Associate Planner
(May be underfilled based on qualifications)
Pay Range: $44.57/hr - 48.00/hr

Assistant Planner
Pay Range: $38.50/hr - 41.46/hr

The City of Wildomar is currently hiring for an Associate Planner to join the Planning Division within our Community Development Department. This role will have a variety of duties including research, analysis, and interpretation of social, economic, population and land use data and trends. The ideal candidate is comfortable working in a collaborative and professional environment where communication with staff, developers, consultants, and the public is essential. This position may be filled at the Assistant Planner level based on qualifications.
The city offers a 4/10 schedule and competitive benefits package!

DEFINITION
Under general supervision, performs a variety of duties related to the collection, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of technical land use, environmental, zoning and other City planning data; provides land use and zoning information as part of the city’s zoning counter efforts, and assistance on planning-related matters to the general public and other City staff; ensures compliance with the City’s development standards; and performs related work as required.

Assistant Planner

This is the entry level class in the Planner series. Incumbents at this level are responsible for performing general/routine professional tasks and duties assigned to positions within this series. The Assistant Planner is not expected to perform with the same independence of direction and judgment as are positions allocated to the Associate and/or Senior Planner. Since this class is typically used as a training class, employees may have only limited City planning related work experience. Employees work under direct supervision while learning job tasks.

Associate Planner

This is the journey level class in the Planner series. Incumbents at this level require demonstrated ability to perform a variety of responsible and increasingly complex professional planning tasks and duties with greater independence of direction and judgment; the Associate Planner is further distinguished from the Assistant Planner by the level of skill required, the complexity of assigned projects, and greater amount of time focused on planning projects as opposed to time spent working at the City’s planning counter. Employees at this level receive general instruction or assistance as new or unusual situations arise and they are fully aware of the operating procedures and policies within the work unit.

Flex Staffing

This series may be flexibly staffed at either the entry or journey level. Incumbents appointed to the Assistant Planner (entry level) may reasonably expect to progress to the Associate Planner (journey level) upon attaining and demonstrating the full knowledge, skills and abilities of the job classification and meeting the qualifications and department requirements established for progression, which shall remain at the department head’s discretion.

Receives direct (Assistant Planner) to general (Associate Planner) supervision from the Senior Planner or Planning Manager, as assigned.

Environmental Conditions: Employees in this class generally work in an office environment with moderate noise levels, controlled temperature conditions, and no direct exposure to hazardous physical substances. Employees may interact with staff and/or the public and private representatives in various settings including the field or remote offices for meetings. The incumbent will be exposed to outdoor environmental elements on a limited basis with exposure to varying temperatures, moderate exterior noise levels including traffic, and may have limited exposure to dust and fumes.

Physical Demands: Must possess mobility to work in a standard office setting including use of standard office equipment, including a computer; and to operate a motor vehicle to visit various City sites. Color vision is required to read printed materials and a computer screen. Hearing and speech is required to communicate in person and over the telephone. Touch is required in order to handle documents, and use a computer. Finger dexterity is needed to access, enter, and retrieve data using a computer keyboard or calculator and to operate standard office equipment. This is primarily a sedentary office classification although standing in work areas and walking between work areas may be required. Must be able to sit for prolonged periods of time. Positions in this classification regularly bend, stoop, kneel, reach, push, and pull drawers open and closed to retrieve and file information. Employees must possess the ability to lift, carry, push, and pull materials and objects up to 20 pounds.

Mental Demands: While performing the duties of this class, an employee uses written and oral communication skills; reads and interprets data, information, and documents; analyzes and solves problems; observes and interprets people, and situations; learns and applies new information and skills; performs detailed work; deals with changing priorities, interruptions, and multiple concurrent tasks; and interacts with others encountered in the course of work.