine plan checks at the counter as they relate to zoning and subdivision requirements
• Performs plan checks, including occasional field checks, in order to ensure that plans meet zoning and ordinance requirements before submission to the City Council, Planning Commission, Zoning Administrator, and/or other boards or appropriate committees
• Coordinates site, parking, and landscape plans as may be required and follows up on conditions of approval; checks preliminary subdivision maps
• Processes planning entitlement applications to the Zoning Administrator, Planning Commission, or City Council such as but not limited to Conditional Use Permits, variances and zoning text amendments.

In addition, the Associate Planner

• Serves as staff liaison to various committees/boards
• Reviews written work of other staff planners
• Provides guidance to junior level staff

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Any combination of education, training, and experience that would likely provide the knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform in the position is qualifying. A typical combination includes:

Education:

Bachelor's degree in Planning, Urban Planning, Landscape Architecture or other closely related field from an accredited college or university. Master's degree in Planning, Urban Planning, Landscape Architecture or other closely related field preferred.

Experience:

Assistant Planner: Two (2) years' urban planning or directly related experience performing professional planning work

Associate Planner: Four (4) years of progressively responsible urban planning or directly related experience performing professional planning work; preferably including one (1) year in a lead role.

Certification/License:

A valid California Class C driver license with an acceptable driving record required by time of appointment and throughout employment.

APPLICATION AND SELECTION PROCESS

• Application Review - Application deadline is March 15, 2024. Please attach a writing sample to your application prior to submitting, consisting of a staff report you created previously.
• Examination(s) - A virtual oral exam (weighted 100%) is tentatively scheduled for March 27, 2024.
• Selection Interview
• Background Investigation
• Appointment

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