Assistant Urban/City Planner

• Join a team where you can enjoy work-life balance and do meaningful work
• Join an organization where you can experience career growth
• Receive a competitive annual salary plus generous benefits

About The City of Oxnard

The City of Oxnard is an employer of choice for both job seekers and professionals seeking a thriving and fulfilling career. Nestled along the stunning coastline, this beautiful coastal city offers a wealth of employment opportunities that cater to a diverse range of skills and passions. As an employer, the City of Oxnard prioritizes creating an environment that nurtures innovation, encourages collaboration, and fosters professional growth.

One of the key factors that sets the City of Oxnard apart is its unwavering commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Valuing the unique perspectives and experiences of its employees, the City fosters a workplace culture that celebrates diversity in all its forms. By embracing different backgrounds, ideas, and talents, the City of Oxnard cultivates an atmosphere of respect and collaboration that fuels creativity and drives excellence.

To read more about us, please visit oxnard.org.

About the Opportunity

The City of Oxnard is looking for full-time Assistant Planners to join our team in Oxnard, California. This is an in-office position, working a 9/80 schedule with every other Friday off.

Your primary responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Performing plan review, issuing permits, and assisting developers, engineers, architects, and other customers at the planning counter
• Processing zoning clearances, home occupations, and temporary use permits
• Reviewing development projects for design, layout, parking, architecture, landscape and compliance with zoning code
• Reviewing and evaluating land use development proposals
• Responding to public inquiries at the planning counter, via email or phone
• Writing planning staff reports for the Planning Commission hearings or City Council
• Performing entitlement/background research regarding developments

About You

Candidates for all roles would require the following skills and experience:

• Strong ability to communicate effectively in written and spoken English to effectively communicate with fellow employees, customers, and vendors
• Valid California Class C Driver’s License with a satisfactory driving record
• Ability to work effectively with internal and external stakeholders in various levels and interest groups
• Bachelor’s degree in Urban or Regional Planning, Economics, Architecture, or Landscape Architecture

About the Benefits

As recognition for all your hard work and determination, you can look forward to the following annual salary:

• Assistant Planner - $64,199.62 - $99,456.66

Assistant Planners will also receive the following generous benefits:

• Tuition reimbursement
• 12 paid holidays off per year
• Sick leave accrued at a rate of 3.70 hours per pay period
• Life insurance coverage
• CalPERS Retirement – “Classic” members: 2% at 55 and “New” members: 2% at 62. Employees pay a portion of their annual earnings toward their retirement. The City does not participate in Social Security
• Generous health and dental coverage
• 1% contribution to deferred compensation program
• Educational incentive pay based on degree - 2.5% to 3%
• 9/80 schedule - every other Friday off
• Vacation leave accrued at a rate of 4.39 to 8.08 hours per pay period based on years of service

If you share our values and have the skills necessary to bring success to the role, then we invite you to apply today!