Planning Manager

The Presidio Trust is seeking a Planning Manager to join its Planning and Compliance Department. The Presidio Trust is an innovative federal agency responsible for preserving and sharing the Presidio—a 1,500-acre national park site at the Golden Gate that blends rich history, cultural significance, and extraordinary natural beauty. Once a military post under three flags and the ancestral homeland of the Ramaytush Ohlone, the Presidio is now one of the most biologically diverse parks in the nation and a vibrant destination with beaches, museums, trails, homes, and workplaces.

Reporting to the Director of Planning and Compliance, the Planning Manager leads the Agency’s planning, sustainability, GIS, zero waste, urban design, and long‑range planning programs, providing both day‑to‑day oversight and long‑term direction. The role helps shape Agency‑wide policies related to land use, transportation, sustainability, and resource management, and ensures GIS and data systems consistently support planning, operations, and project delivery. This position also advances climate resiliency, waste reduction, water conservation, renewable energy, and other sustainability priorities.

Working closely with the Executive Team, Project Managers, Finance, Operations, and consultants, the Planning Manager helps set project priorities, support capital and long‑range planning, and advance complex projects. The role manages consultant teams, supports planning and design review processes, ensures alignment with adopted planning documents, tracks and shares performance data, prepares leadership presentations, and improves internal tools and workflows. This position supervises a multidisciplinary team and promotes continuous improvement across the department.

This is a full‑time position with benefits and a starting pay range of $172,458 to $188,706, based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The starting base salary is dependent on the experience and qualifications of the candidate. Applications received by February 20, 2026 will receive first consideration.

• Lead the day‑to‑day management of the Agency’s planning, sustainability, GIS, zero waste, urban design, and long‑range planning programs in alignment with Agency‑wide direction.
• Manage the Agency’s 20-year capital and replacement project inventory, including but not limited to working with the Executive Team and Project Managers on updating prioritization criteria and project scopes, schedules and costs.
• Develop, implement and manage the Agency’s sustainability program to advance climate resiliency, waste reduction, water conservation, renewable energy adoption, and other sustainability goals, in coordination with the Sustainability Planner and Zero Waste Manager.
• Lead the GIS Program, ensuring that spatial and land use data systems serve as the source of truth for Agency planning and operational decisions and project implementation.
• Participate in the Agency’s Planning Review process and support the Planning Review Team in their use of efficient review and project tracking processes.
• Co‑chair the Design Review Committee, ensuring consistent application of adopted policies, design guidelines and standards.
• Develop, update and execute Agency‑wide policies and procedures regarding land use, transportation, resource management, public realm and sustainability.
• Manage consultant contracts and interdisciplinary teams conducting technical and implementation‑focused studies in financing, operations, facilities planning, land use, transportation, sustainability, and resource management.
• Lead and participate in cross‑divisional working groups consisting of agency leadership and subject matter experts to identify and introduce proactive planning, design, and implementation measures that advance the Agency’s planning and sustainability goals, financial stability, and operational excellence.
• Participate in Agency‑wide technology and database management initiatives to improve data integration, coordination and decision making.
• Track, collect, analyze, and present Planning & Compliance department performance metrics against Agency key performance indicators (KPIs) to evaluate…