Program Lead

Rincon Consultants, Inc is seeking a Housing Program Lead who will be responsible for supporting the growth of Rincon’s Community Planning team. In this role, you will collaborate with local and statewide leadership to oversee and expand existing housing related programs through the identification and pursuit of new opportunities. You will also manage teams responsible for the preparation of Housing Elements and housing implementation related materials, including General Plans, Specific / Master Plans, Zoning Code updates, and land use analyses.

The candidate must have knowledge of land use / community planning concepts, housing policy and legislation, sound project management skills, be able to communicate effectively verbally and in writing, and be interested in working in a fast-paced environment.

While this role may offer flexible work arrangements that can include a mix of in-office and remote work, our changing business needs will ultimately determine our level of remote-work flexibility. Additionally, to promote in-person collaboration and client teaming, we prioritize hiring those who reside within 50 miles of a Rincon office which currently includes :
Carlsbad, Fresno, Los Angeles, Monterey, Oakland, Palm Springs, Riverside, Sacramento, San Luis Obispo, San Diego, San Jose, Santa Barbara, and Ventura.

For this position, we are open to locations across California!

• Lead work efforts centered around housing, including housing planning, policy development, legislation review and education, and implementation strategies
• Manage and deliver multi-disciplinary work products and services for complex housing related projects, including Housing Elements, General Plans, Community Plans, Master / Specific Plans, and / or other comprehensive planning documents
• Lead teams responsible for the preparation of zoning codes, permitting policies, and / or development standards, with a particular emphasis on housing
• Collaborate across markets with planners, climate specialists, environmental planners to deliver innovative, interdisciplinary work products
• Provide the final review of work products for quality assurance / quality control
• Prepare, coordinate, and facilitate public involvement and consensus-building meetings and workshops
• Interact with various members of public agency and private client staff on matters related to land use planning
• Act as a client manager for select clients in the Healthy Communities market
• Perform various business development functions, focused on leading proposal preparation, attendance at interviews, and leading company outreach, marketing networking, and business development efforts related to the Healthy Communities market
• Promote a culture of teamwork, engagement, quality service, and customer satisfaction to our public and private clients.
• Enhance Rincon’s professional reputation and demonstrate the ability to be creative and innovative with these tasks while representing Rincon in a professional manner
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor(s)

• BA / BS degree or higher in urban planning, geography or a related discipline
• Possess 10+ years of related demonstrated experience in community, long-range, and / or housing policy planning, urban design and / or environmental planning
• Experience with a private sector consulting firm
• Experience with developing new business pursuits
• Excellent communication, organizational, writing and presentation skills
• Strong team building and management skills
• Working knowledge of project management systems, project scheduling, scoping, budgeting, cost analyses, resource analyses, and reporting
• Detail-oriented with the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment, and to manage multiple projects, deadlines, priorities, and teams
• Must possess a valid driver’s license with a clean driving record and willingness to travel as projects require

Rincon Consultants, Inc. is an award-winning leader in providing quality environmental consulting services throughout California and is recognized as a ‘Best Environmental Services Firm to Work For’ by the Zweig Group.

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