Senior Planner

The City of Cypress is seeking a highly-motivated and professional Senior Planner to perform responsible and technical administrative and analytical work to implement, administer and evaluate all aspects of the City’s planning programs.

This Senior Planner receives supervision and direction from the Planning Director and may lead, advise and train entry and journey-level professional, technical, and clerical staff.Duties may include, but are not limited, to the following:

• Administer and evaluate City development standards and land use/zoning requirements.

• Analyze the effects of new legislation dealing with land use, planning or environmental issues on City development plans, programs and activities.
• Supervise and participate in the preparation of environmental documents, including Notices of Exemption, Initial Studies, Negative Declarations, and Environmental Impact Reports in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
• Prepare and analyze reports, studies, findings, letters and memos.  Prepare staff reports and public notices.
• Plan, organize, evaluate, direct and implement housing policies and programs through the Community Development Department with consideration to State and local regulations and upcoming housing trends and policy approaches.
• Represent the department at public meetings. Present planning, development, and environmental matters to the City Council, as directed. 

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Knowledge of:  

• Principles, guidelines, laws, and practices related to community development and related municipal processes, including, but not limited to CEQA, the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Subdivision Map Act, California Air Quality Management Plan, and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permitting program.  

• Principles and techniques of project management.

• Municipal government budgeting principles and practices.

Ability to:  

• Interpret and apply laws, regulations, codes, ordinances, policies, guidelines and procedures related to the area assigned.

• Be a decisive, proactive and effective decision maker while utilizing professionalism and tact in stressful situations. 

• Professional and successfully manage difficult and sensitive projects from inception through to issuance of Certificate of Occupancy.  

• Manage the work of outside contractors to ensure the services provided are as specified on the contract.

• Prepare clear, concise, and informative correspondence and reports, including City Council reports, technical reports, and contract documents.

Experience and Education:  

A Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Economics, Planning or a closely related field and six years of increasingly responsible professional experience within the planning, redevelopment, and/or economic development field, preferably in the public sector, including three years of project management experience. 

 

A Master’s Degree in a field listed above is preferred and may be substituted for one year of experience.

A resume is required.  

First review of applications will take place the week of December 16.

Salary : $92,052 - $123,888