Associate Planner

• Opportunities to expand your skills and grow within our organization.
• Collaborate with a variety of agencies and professional disciplines.
• Enjoy a newly remodeled, modern office space designed for collaboration and productivity. Position equipped with a City-issued laptop, sit/stand desk, and other modern workplace tools.
• Opportunity for hybrid flexibility: potential for one day per week telework after six months of employment.

The City of Thousand Oaks Community Development Department is excited to announce a rewarding career opportunity for a motivated Associate Planner to join our dynamic team! If you are results-oriented, bring a positive attitude, thrive on creativity, and are passionate about making a difference through public service, this is the place for you..

As an Associate Planner, you will play a key role in shaping the community’s future by managing a variety of current and long-range planning projects. Working under general supervision, you will:

• Conduct professional Planning work involving land use, zoning, and community development.
• Review, analyze, and process development applications of moderate to complex scope.
• Prepare and present staff reports, plans, and recommendations to decision-making bodies.
• Collaborate with residents, businesses, and stakeholders to promote thoughtful growth.
• Contribute to long-range plans and projects that align with the City’s General Plan and vision.

• Manage and process applications for development projects, including residential, mixed-use, commercial, industrial, and institutional proposals.
• Facilitate in-person and virtual permit submittals.
• Respond to phone and email inquiries.
• Consult and advise property owners, architects, engineers, contractors, and the public regarding applications, City policies, codes, and other plans.
• Prepare clear and concise technical documents, reports, correspondence and other written materials.
• Exercise sound independent judgement.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those encountered in the course of work.
• Attend and present information to City Council, Planning Commission, Administrative Hearing Officer, and community meetings as assigned.
• Plan, organize and conduct research studies and prepare recommendations regarding land use, zoning, urban design, population trends, transportation, housing and environmental needs, update and analyze demographic and other data required for the planning function, participate in the review, development or revision of the various components of the General Plan, environmental impact reports, plans, ordinance and other policies and procedures.
• Independently perform responsible and varied professional planning duties.
• Provide sound recommendations based on detailed analysis and project evaluation.

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The ideal candidate should possess:

• Knowledge of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and Subdivision Map Act.
• A passion for City planning with demonstrated experience.
• Ability to work very effectively and collaboratively with people, internal and external customers, and stakeholders.
• Excellent problem-solving, decision-making, planning, and organizational skills.
• Excellent time management, organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Ability to research, analyze, interpret, present data, and apply and explain related laws, ordinances, policies, and procedures.
• Knowledge of modern principles and practices of zoning and urban planning.

• Strategic Thinker
• Results Orientated
• Customer Focused
• Problem Solver and Decision Maker
• Planner and Organizer
• Technically Knowledgeable

• Possess at least two years of professional planning experience
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in urban planning or a closely related field.
• A Master’s degree in Planning or a similar degree is highly desirable

While the position generally follows standard working hours, after-hour Planning Commission and City Council meetings are required, and on rare occasions, weekend work…