Junior Planner
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Job Description
THE POSITION
- With supervisor approval incumbents may be eligible for intermittent remote work;however they must physicallyresidewithin the Sacramento region orhave the ability toregularly report to a City of Sacramento physical worksite with little notice.
The Community Development Department is seeking a Junior Planner to join the Environmental Planning Section. The position will assist in the environmental evaluation of development projects both public and private for compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). The position will include under general supervision document preparation and processing for consistent with the provisions of CEQA.
IDEAL CANDIDATE STATEMENT
The ideal candidate will be an inquisitive and motivated individual who works successfully in a team-oriented environment; values providing quality customer service; can apply critical thinking skills to unique and/or unfamiliar situations; has strong interpersonal skills and communicates effectively with others; and can effectively work with staff in other City departments appointed and elected officials community leaders environmental organizations and other stakeholders. Experience and/or understanding of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) is desired.
DEFINITION
In a training capacity to perform beginning professional duties in the compilation analysis and reporting of data for planning purposes.
DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS
The Junior Planner is the trainee level in the professional Planner series. The class provides on-the-job training for incumbents with no previous professional planning experience. Incumbents are expected to assume progressively more responsible duties. Upon completion of a twelve-month training period incumbents will be advanced to the next level of Assistant Planner if their training period is successful or dismissed (terminated) if performance is unacceptable.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED
Immediate supervision is provided by higher level departmental personnel. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES
Depending upon assignment duties may include but are not limited to the following:
- Collect and compile data on a varied range of urban planning matters.
- Present data in the form of written or graphic reports.
- Assist in the review and analysis of proposed development projects for conformance with adopted City plans applicable codes and ordinances and other regulations.
- Perform research on the environmental effects of proposed projects and assist in the preparation of environmental documents.
- Prepare drafts of reports necessary for Federal and State grants.
- Conduct on-site investigations of proposed development projects or community areas.
- Respond to inquiries by the general public.
- Perform related duties as assigned.QUALIFICATIONS
Knowledge of:
- Basic research of statistical methods.
- Basic principles of urban planning.
Ability to:
- Communicate clearly and concisely both orally and in writing.
- Collect compile analyze and report data.
- Understand legislation that relates to planning.
- Prepare graphic material.
Experience and Education:
Any combination equivalent to experience and education that could likely provide the required knowledge and abilities would be qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:
Equivalent to a Bachelors Degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in urban planning or a closely related field.
OR
Two years of paraprofessional planning experience as a Planning Technician II with the City of Sacramento.
OR
Four years of paraprofessional planning experience.
PROOF OF EDUCATION
Should education be used to qualify for this position then proof of education such as but not limited to university/college transcripts and degrees should besubmittedwith your application andwill beat the time of appointment. Unofficial documents and/or copies are acceptable.
An applicant with a college degree obtained outside the United States must have education records evaluated by acredentialsevaluation service.Evaluation of education records will be due at time of appointment.
PROBATIONARY PERIOD
Employees must complete twelve (12) months of probation at a satisfactory performance level prior to gaining permanent status.THE SELECTION PROCEDURE
Please note the City of Sacramentos preferred method of communication with applicants is via e-mail. As such please ensure you verify the e-mail address on your application and check your e-mailfrequently including your spam and junk folders. All e-mail notifications can also be accessed through the applicant inbox.
1. Application:(Pass/Fail) All applicants must complete andsubmitonlinea City of Sacramento employment applicationby the final filingdeadline;Employment applications must besubmittedonline; paper applications will not be accepted.
Employment applicationswill be considered incomplete and will be disqualified:
If applicants do not list current and/or past job-related experience in theduties area of theWork Experience section.Note: Qualifying experience is based on full-time experience (40 hours per week). Qualifying experience is calculated to the full-time equivalent (pro-rated if less than 40 hours/week).
If see resume is noted in the Work Experience section; a resume will not substitute for the informationin the Work Experience section.
Proof of education such as but not limited to university/college transcripts and degreesshouldbesubmittedonlinewith your application.Proof of educationwill beat time of appointment.
Position/job titles will not be considered indeterminingeligibility for meeting the minimum qualifications for this position.
Ifyourerequesting Veterans credit a copy of your DD214 must besubmittedonlinewith your application oremailedto the Employment Officeby the final filing deadline.Informationregardingthe use of Veterans credit can be found in the Civil Service Board rules under rule4.9C.
Applicantsare responsible forattaching a copy of their DD214 to each position for which they apply.
2. Training and Experience Exam: (Weighted 100%) The questionslocatedat the end of the application are the Training and Experience (T&E) Exam.Responses to the T&E questions will be rated and scored. This exam will evaluate the relevance level and progression of a candidates educationtrainingand experience. The exam score willdetermineyour ranking on the eligible list for this job. When completing the T&E questions please note:
Responses to the T&E questionsmustbesubmittedonline; paper questionnaires will not be accepted.
A resume willnotsubstitute for the informationin the T&E questions.
3.Eligibility: Candidates who pass the Training and Experience Test will be placed on the eligible list. The hiring department may contact candidates for interview at any time during the life of the one-year list. Candidates eligibility expires one year from the date of notification of a passing score for the Junior Plannerexamination.
4.Screening Committee: (Pass/Fail) All candidates that pass the examination and are in one of the top three ranks will have their applicationforwardedto the hiring department for review. The hiring department will select the most competitive applications for further consideration. Human Resources will only evaluate employment applications for the minimum qualifications asstatedon the job announcement for applications selected by the hiring department.
5.Conditional Hire:Upon receipt of a conditional offer the selected candidate must complete and pass LiveScan/fingerprinting. If applicable candidates may also need to pass a pre-employment medical exam controlledsubstanceand/or alcohol test andpossessany required licensure or certification prior to receiving a start date from the Department. Failure to meet these prerequisites will be grounds for withdrawal of your conditional offer of employment.
QUESTIONS:
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Required Experience:
Junior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
