Principal Planner

The County of Santa Cruz is seeking a Principal Planner to join the Environmental Planning Section of the Planning Department.  Are you an experienced lead planner seeking new, exciting, opportunities?  If so, please keep reading!

The County of Santa Cruz offers a generous benefits package which includes annual leave, paid holidays, medical, dental, vision, and CalPERS retirement benefits!

Salary: $9,705 – 12,972 / Month

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THE JOB: Under general direction, plan, organize and direct a section of the Planning Department; manage long-range land use planning activities; act as designated, on behalf of an Assistant Director in their absence; and do other work as required. This position is for the management of the Environmental Planning Section and includes the codified responsibilities of the County Environmental Coordinator, including determinations of the significance of impacts to various resources under CEQA.

Live, work, and play in beautiful Santa Cruz County!

The County’s natural beauty spans from its coastal beaches to its redwood forests. The County also has excellent shopping throughout the local communities and features a lively downtown area in the City of Santa Cruz.          

THE REQUIREMENTS: Any combination of education and experience providing the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying, unless otherwise specified. A typical way to obtain these would be:

One year of work experience equivalent to a Planner IV or Resource Planner IV at Santa Cruz County, including experience leading teams and directing the work of others.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Possession of a valid California Class C Driver License or the employee must be able to provide suitable transportation which is approved by the appointing authority.

Knowledge: Working knowledge of effective management principles and practices; principles and practices of organizational control and personnel management; principles of land use planning in a controlled growth environment; budgeting principles in a government agency; section programs, functions and services of the section to which assigned; California Environmental Quality Act may be required for some positions; environmental and biological consultant services may be required for some positions. Some knowledge of the applications of data processing to planning operations; California Coastal Act or of statutes governing regional transportation planning may be required for some positions.

Ability to: Plan, organize, direct and control the work of a functional section of a planning department or related land use agency; supervise, train and evaluate the work of subordinate staff; exercise initiative, ingenuity and sound judgment in solving administrative, operational and personnel problems; evaluate and develop improvements to the effective and efficient delivery of section services; establish and maintain effective working relations with the general public, boards, commissions, public officials and other staff; understand and relate to others the goals, concepts and principles of the section; prepare clear and concise administrative and technical reports; effectively present planning matters to public groups; plan, scope, coordinate and manage consultant contracts for environmental and biological consultant services may be required for some positions; develop, submit, track and obtain environmental permits from local, state and federal agencies may be required for some positions.

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