Job Details

Requisition Number: 2300231

Salary Range: $78,165.36 - $127,021.44 Annually

Application Deadline: March 27, 2023

Planner I/II/III (Environmental Planner) - Environmental Services Department - 2300231

About the Department

The Environmental Services Department (ESD) is a national leader in pollution prevention, watershed protection, utility service provision, and climate action. Together, ESD employees positively impact every resident and business in San Jose.

Our department is an exceptional place to start or grow your career. We have a supportive leadership team, numerous professional growth opportunities, and an inclusive workplace culture that is welcoming of your talents! We offer an array of meaningful career paths and value flexibility - offering hybrid work and alternative work schedules in select roles. Additionally, the City offers excellent health and pension benefits, as well as 15 paid holidays!

To learn more about ESD, follow @sjenvironment on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram and San Jose Environmental Services on LinkedIn.

Positions & Duties

Please note that applications are currently not accepted through CalOpps or any other third-party job board application system. To apply, applicants must complete an application via the City of San Jose's website at www.sanjoseca.gov/citycareers.

The Environmental Services Department (ESD) is recruiting for an Environmental Planner (Planner I/II/III) to join the department's Sustainability and Compliance Division's (SCD) Land Use and Planning (LUP) team.

The Land Use and Planning team provides environmental support to the City's wastewater Capital Improvement Program (CIP), which is focused on renovating and replacing aging infrastructure at the San Jose-Santa Clara Regional Wastewater Facility (RWF). The group assists program staff with land use decisions and oversees compliance with CEQA, environmental permits, and other applicable regulatory processes.

The selected candidate for the Planner position will oversee the environmental permitting and regulatory requirements for the CIP, coordinate internally and externally with a diverse group of engineers, project managers, consultants, other departments, and regulators, in order to obtain necessary environmental clearances for critical infrastructure repair and replacement projects at the RWF.

The successful candidate for this Planner position is an organized and motivated self-starter with strong collaboration, communication, negotiating, and problem-solving skills, and a demonstrated track record of successfully managing multiple projects simultaneously.

Salary Information

The actual salary shall be determined by the final candidate's qualifications and experience. The below salary ranges include an approximate five percent (5%) ongoing non-pensionable pay. The annual salary range for the positions are presently as follows:

Planner I: $78,165.36 - $94,960.32

Planner II: $91,138.32 - $110,706.96

Planner III: $104,264.16 - $127,021.44

This recruitment may be used to fill multiple positions in this, or other divisions or departments. If you are interested in employment in this classification, you should apply to ensure you are considered for additional opportunities that may utilize the applicants from this recruitment.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

1. Education:A Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university in urban or regional planning, urban design, urban studies, architecture, landscape architecture, urban geography, or environmental studies or a closely related field.


2. Experience:

-PLANNER I: None.

-PLANNER II: Two (2) years of entry-level professional planning experience.

-PLANNER III: Four (4) years of professional planning experience including two (2) years of experience at the City of San Jose Planner II level or equivalent.

3. Licenses:Possession of a valid State of California driver's license.

Acceptable Substitutions (for Planner III only): Master's Degree or sixty (60) semester units of graduate course work from an accredited college or university in urban or regional planning, urban design, urban studies, architecture, landscape architecture, urban geography, or environmental studies or a closely related field can substitute for the two years of professional planning experience equivalent to Planner II.

Employment Eligibility: Federal law requires all employees to provide verification of their eligibility to work in this country. Please be informed that the City of San Jose will NOT sponsor, represent or sign any documents related to visa applications/transfers for H1-B or any other type of visa which requires an employer application.

Per the City's COVID19 Mandatory Vaccination Policy, the City requires all employees starting on or after February 11, 2022, to provide proof of vaccination as a condition of employment absent a documented medical and/or religious exemption. Proof of vaccination means that employees are required to be "up-to-date" with regards to the COVID-19 vaccine. Consistent with the Santa Clara County Public Health Order issued on December 28, 2021, "up-to-date" means that an employee is not only "fully vaccinated," but has also obtained any booster doses of a COVID-19 vaccination for which they are eligible, within 15 days of first becoming eligible.

If you have questions about the duties of these positions, the selection or hiring processes, please contact Phil Dunbar at Phillip.Dunbar@sanjoseca.gov.

Additional Information

-Link to Benefits page: https://www.sanjoseca.gov/your-government/departments-offices/human-resources/benefits

-Link to Department Website: https://www.sanjoseca.gov/your-government/departments-offices/environmental-services

Please note that applications are currently not accepted through CalOpps or any other third-party job board application system. To apply, applicants must complete an application via the City of San Jose's website at www.sanjoseca.gov/citycareers.

The application deadline is 11:59 PM on Monday, March 27, 2023. Please allow adequate time to complete the application and submit before the deadline or the system may not save your application. If your online application was successfully submitted, you will receive an automatic confirmation email to the email address you provided. IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE THE CONFIRMATION, please email CityCareers@sanjoseca.gov and we will research the status of your application. Please contact Human Resources at (408) 535-1285, or Human.Resources@sanjoseca.gov if you have any questions.

How to Apply

The requisition # for this job posting is 2300231. To view the full job announcement and apply for this position, please go to: www.sanjoseca.gov/citycareers

PLEASE NOTE: YOU MUST APPLY & SUBMIT YOUR JOB APPLICATION AT www.sanjoseca.gov/citycareers IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR A CITY OF SAN JOSE JOB OPPORTUNTITY.