The City of Glendora seeks a highly motivated, team player and driven individual to join the Glendora Team in the Planning Department. The Planning Department oversees five activity areas including Planning, Environmental Services, Housing Authority, Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), and the Village Business Improvement District (BID) and supports the Project Review Committee, Planning Commission BID Board, and City Council in their review of activities overseen by the Planning Department.

The ideal candidate will be able to interface cooperatively with both the public and internal customers, able to work on a team and sometimes independently, and interpret zoning codes, CEQA, site planning and architecture/urban designs, complete plan checks, write reports and make presentations. If you have excellent communication and problem solving skills, thrive in a fast paced environment and would enjoy working on a strong team, we invite your application!

Under general supervision, the Assistant Planner performs professional current or long range planning work. Routine tasks and duties are assigned to this position in the fields of current or advanced planning which requires the application of fundamental planning principles. Assignments are generally moderately difficult in scope and work is usually supervised while in progress; however as experience is acquired, the incumbent is assigned more difficult and complex duties.

Some of the typical duties of the Assistant Planner include but are not limited to, the following:

Conducts assignments involving current and long range planning projects; confers with applicants and agency representatives to identify problems; evaluates data and proposes methods to resolve conflicting issues of plan implementation, zoning requirements, and environmental impact.

Evaluates current development projects by detailed review of plans for architectural, zoning and general plan requirements; performs field surveys to identify problems and upon completion of projects to ensure conformance with applicable requirements, discusses recommendations with builders, developers, architects, and real estate professionals.

Conducts research; prepares planning reports including staff reports, negative declarations and special studies.

Confers and advises architects, engineers, attorneys, developers, and the general public regarding City development procedures and processes.

Responds to inquiries, both orally and in writing; applies planning policies, state laws and local ordinances, or explains procedures; provides assistance to the Planning Commission, City Council, and other committees and commissions; attends Planning Commission meetings; prepares staff reports including graphic presentations; make presentations to the Planning Commission, City Council and other committees.

Coordinates planning activities, special studies, and reports with consultants, other departments, state, county, and federal agencies; schedules project review committee meetings to solicit preliminary review comments from affected departments.

Reviews business licenses for compliance with zoning; negotiates contracts and prepares agreements; monitors contract provisions; coordinates financing provisions with the Finance Department; ensures compliance with applicable laws.

May have lead supervision over interns, and technicians.

For a complete job description, applicants may go to the City's website at www.ci.glendora.ca.usor contact the Human Resources & Risk Management Department.

Education and/or Experience

Any combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge would be A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with major work in planning, architecture, environmental design, landscape architecture, or a related field and two years of related work experience.

Knowledge and Skill Levels

Considerable knowledge of the principles and practices of planning; related state and federal laws, ordinances, rules and regulations; the California Environmental Quality Act; Subdivision Map Act; site planning and architectural review; building and engineering principals; ability to read plans and maps including grading plans.

Special Requirements

Possession of or ability to obtain a Class C California driver's license and a satisfactory driving record during the course of employment.

INTERVIEWS: TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 3.

CLOSING DATE: AUGUST 24, 2018 AT 4PM.

A completed online employment application is required and must be submitted at www.calopps.org. Incomplete, late, emailed, faxed, and hard copy applications are not accepted. Resumes are not considered in lieu of the required employment application available at CalOpps. Certificates, resumes, and cover letters must be uploaded with your application on the CalOpps website. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply. Please notify the Human Resources & Risk Management Department in advance if you require special accommodations to participate in any phase of the selection process.

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate will be able to interface cooperatively with both the public and internal customers, able to work on a team and sometimes independently, and interpret zoning codes, CEQA, site planning and architecture/urban designs, complete plan checks, write reports and make presentations.  If you have excellent communication and problem solving skills, thrive in a fast paced environment and would enjoy working on a strong team, we invite your application!