Salary : $95,220.00 - $140,676.00 Annually
Location : Encinitas, CA
Job Type: Full-Time Regular
Job Number: 25-06
Department: Development Services
Opening Date: 01/06/2025
Closing Date: 2/2/2025 11:59 PM Pacific
The Position The Senior Planner is assigned to the Development Planning Division of the Developmental Services Department. Senior Planners are responsible for providing direct and/or functional supervision of professional staff and serves as a project manager for difficult and complex discretionary applications. Senior Planners are responsible for addressing current and long-range planning and environmental issues, implementing ordinances, and addressing regional planning and environmental issues affecting Encinitas.
Examples of Important & Essential Duties (included but not limited to) - Reviews and analyzes development proposals for potential environmental effects to ensure compliance with the applicable Federal and State regulations, which includes: preparing, reviewing, and processing environmental documentation; researching, compiling, interpreting, analyzing, and summarizing technical information and policies; issuing requests for proposals and scope of environmental issues in order to prepare required reports; and, performing other related activities.
- Manages and coordinates the environmental review process for development proposals subject to Federal and State regulations.
- Manages and coordinates the preparation of long-range environmental plans.
- Coordinates and monitors the activities of external consultants retained by the City.
- Reviews and edits technical studies used in conjunction with the preparation of environmental documents.
- Supervises professional-level employees to include: ensuring that project management principles are being followed; representing staff at hearings; reviewing work products; prioritizing and assigning work; conducting performance evaluations; and making hiring, termination and disciplinary recommendations.
- Serves as project manager for discretionary applications and other projects as assigned. Incumbent will be assigned to or provide oversight management to projects which are typically large in scale or those that are more complex or controversial in nature, which involves: meeting with concerned citizens, stakeholder groups, and/or prospective developers to raise potential issues and address policy, code and/or program issues.
- Additional duties may include routing and coordinating environmental review, project review, and City programs with other City departments and external agencies; contract preparation and monitoring; preparing legal noticing; working with project proponents, citizens/citizen groups to resolve issues; analyzing projects and preparing related staff reports and draft resolutions and ordinances for consideration by decision-making bodies; and representing staff and making oral presentations at public hearings for projects at the Planning Commission and City Council levels.
- Supports counter-related functions, which may include, but is not limited to, providing direction to public counter staff where interpretation or clarification of codes, policies and programs is required; assisting in implementing methods to improve customer service for the Land Development Division; and performing other related tasks.
- Represents the City and meets with representatives of various civic groups, state and federal agencies, and other jurisdictions.
- Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.
The ideal candidate will have
knowledge of: environmental review principles and practices; advanced theories, principles, and practices of planning, housing, coastal planning, and regional environmental issues; current environmental planning and administration issues; technical report preparation and presentation methods; project management principles, practices, and methods; supervisory principles; federal and state housing and general plan programs, codes and regulations; applicable General Plans, Specific Plans, and Local Coastal Program provisions; negotiation and mediation techniques; parliamentary procedures; customer service principles; municipal planning principles; research methods; mathematical concepts; site planning and architectural design principles; principles and practices of urban planning and development; planning terminology, methods, materials, practices, and techniques; other applicable federal, state, and Local laws, ordinances, codes, rules, and regulations, including state planning and zoning laws and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The ideal candidate will have
skills in: preparing and analyzing environmental and technical documents, reports, statements, and correspondence; analyzing and developing policies related to land use, community development, and environmental planning; scoping environmental issues; interpreting and explaining environmental planning issues; code writing and policy preparation and development; project management including development and implementation of project work schedules and timelines; monitoring and evaluating employees; prioritizing and assigning work; managing multiple priorities simultaneously; working independently; using computers and related software applications; providing customer service; interpreting planning and zoning programs to the general public; performing mathematical calculations; reading and interpreting policy; reading maps and scales; conducting research; resolving conflict; conducting negotiations and mediations; analyzing and collecting data; creating and giving presentations; speaking in public; preparing reports and documents; preparing initial studies; communication, interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor and the general public.
Minimum Qualifications Training and Experience: Bachelor's Degree in urban planning or related field, plus five years' experience at a professional level, including some lead or supervisory experience or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above.
Application Process and Deadline An
application with and attached
resume and
cover letter are required by
February 2, 2025 ** Incomplete application packets will not be reviewed **
The City of Encinitas and the San Dieguito Water District provide equal opportunity employment for all persons without regard to race, color, religion/religious creed, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, physical disability, mental disability, marital status, age, physical disability, ancestry, genetic information, medical condition, political affiliations, veteran status, Family Leave Act status, AB60 CA Driver's License status or status with pregnancy, child birth or breastfeeding. The City and Water District encourage minorities, disabled persons and women to apply. Qualified applicants who move to the next level of the selection process must notify the Human Resources Office if accommodation is needed. A thorough background check will be conducted for the candidate(s) seriously considered for the position including fingerprinting and reference checking. A contingent job offer may be given pending the results of medical evaluation, which includes a physical, TB test and drug and alcohol screening. Applicants will be required to submit verification of the legal right to work in the United States. The provisions of this bulletin do not constitute an expressed or implied contract. Any provision contained in this bulletin may be modified or revoked without notice.
City of Encinitas & San Dieguito Water District 2024 Benefits Summary Service Employees International Union, Local 221 (SEIU) Cafeteria Health Plan The City provides an amount equal to the high median of the medical monthly premiums of all CalPERS medical plans available in San Diego County to plan participants. The amount received is determined by the level of coverage selected. The 2024 annual maximum is $27,175.92($1,132.33 twice monthly), toward the purchase of qualified benefits on a pre-tax basis under the City's Section 125 Cafeteria Benefits Plan. The remaining balance is available as additional income, up to $7,900.08 per year ($329.17 twice monthly).
Retirement The City contracts with the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS):
Retirement Tier - Local Miscellaneous Retirement Formula Tier 2 - Classic2.0% @ 60
Tier 3 - New Member2.0% @ 62
Retirement Tier - Other Safety (Lifeguards) Retirement Formula Tier 2 - Classic3.0% @ 55
Tier 3 - New Member2.7% @ 57
457 Deferred Compensation The City offers a 457 and/or 401(a) deferred compensation. These accounts are voluntary and employee funded.
Life, Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance The City provides Basic Group Term Life Insurance, Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D). Group Term Life Insurance is equal to 1x your basic annual earnings up to a maximum of $150,000. AD&D is up to the amount of your Group Term Life Insurance.
Short-Term Disability Insurance (STD) STD benefits are 70% of your weekly earnings up to a maximum of $3,500 per week.
Long-Term Disability Insurance (LTD) LTD benefits are 66% of monthly earnings up to a maximum of $8,000 per month. San Dieguito Water District employees pay for their LTD premium.
Sick Leave Employees accrue nine (9) hours of sick leave for each calendar month of paid status (4.153 hours per pay period). New employees are granted a beginning balance of (9) hours. Less than full time employees accrue sick leave in an amount prorated by FTE status. Accrued sick leave carries over from year to year.
Vacation Leave Employees earn vacation hours based on the following years of service:
Vacation Hire - 5 Years- 104 hours
6 - 10 Years- 128 hours
11 - 15 Years - 152 hours
16+ Years- 184 hours
Credit is given to new employees for related continuous prior public service employment at the rate of one year for every two years worked.
Paid Leave for Family Member Illness Each new full-time employee is granted a beginning balance of fourteen (14) hours of paid time off to attend to family member(s) in need of the employee's assistance in times of illness or parental leave to bond with a new child; 1.3846 hours of additional paid leave is accrued each pay period. The maximum accrual is about eighty three (83) hours.
Parental Leave (Baby Bonding) Employees who qualify for California Family Rights Act (CFRA) baby bonding will be eligible for twelve (12) weeks of employer paid leave. Available leave is prorated based on FTE status.
General Election Leave Employees shall be provided a half day of paid leave to vote at the employee's polling location or a full day of paid leave to volunteer for the County Registrar of Voters for a General Election.
Holiday Closure Each year, City Hall is closed from Christmas Eve through New Year's Day.
Holidays Employees receive thirteen (13) fixed holidays and five (5) floating holidays (45 hours) per fiscal year.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Confidential services are available to employees and household members to assist with personal and professional issues. Five sessions per issue are available each calendar year.
Computer Purchase Program The City will loan employees who successfully complete the probationary period of employment an interest free loan of up to $3,000.
Tuition Assistance Eligible employees may receive up to $1,200 in reimbursement per fiscal year for approved coursework tuition, required textbooks and registration.
Social Security and Medicare The City does not participate in the Social Security program. The City and employees each pay 1.45% to Medicare Insurance.
This document is intended to provide a general summary of benefits available to employees of the City of Encinitas and San Dieguito Water District. Exact benefits an employee is entitled to receive are determined by the City Council through collective bargaining agreements between the City and the union representing the employee's classification, as well as through various Resolutions and Ordinances. If there is a conflict between the information in this summary and the official plans/contracts, the official documents will prevail.