Community Planner

The Marin County Human Resources Department and Marin County Community Development Agency are currently accepting applications for a Planner in the Community Planning section of the Planning Division. The Planner will join a dynamic team responsible for developing, implementing and updating planning programs including the Countywide Plan, Community Plans and the Local Coastal Program. The incumbent will help develop programs and policies addressing emerging issues such as climate change. The incumbent will also analyze land use, environmental, economic and social data, legislation, policies and regulations, and the concerns of the County’s citizens to prepare and recommend policies, manage the review of development applications for conformance with applicable policies and regulations, conduct environmental reviews, make recommendations, and create and deliver project-related presentations to the Planning Commission, Board of Supervisors and/or the community.

The ideal candidate is a critical thinker who possesses excellent collaboration, organizational, public involvement, writing and presentation skills (including experience preparing material for planning-related projects), can independently perform professional land use planning and zoning projects in California, has experience managing planning projects, and possesses significant capabilities in standard office and database software, Geographic Information Systems, social media and the Web.

Minimum Qualifications: Any combination of education and experience that would provide the knowledge and skills listed in the class specification. Typically, graduation from college with a major in planning, geography, architecture, landscape architecture, and a minimum of one year of professional land use related planning experience.

Filing Deadline: Wednesday, December 18, 2013. Resumes are not accepted in lieu of County application and supplemental application form.

For more information and to apply online, go to:

www.marincounty.org/Jobs or contact Marin County HR Dept., Room 415, 3501 Civic Center Drive, San Rafael, CA 94903, or call (415) 473-6104.

$5,692 - $6,802 / Month