What are the responsibilities and job description for the Land Use/Environmental Planning Manager-24351707 position at San Diego County Public Defender’s Office?
The County of San Diego Announces an Exceptional Management Level Opportunity
Interested in this role You can find all the relevant information in the description below.
LAND USE / ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING MANAGER
Interviews will take place on an ongoing basis.
This hard to recruit position qualifies for the Employee Referral Reward Program.
The County of San Diego is currently accepting applications for Land Use / Environmental Planning Manager. This job classification is assigned to county departments within the Land Use / Environment Group (LUEG). Current vacancies are with the Planning & Development Services' (PDS) Long Range Planning and Project Planning. This list may also be used to fill future vacancies in other PDS Divisions and Departments within LUEG.
Planning & Development Services
Divisions - Project Planning :
The Project Planning division reviews privately initiated, discretionary projects, specifically the review for compliance and conformance with Federal, State, and Local ordinances and policies including the General Plan, Zoning Ordinance, California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), and Community plans. The Project Planning Division is responsible for managing all aspects of new development projects in the County, including new affordable and market housing, renewable energy projects like solar and battery storage, and commercial and mixed-use projects. In processing projects, the Project Planning Division engages with the public, management, stakeholders, and consultants and gives presentations to appointed and elected officials, including the Board of Supervisors.
Long Range Planning :
The Long Range Planning (LRP) division plays a vital role in maintaining long range land use documents, developing programs, and formulating policies in accordance with federal, state, and local regulations. As per the Board of Supervisors' directives, LRP is dedicated to modernizing regulations and removing barriers to development while fostering sustainable growth and development that respects the environment and ensures public safety.
Central to LRP's mission are outreach and community engagement. The division actively strives for excellence in public engagement by championing principles of accessibility, inclusivity, integrity, and equity. LRP projects can be complex and controversial due to their broad impact on residents and other stakeholders. To ensure flexibility and seamless integration of planning efforts, the division is organized into five interdisciplinary sections that work collaboratively : Housing & Transportation, General Plan & Community Plans, Sustainable Land Use, Operations & Regulations, and Planning Services.
Positions in this job class are located at the County Operations Center, a modern 44-acre regional complex in Kearney Mesa. The Operations Center includes 18 structures and houses 19 departments, including an employee gym / workout center and onsite employee wellness classes.
This recruitment is conducted to establish a six-month eligible list to fill immediate vacancies in the County's Planning & Development Services.
Work Location : The selected candidates may be assigned a hybrid schedule consisting of teleworking or working remotely; and working at the County Operations Center in Kearny Mesa.
Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate for Land Use / Environmental Planning Manager will possess the following experience, attributes, and traits :
- Successful outcomes in managing, mentoring, and coaching staff
- Professional project management experience in the planning, land use, and environmental areas
- A high degree of motivation and progressive thinking
- Experience with state and federal permitting and in obtaining resource agency permits
- A strong willingness to continually learn and grow professionally
- A professional and management perspective and objective demeanor when positive or negative / difficult situations occur
- A customer-service focused attitude and experience in cultivating customer service within internal and external teams
- Experience in reviewing and handling complex projects involving multiple functional groups and consultants
- Experience in developing and implementation of large, complex consultant contracts
- Ability to communicate effectively in both verbal and written form; articulate communicator and has skills in presenting and listening effectively
- Management success through good leadership, interpersonal, and teamwork skills, including building relationships and collaborating with others to keep projects moving in a positive direction
- Willingness to seek out and understand the perspectives of others, and embrace diversity and inclusiveness
- Effective leader at visioning, consensus building, planning and programming
- Team player, politically intuitive and sensitive, a problem-solver, attentive to timelines, and effective at mentoring and training personnel
- Ability to facilitate meetings and monitor projects for on-time completion
- Ability to be comfortable and confident in making presentations and engaging with elected officials, County and other agency staff, and residents.
If you believe that you possess these qualities, PDS would be an ideal place for you. PDS has a culture that values collaboration and teamwork.
Minimum Qualifications
Note : Professional-level land use / environmental planning experience supervising / managing a multi-disciplinary team, acceptable to the County, in a public or private agency may substitute for education on a year-for-year basis, for up to two years of the education requirement.
The Department of Human Resources removes personally identifiable information from all recruitments. This practice, called Blind Applicant Screening, hides a candidate’s personal information that could influence or bias a hiring decision.
The most highly qualified candidates, based on the evaluation results, will be referred for an interview. Be sure to include your experience in meeting the minimum requirements in both the Work Experience section and the Supplemental Questionnaire section of the Application.
Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of the application Work History and / or supplemental questionnaire.
Condition of Employment
As part of the County of San Diego’s pre-employment process, prospective candidates will undergo a background check (including fingerprinting) and a pre-employment medical screening prior to beginning County employment. Additional types of background investigations may be conducted based on the job-related activities of the position.
Evaluation Process
The names of qualified applicants will be placed on a six (6) month eligible list based on scores received during the evaluation of information contained in their employment and supplemental application. Please ensure all information is complete and accurate as the responses you provide on the supplemental application form will be reviewed using an automated evaluation system.
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