5283-Planner V

Job description

CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO

DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES

Title: Planner V

Job Code: 5283

DEFINITION

Under general administrative direction, Class 5283 Planner V serves as a managing assistant to the Director of Planning within the San Francisco Planning Department or as a Planning Manager in a city department other than the San Francisco Planning Department. Class 5283 Planner V is the most senior level in the Planner series.

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES

Class 5283 Planner V is distinguished from Class 5293 Planner IV, in that the latter manages projects within a division or unit, while the former plans and directs the activities of a functional unit, or division, of the San Francisco Planning Department or manages a planning division or program within another city department.

SUPERVISION EXERCISED

Class 5283 Planner V supervises various professional classes both within the Planner series and other administrative and technical positions essential to the unit.

EXAMPLES OF IMPORTANT AND ESSENTIAL DUTIES

According to Civil Service Commission Rule 109, the duties specified below are representative of the range of duties assigned to this job code/class and are not intended to be an inclusive list.

1. Plans, coordinates and supervises professional and technical personnel; oversees major planning studies or projects concerned with comprehensive planning, area planning, transportation planning, development programming, planning policy development, policy implementation strategies and/or environmental evaluation.

2. Oversees the preparation and analysis of planning department policies related to various aspects of the General Plan including urban design, commerce, industry, housing, capital improvement programs, transportation and others; directs and coordinates professional and technical personnel in the gathering and development of planning data relative to the General Plan; formulates statements of environmental objectives of the General Plan, coordinates existing and future planning studies with reference to a city-wide policy framework; participates in the environmental evaluation of the General Plan elements, policy proposals and special studies.

3. Designs, studies, compiles, analyzes, evaluates and prepares reports on the more complex and difficult technical, social, economic and physical data for various city planning, or infrastructure projects; supervises the preparation and design of the more difficult maps, charts, models, sketches and other graphic presentations to illustrate various land-use and special city planning studies; investigates, recommends and prepares changes for the City Planning Code, Traffic Code and other planning legislation.

4. Acts as technical advisor on studies and problems relating to planning, environmental regulation and/or development programming; reviews highly specialized and technical reports; draws conclusions upon which policies and decisions may be based and legislative recommendations founded.

5. Oversees and coordinates surveys, analyses and/or environmental review of physical and visual qualities of the city, major parts of the city, city property, or individual projects, including areas experiencing significant change or pressure for change.

6. Addresses community, business and other groups to explain planning programs and problems and promote good public relations for the department assigned; may represent the department at the Board of Supervisors committee meetings, other government agencies, commissions or boards; coordinates public participation in development of policies and implementation strategies.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

Knowledge of: Principles, practices, purposes, scope and techniques of various phases of city, transportation and/or environmental planning; Federal, State, and local laws and regulations as they relate to city planning, transportation planning and/or environmental evaluation; methods and sources of data relating to metropolitan form and growth.

Ability and Skill to: Coordinate and monitor projects and the activities of groups of subordinate employees and consultants; plan and direct the work of subordinate staff; communicate with staff and representatives of business and public interest groups, organizations, and public officials in clarifying and interpreting planning policy and regulations.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

These minimum qualifications establish the education, training, experience, special skills and/or license(s) which are required for employment in the classification. Please note, additional qualifications (i.e., special conditions) may apply to a particular position and will be stated on the exam/job announcement.

Education:

Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university.

Experience:

Eight (8) years of experience in urban, city, regional, and/or related planning environment such as (transportation planning, environmental planning, architecture or urban design).

License and Certification:

Substitution:

Possession of Master�s degree from an accredited college or university in City, Regional or Urban Planning, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Geography, Urban Studies or Environmental Sciences may substitute for one (1) years of the required work experience.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

PROMOTIVE LINES

From: 5293 Planner IV, 5299 Planner IV - Environmental Review, 5290 Transportation Planner IV

ORIGINATION DATE: 04/17/1998

AMENDED DATE: 10/23/2017

REASON FOR AMENDMENT To accurately reflect the current tasks, knowledge, skills & abilities, and minimum qualifications.

BUSINESS UNIT(S): COMMN SFMTA SFCCD SFUSD

Standard information

Disaster service work

All City and County of San Francisco employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law (California Government Code Section 3100-3109). Employment with the City requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to complete all Disaster Service Worker-related training as assigned, and to return to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.

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