Assistant Associate Planner

SAFEbuilt•San Jose, CA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

Interwest Consulting Group, founded in 2002, is a leader in providing municipal services to cities and counties in the Western United States. With over 400 employees specializing in public works, building and safety, planning, engineering, and real estate acquisition, Interwest is positioned for continued growth. We are seeking a talented and experienced Assistant / Associate Planner to join our team. This role offers a great opportunity for dynamic, motivated self-starters to work on a variety of assignments with a full complement of resources and exciting projects. Interwest joined the SAFEbuilt family in 2020. SAFEbuilt has over 1600 experts nationwide and values integrity, improvement, service, teamwork, and respect. SAFEbuilt invests in developing employees, exploring innovative technology, and giving back to communities, playing an important role in developing safe, thriving communities.

Requirements

Positive outlook and commitment to great customer service are mandatory.
Experience working in California public agency planning departments is required.
Graduation from a recognized College or University with a bachelor’s degree in planning, landscape architecture, public administration, geography, architecture, civil engineering, environmental sciences, or a closely related field.
Assistant planner 1+ year experience
Associate planner 3+ years' experience.

Responsibilities

Providing public counter services and plan reviews
Processing administrative applications
Providing general support to public agency planning departments
Processing minor to moderately complex development applications
Assist with CEQA compliance for development applications and agency projects
Conduct research and support our advance planning team with preparing zoning code updates and planning studies