Senior Community Planner & Engagement Lead

rinconconsultants; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage options

Retirement benefits

Generous time off

Learning & development

Community engagement programs

Job summary

Rincon Consultants seeks a Senior Community Planner / Community Engagement Project Manager to lead outreach for planning initiatives across California, addressing growth, housing, land use, and long-range planning priorities.

The role involves guiding public workshops, stakeholder meetings, and engagement programs, mentoring staff, and expanding Rincon's Community Planning practice while delivering integrated planning solutions for diverse clients and communities.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of relevant experience in California with growing responsibility for technical work, project management, and client support.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent projects including scopes, schedules, budgets, and client coordination.
• Established knowledge of California land use planning principles, housing policy, and local government processes.
• Experience leading community engagement programs, workshops, stakeholder meetings, and outreach strategies for planning initiatives.
• Experience developing engagement strategies and outreach plans for planning or related projects.
• Experience working with community-based organizations, public agencies, and diverse stakeholder groups.

Responsibilities

• Lead outreach and engagement for community planning projects from initiation through adoption and implementation.
• Prepare and oversee complex outreach programs for General Plans, Housing Elements, Community Plans, Specific Plans, zoning updates, and other documents.
• Integrate qualitative analyses from engagement data into land use, housing, and policy analyses for long-range planning.
• Manage project scopes, schedules, budgets, staffing, and deliverables across concurrent projects.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary teams to deliver integrated planning solutions and ensure public input informs processes.
• Provide QA/QC to ensure technical quality across deliverables.

Skills

Public engagement

Project management

Stakeholder facilitation

Communication skills

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelor's in Urban/Regional Planning

Advanced degree preferred

Job description

Rincon Consultants seeks a Senior Community Planner / Community Engagement Project Manager to lead outreach for planning initiatives across California, addressing growth, housing, land use, and long-range planning priorities.

The role involves guiding public workshops, stakeholder meetings, and engagement programs, mentoring staff, and expanding Rincon's Community Planning practice while delivering integrated planning solutions for diverse clients and communities.