Associate Planner

With supervisor approval, incumbents may be eligible for intermittent remote work; however, they must physically reside within the Sacramento region or have the ability to regularly report to a City of Sacramento physical worksite with little notice.

The Public Works Department, Division of Mobility and Sustainability, is seeking an Associate Planner for the Funding and Asset Planning section to support planning and implementation of the City’s adopted transportation plans and policies, focusing on safety, equity, and compliance with changing standards and mobility options in Sacramento. The section’s work supports developing and managing regional, state, and federal grant strategies, the allocation of dedicated transportation funds to best achieve policy goals, as well as developing and updating fee programs and environmental mitigation strategies and identifying and pursuing new revenue streams.

Specific tasks for this position include project and program management in areas such as funding and municipal fee programs.

The ideal candidate will preferably have interest and experience with transportation funding, grant application development, and municipal fee programs. The ideal candidate will possess technical skills and knowledge and ideally have experience with federal, state and regional transportation funding. They will have the skills to collect and analyze planning data, prepare reports and studies, and engage with diverse internal and external partners.

The ideal candidate will be results oriented.

To perform professional, technical, statistical and analytical duties involving land use or other planning studies for a variety of public or private development projects. The scope of assignments includes project management work, land use studies, policy development recommendation, revision or implementation, and preparation of a variety of documents for compliance with state or federal environmental laws.

The class of Assistant Planner is distinguished from Associate Planner by performing less complex to moderately difficult project management work. Incumbents in this class may work independently on assignments but generally do not have the responsibility for team leadership. Positions are flexibly staffed and are normally filled by advancement from the Junior Planner class.

The class of Associate Planner is distinguished from that of Assistant Planner by the greater complexity of assignments received, and the advanced planning project management work. Associate Planners manage projects with greater independence and limited supervision and lead project teams made up of individuals from various technical disciplines. Positions are flexibly staffed and are normally filled from the Assistant Planner class.

General direction is provided by a manager who is usually a Senior Planner. Associate Planners may provide direct or indirect supervision and training of other subordinate technicians, planners, or interns. The Assistant Planner usually does not perform direct or indirect supervision of staff.

• Review and analyze proposed minor development projects for conformance with adopted City plans, design/architectural guidelines and standards, applicable codes and ordinances and other regulations, and prepares recommendations on approval of such projects.
• Review proposed tentative subdivision and parcels maps, and recommend necessary revisions to meet City requirements.
• Evaluate the environmental effects of proposed projects and prepare, or supervise the preparation of environmental documents.
• Conduct onsite investigations of proposed development projects or community…