Associate Planner: Shape Our City Through Zoning

City of South Gate; South Gate (CA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of South Gate is seeking an Associate Planner to perform professional planning tasks across current, advanced, and comprehensive planning areas. You will assist in development reviews, staff reports, and coordination with multiple departments to implement the General Plan and zoning regulations.

Requirements include a bachelor’s degree in urban planning and two years of local government planning experience, with a master’s degree preferred.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor’s degree in urban planning or a related field and two years of professional planning experience in local government is required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct office and field research and analyze social, economic, population and land use trends.
• Prepare staff reports with recommendations for zoning and subdivision applications.
• Review development plans for conformance with zoning codes and General Plan.
• Assist in preparation of environmental documents and planning reports.
• Coordinate with other departments to meet development requirements.

Skills

Public planning

Community development

Statistics

Land use

Excel

Education

Bachelor's degree in urban planning

Master's degree in planning desirable

Tools

MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)

Job description

The City of South Gate is seeking an Associate Planner to perform professional planning tasks across current, advanced, and comprehensive planning areas. You will assist in development reviews, staff reports, and coordination with multiple departments to implement the General Plan and zoning regulations.

Requirements include a bachelor’s degree in urban planning and two years of local government planning experience, with a master’s degree preferred.