Assistant/Associate/Senior Planner bei County of Yolo, CA

About the Department

The County of Yolo is recruiting to fill one (1) full-time position in the class of 
Assistant Planner, Associate Planner or Senior Planner at the Department of Community Services. 
This is a continuous or open until filled recruitment. Applications will be reviewed and considered on a rolling basis.

The candidate selected for this position may be hired at the Assistant, Associate, or Senior Planner level, determined by the candidate's background and experience, and at the discretion of the hiring authority. Depending on the level of position placement, the selected candidate will perform increasingly complex duties, as outlined below and detailed in the class specifications. The salary range for each classification levels is as follows: 

• Assistant Planner: $75,878.40 - $92,248.00
• Associate Planner: $90,584.00 - $110,094.40
• Senior Planner: $105,289.60 - $127,982.40

The Position

This position requires a Monday through Friday work schedule and an eight (8) hour work day. On occasion, this position will require irregular work hours when a public service need occurs outside of normal business hours, such as attending community meetings.  Determinations regarding remote work options are at the discretion of management.

• Assistant Planner: Under general supervision performs research, design and other planning work related to the review and maintenance of the County General Plan; researches and reports on current planning problems; explains and interprets planning ordinances and policies to the public; prepares and reviews environmental assessment documents.
  
  
• Associate Planner: Under general supervision performs professional planning duties; researches and prepares planning studies; explains and interprets planning ordinances and policies to the public; and conducts related work as required. This class differs from the Assistant Planner by the complexity of assignments and independence by which the incumbent is expected to perform.
  
  
• Senior Planner: Under general supervision performs professional planning duties; researches and prepares planning studies; explains and interprets planning ordinances and policies to the public; coordinates and oversees work of other professional planning staff; performs a variety of duties required of special projects; and other related duties as assigned. This class is the specialist/lead level in the Planner series.  It differs from the Associate Planner in that it has lead responsibilities for one or more special project assignments; direct administration, coordination and monitoring responsibilities of a major planning function: Land Use; Housing and Economic Opportunities; Resources and Environmental Management.

How To Apply

This is a continuous or open until filled recruitment. Applications will be reviewed and considered on a rolling basis, as they are received. The posting may close at anytime, without notice. Interested applicants are encouraged to submit a County of Yolo online employment application with attached verification of education documents and complete responses to the required supplemental questions, as soon as possible to ensure consideration. For additional important and detailed information, see the Application & Selection Process section of this job announcement.

Position Duties

Click on the class specification links below to review the full position details of each level.

• Assistant Planner
• Associate Planner
• Senior Planner

Minimum Qualifications

The minimum qualifications required for a candidate to proceed in the selection process are as follows:

License: Positions in this classification require incumbents to possess and maintain a valid California driver’s license, Class C or higher, to carry out job related duties. Individuals who do not meet this requirement due to a physical or mental disability may request a reasonable accommodation.

Education: Graduation from a four-year college or university with a degree in planning, engineering, architecture, resource, environmental management, geography, economics, biology, or related field. Verification of education is required. Copies of education transcripts or diploma must be submitted with the online application.

• Assistant Planner: One (1) year of professional planning experience related to current, advanced and/or environmental planning. 
• Associate Planner: Three (3) years of professional planning experience.
• Senior Planner: Five (5) years of increasingly responsible planning experience with a specialization in one of the following areas; land use, housing, economic development, housing rehabilitation, redevelopment, public facilities, infrastructure needs and financing, or resource and environmental management. 

Other Qualifications

Application Process

It is highly recommended that you print this job bulletin for future reference. Application information should be current, concise, and related to the requirements in this job announcement. Your application should highlight all relevant education, training, and experience as of the recruitment closing date, and clearly indicate how you meet the minimum qualifications for the position as outlined above in the Employment Standards section. 

Incomplete applications will be disqualified. A resume may be included with your application; however, it WILL NOT substitute for the information requested on the application. Ensure that relevant information to be considered in the screening for minimum qualifications step is included within the online application system fields. Additionally, required responses to the supplemental questions must be included with your submission.

• Supplemental Questions: Supplemental questions are designed to elicit specific information regarding an candidate’s experience, education, and training. Responses should be consistent with the information on your application and are subject to verification. If a job included responsibilities applicable to several questions, separate the different functions of the job to answer all the questions completely. Resumes or referral to the application or other supplemental question responses will not be accepted in lieu of completing each question. If you have no experience, write "no experience" for the appropriate question. 

Verification of education is required. Acceptable forms of educational documentation are official / unofficial transcripts or copy of diploma that list the candidate's name, institution name, field of study, and date the degree was awarded. For recent graduates who have not received proof of their degree, a letter from the registrar's office stating that all requirements for graduation have been met and listing the field of study will be sufficient proof of graduation. Please do not send originals. Copies of the required documents are acceptable. Any submitted documents will not be returned. Yolo County Human Resources is not responsible for the untimely delivery of materials sent via U.S. / specialized mail or County interoffice mail. Application attachments may be submitted through the following methods:

• By uploading and attaching to the online application

• By e-mail to [email protected]

• By fax to (530) 666-8049

• By hand-delivery to 625 Court Street, Room 101, Woodland, CA 95695. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM

1. A written statement from a U.S. accredited university or college that states that the applicant is qualified for entrance to a program of graduate studies for which a degree in a related field is required. 
   
   
2. An evaluation of the applicant's degree and coursework equivalency by a private organization that provides foreign credential evaluation services. The evaluation must include a comparison of comparable U.S. courses for content, credit, and grade.

All foreign transcripts or diplomas must be in English. If the institution does not provide these documents in English, the applicant will need to provide a translation which has been done by a professional agency. The County of Yolo will accept education as equivalent to U.S. accreditation from institutions that are listed as members of the International Association of Universities (IAU). You may check for your school by visiting the IAU web site (https://www.iau-aiu.net/content/institutions). Please Note: Foreign language documents must include a precise word-for-word English translation of all foreign language documents. It is the responsibility of each applicant to prove to the satisfaction of the County that the applicant meets the specific requirements listed on the job announcement for each specific examination. The following is a list of private organizations that provide foreign credential evaluation services. Fees range from $50 to $400 per document; processing times vary from 5-20 business days. For further information, please contact the organization(s). The County of Yolo does not endorse these business entities; this list has been developed for informational purposes only.

• Educational Records Evaluation Service
  601 University Ave., Suite 127, Sacramento, CA 95825 • (916) 921-0790 • www.eres.com
• Foreign Education Document Service
  P.O. Box 151739, San Diego, CA 92175 • (619) 265-5810 • www.documentservice.org
• Center for Applied Research, Evaluation & Education, Inc.
  P.O. Box 18358, Anaheim, CA 92817 • (714) 237-9272 • www.iescaree.com
• Global Services Associates, Inc.
  409 North Pacific Coast Highway, # 393, Redondo Beach, CA 90277 • (310) 828-5709 • www.globaleval.org
• International Education Research Foundation Credentials Evaluation Service
  P.O. Box 3665, Culver City, CA 90231 • (310) 258-9451 • www.ierf.org

Selection Process

The following is a tentative schedule of steps that will occur as part of the selection process. The selection process steps, and any listed dates, may change with or without notice.

• Screen for Minimum Qualifications
• Screen for Best Qualified* (if applicable)
• Department Selection Interviews
• Reference Checks
• Conditional Job Offer, pending Pre-Employment Exams 
  • Drug & Alcohol Screen
  • Department of Justice LiveScan
• Confirmed Job Offer

*Screening for Best Qualified: If applicable, an applicant’s education, training, experience, and responses to the supplemental questions will be evaluated to determine applicant ranking and those that are best qualified to be place on an eligible list for the job class. The active eligible list that is established from this recruitment will be used to fill this open position and future vacancies.

Contact Information

For questions about the position or about employment with the County, please contact Human Resources by e-mail at [email protected] or by phone at (530) 666-8055.

Equal Employment Opportunity