Date Posted:

July 22, 2024

Salary:

Compensation: $45.56-$54.43 Hourly / $88,842.00-$106,138.50 Yearly

Description:

Planners II are assigned planning or zoning duties in the Planning Department. Incumbents work on the less difficult planning projects under the supervision of a Senior Planner, or they assist a Planner III with a major planning project. With experience, they assume responsibility for carrying out projects of expanded scope. Knowledge of: • The principles of land use, city, regional, and environmental planning and zoning administration. • Elements of public administration, economics, and sociology. • Implications of economic, population, and sociological trends on land development and community planning. • Elementary statistical methods. • Proportion, spatial relationships, and aesthetic concepts of physical planning. • Laws relating to planning, zoning, subdivision and environmental protection. • Basic GIS principles. Ability to: • Apply the principles, methods, and techniques involved in city and regional planning. • Plan and organize. • Make decisions and exercise judgement. • Analyze and problem solve. • Demonstrate interpersonal sensitivity. • Communicate effectively, orally and in writing. • Use basic GIS software.

Qualifications:

Either I Experience: The equivalent of one-year full time experience in the class of Planner I in the Alameda County classified service. Or II Education: Possession of Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university, with a major in planning or a related field such as architecture, landscape architecture, geography, urban/environmental studies, economics, sociology, public management/administration. If Bachelor’s degree is not in a related field, major must show nexus to planning work experience. AND The equivalent of two years full time professional experience in county, city, or regional planning. NOTE: A Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in city, regional, or urban planning or a related field, may be substituted for one year of the required experience. The Master’s degree in a related field must show nexus to planning work experience. Special Requirements: California Driver’s License. Planners may need to attend night and/or weekend meetings regarding assigned projects.

How to Apply:

County Online Application Instructions Go to: https://www.jobapscloud.com/Alameda/jobboard.asp Click on the Application Template link (above Employment Opportunities). Follow the steps below based on your previous County of Alameda application experience a. If you have never completed a County of Alameda application, register as a new user and complete the entire application. b. If you have filled out a County application previously, log in and add your most recent position(s) and update other information as appropriate. You are required to provide a valid email address. Our staff will contact you via email and without a valid email address, you will not be contacted regarding your application. Before submitting your application to the County of Alameda, it is your responsibility to ensure accuracy of all information submitted in the application. Once you’ve completed the application, print the document as a PDF and email it to Elizabeth.mcelligott@acgov.org.

Filing Deadline:

8/9/2024