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Recent Job Postings:
- Environmental Health Specialist III:
Fri, 13 Dec 2024 22:29:13 +0000
Environmental Health Specialist III LassenCountyPl…ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALIST III
SALARY AND BENEFITS
$35.78 - $47.48 per hour, plus benefits package
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Receives direction from the Director of Environmental Health Services and may direct the activities of lower level Environmental Health Specialists and administrative support staff. The primary duties include the following (all duties may not be performed by all incumbents):
- Performs a broad range of Environmental Health program activities including the most complex investigations.
- Conducts inspections to assure compliance with Federal, State, and local sanitation laws and regulations in all Environmental Health program areas and serves as a program specialist in one or more area including: food and consumer protection, sewage disposal and liquid waste management, housing and institutions, land use, recreational health, water supply protection, solid waste management, public nuisances, hazardous materials management, underground storage tanks, vector and rabies control.
- Conducts investigations of public or private sanitation-related nuisances or complaints.
- Performs food facility inspections and advises food handlers and restaurant operators on correct methods of sanitation protection.
- Makes inspections of public and private recreational facilities and swimming pools.
- Makes housing inspections to determine health and safety compliance with appropriate laws and standards.
- Takes water, sewage, soil, and waste samples and interprets data.
- Interprets Environmental Health laws and regulations to the public.
- Reviews plans for new subdivisions and recommends suitable water and sewage installations.
- Reviews and approves development and construction plans for compliance with Environmental Health regulations and standards.
- Conducts on-site evaluations of sewage disposal systems.
- Conducts studies and evaluates information regarding hazardous materials storage, treatment, disposal, reduction, and reuse.
- Completes reports on findings.
- Initiates legal actions resulting from non-compliance by issuing a notice to appear in court, filing a criminal complaint, or scheduling an administrative hearing.
- Works with various Environmental Health committees and groups.
- Assists with the development of Environmental Health policies and ordinances.
- Makes abatement recommendations and instructs communities in control methods.
- Establishes and maintains liaison with representatives of State, Federal, and local agencies and commissions.
- Assists in the dissemination of information about Departmental operations to promote general knowledge of community social services to the community; interpret local concerns, needs, and objectives to state officials, and community/political concerns to staff.
- Make public presentations before the Board of Supervisors, professional organizations, or public groups to provide information on Departmental programs and goals.
- Conducts training of staff.
- Testifies in court as an expert witness.
- Perform related duties as assigned.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education and Experience:
To qualify for this classification, an individual must possess any combination of experience and education that would likely produce the required knowledge and abilities. A desirable combination is:
Experience:
Two (2) years of experience performing a variety of Environmental Health investigations and inspections equivalent to Environmental Health Specialist II with Lassen County (Environmental Health Scientist Range B with the State of California.)
Education:
Bachelor’s Degree or advanced degree with a major in biological, chemical, physical, or environmental science, or a closely related scientific discipline is required. Admission to a master or doctoral degree program in biological, chemical, physical, or environment science, or a closely related scientific discipline shall be considered to meet these educational requirements.
Licenses and Certifications
- Possession of, or ability to obtain, a California driver's license.
- Possession of a valid Environmental Health registration issued by the California Department of Public Health.
SELECTION PROCESS
Application materials will be reviewed, and the best-qualified applicants will be invited to Susanville to participate in interviews.
How to Apply
An application may be obtained from the Personnel Office listed below or by visiting Lassen County Personnel on our website at: http://lassencounty.org. It is your responsibility to provide specific, accurate, and complete information describing how you meet the minimum qualifications. Qualified applicants are invited to submit an official Lassen County application to:
Lassen County Personnel Department
221 South Roop Street
Susanville, California 96130
OptionStandard Job Listing - $149.95OrganizationLassen County Planning & BuildingLocationSusanville, CA
United StatesPay Scale$35.78 - $47.48 per hour, plus benefits packageAICP CertificationNot requiredExperience LevelMid-Leveldhopkins@co.lassen.ca.usPublish OptionpublishedPaid Time1734128118This position is remote/work from homeCommute
- GIS Manager:
Fri, 13 Dec 2024 22:28:46 +0000
GIS Manager LassenCountyPl…GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS) MANAGER
SALARY AND BENEFITS $35.00 - $46.46 per hour, plus benefits package
FILING DEADLINE Open until filled.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Receives direct supervision from the Director of Planning and Building Services Director and/or Deputy Director. Supervises professional and technical staff assigned to the GIS Division.
- The GIS Manager is responsible for the overall vision, design, management, and leadership of the County’s enterprise GIS program, including the management of the County’s GIS technology, services, and geospatial data.
- The Geographic Information System (GIS) Division is currently housed in the Planning and Building Services Department.
- The County’s GIS is a highly integrated complex enterprise system based on the ESRI platform, which is used as a basis for operations in many County departments.
- Performs services administration and infrastructure integration design between GIS and other County business systems such as asset management, work management, permitting, document management and financials.
- Provides comprehensive planning and system architecture design of GIS database and application systems for all GIS integrated business functions of the County.
- Establishes workplans and methods for providing GIS services and implementing the County’s GIS policies and procedures.
The major duties of the job include:
- Leads and manages the County’s GIS program providing vision and direction to County staff in the utilization of GIS and promoting GIS effectively as a business solution. Manages the implementation, development, and services delivery of the GIS including strategic planning, coordination, prioritization, and goal setting.
- Manages, defines, and monitors the services of the enterprise GIS. Coordinates all data standards, processes, and workflow to ensure that GIS data and services meet requirements. Ensures that data, security, and system standards are maintained by all users of the GIS system from all departments throughout the County. Enforces data standards, procedures, and workflow for all information in the enterprise GIS.
- Plans, organizes, coordinates, assigns, and evaluates the work of professional and technical staff in the GIS Division. Reviews daily accomplishments of the assigned GIS staff and modifies personnel assignments as necessary. Conducts performance evaluations on the assigned staff. Reviews job descriptions and participates in the hiring process of GIS staff in all departments throughout the County. Responsible for coaching and corrective actions and participates in disciplinary actions.
- Provides technical direction and coordination of all County GIS staff who perform editing, data manipulation or analysis of enterprise GIS data. Leads the Countywide GIS coordination team and GIS user group.
- Manages and prioritizes all GIS enterprise level modifications and updates. Coordinates communication on system and project status with other County departments. Directs team function as a Countywide technical resource for GIS development and integration, based on Countywide work priorities and work plans.
- Acts as project manager for GIS software purchase, implementation projects, custom GIS and database applications, development services and digital mapping services. Plans, organizes, and develops project outline. Communicates with team members and acts as liaison between vendors and stakeholders.
- Protects and advances the business needs of the County following best practices for technology contract negotiations. Prepares and manages capital improvement budget for GIS. Develops improvement goals and priorities based on budget. Presents team recommendations to GIS Steering Committee.
- Recommends preliminary annual budget for the Division. Forecasts funds needed for staffing, equipment, and projects.
- Manages and coordinates GIS application and integrated database customization and other related technology projects based on business needs of the County. Coordinates and assists the development and integration of business applications and databases with the GIS system. Assists in the development of procedures and application and database integration to eliminate redundancy and improve efficiency.
- Develops requests for information (RFI's) and requests for proposals (RFP's) for GIS projects. Reviews proposals to ensure that vendors meet minimum requirements, performs analysis of software systems and assists with software selection processes. Performs cost-benefit analyses as needed. Recommends upgrades, changes and new software purchases to the Information Technology Services Department (ITSD) Director, the Systems Steering Committee, or to County leadership. Provides technical support to assigned County System Team(s) or project teams.
- Stays current with GIS-related developments, trends, and changes, GIS data management technology, equipment and related hardware and applications software. Recommends upgrades, changes, and new software purchases to the appropriate department head in the above areas.
- Attends conferences, user group meetings and trainings as necessary. Encouraged to lead, speak, teach and participate as a leader in GIS groups.
- Supervise the use, care and operation of GIS equipment.
- Serve as project lead for special GIS projects including the planning, system integration, database development, implementation and application development; meet with various GIS users and Information Services management to plan and discuss system requirements; provide project status updates as needed.
- Serve as system administrator for GIS ensuring that application software and hardware operates efficiently and meets the County’s needs for information technology; update layers as changes occur.
- Plan and develop Countywide user training for geographic information systems; develop policies and procedures for users and output requirements for GIS services.
- Coordinate GIS activities with other staff, the public and private agencies as needed.
- Represent County geographic information systems interests to various governmental agencies, professional organizations, and to the community as needed.
- Perform related duties as required.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Any combination of experience and training that would likely provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be:
Education:
Bachelor’s degree or advanced degree with a major in geographic information systems, information technology, civil/structural engineering, architecture, or a closely related field is preferred (job related geographic information system experience may be substituted on a year-for-year basis).
Experience: Four years of increasingly responsible geographic information systems experience.
License: Possession of or ability to obtain a valid California driver’s license. Prefer certification as a GIS Professional (GISP) by the GIS Certification Institute
SELECTION PROCESS
Application materials will be reviewed, and the best-qualified applicants will be invited to Susanville to participate in interviews.
HOW TO APPLY
An application may be obtained from the Personnel Office at the address listed below or by visiting Lassen County Personnel at our website at http://lassencounty.org. It is your responsibility to provide specific, accurate, and complete information describing how you meet the minimum qualifications.
Qualified applicants are invited to submit an official Lassen County application to:
Lassen County Personnel Department
(530) 251-8320
221 South Roop Street
Susanville, California 96130
OptionStandard Job Listing - $149.95OrganizationLassen County Planning & BuildingLocationSusanville, CA
United StatesPay Scale$35.00 - $46.46/hrAICP CertificationNot requiredExperience LevelMid-Leveldhopkins@co.lassen.ca.usPublish OptionpublishedPaid Time1734125334This position is remote/work from homeCommute - NECC Sr. Manager, Planning & Reporting:
Fri, 13 Dec 2024 22:23:59 +0000
NECC Sr. Manager, Planning & Reporting NEC CommissionSUMMARY OF DUTIES:
The Northeast Corridor Commission is seeking a highly motivated candidate to join its hard-working and enthusiastic staff as NECC Sr. Manager, Planning & Reporting. The Commission was established by Congress in the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 to coordinate among agencies that share the region’s core rail network. With historic funding from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), corridor stakeholders are now advancing the most ambitious NEC capital investment program in decades, supported by the Commission’s collaborative planning & reporting, cost-sharing, and interagency coordination processes. While the Commission is administratively hosted by Amtrak, it is an independent team of transportation professionals.This position will manage the team responsible for the development of NEC-wide plans and reports on near-term capital investment, train operations, and capital infrastructure project delivery, including annual five-year Capital Investment Plans, Annual Reports to Congress and the Secretary of Transportation, and Quarterly Reports to NEC Commission membership. NEC Capital Investment Plans and Annual Reports are required by statute.
- Train operations data includes on-time performance, train delays (e.g., delay minutes, causes, major incidents), weekday/weekend ridership, and train volumes.
- Capital infrastructure project data includes project and program planned scope, schedule, cost, annual budget, units and associated progress, updates, and actuals
Specific responsibilities include overseeing all aspects of the team’s collection, storage, analysis, and presentation of near-term planning and reporting data, including the development of user-friendly database dashboards; ensuring ongoing coordination and communication internally across NECC staff and with member agencies on NECC process requirements; and managing the start-to-finish execution of external document preparation, including the development of messaging content, compelling graphics/charts/figures, and detailed maps that communicate the plan/report’s key findings and other technical information to a general audience.
The role requires knowledge of railroad operations, reporting systems, capital planning, and infrastructure project delivery. It also requires demonstrated people-management experience; strong organizational and communication skills; meticulous attention to detail; and experience managing stakeholders in a political environment. Ideal candidates will have demonstrated expertise in data analytics, database management, Adobe InDesign and Illustrator, and Microsoft Office Suite, including Power BI.
This position can be located in Washington, DC or Philadelphia, PA. Candidates in New York City may also be considered. Travel will be up to about 20%. Applicants should submit a resume and cover letter at the link provided.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Manage the team responsible for the development of NEC-wide plans and reports on near-term capital investment, train operations, and infrastructure project delivery, including annual five-year Capital Investment Plans, Annual Reports to Congress and the Secretary of Transportation, and Quarterly Reports to NEC Commission membership.
- Supervise the collection and storage of train operations and capital project data from NEC agencies, including through ongoing communication with member agency staff on NECC process requirements, data collection templates, and reporting timelines.
- Oversee the analysis and presentation of train operations and capital project data from NEC agencies, including through the creation of accessible database dashboards for internal staff and external stakeholders.
- Manage, with the support of staff, the start-to-finish execution of external document preparation, including development of messaging content, compelling graphics/charts/figures, and detailed maps that communicate the plan/report’s key findings and other technical information to a general audience; develop and manage quality assurance and quality control checks to ensure all facts and figures contained in NECC reports are accurate and complete.
- Support NECC working groups and other coordination activities with staff at various levels and in various roles and departments at stakeholder agencies.
- Support internal collaboration across teams, including consistency and alignment with the long-term fifteen-year CONNECT NEC planning process.
- Support the Commission’s efforts to monitor capital program implementation and make data driven assessments of progress and performance.
- Support internal teams in preparing responses to ongoing questions from external stakeholders, including organizing the collection of all formal questions related to Commission products; performing ad hoc analyses; and facilitating the resolution of any identified issues among stakeholders.
- Support planning for and execution of regular and ad-hoc meetings of the Commission, its committees, and its working groups, including helping with PowerPoint presentation development.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree in transportation planning, public administration, engineering, or business management from an accredited college or university.
- Relevant work experience, ideally with the passenger rail or public transportation industry.
- Demonstrated experience managing a team and/or multiple direct reports.
- Strong critical thinking and analytical abilities.
- Excellent organizational and project management skills.
- Knowledge of NEC railroad operations, reporting systems, capital planning, and infrastructure project delivery.
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Word, Adobe InDesign and Illustrator, and Power BI.
- Interest in and ability to learn SQL and other programming languages, such as R or Python.
- Ability to analyze and integrate large data sets (both quantitative and qualitative) sourced from various agencies and departments within agencies.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Consensus-based stakeholder facilitation and coordination skills.
- Ability to translate technical analyses into meaningful and appropriate information for different audiences and purposes (staff-level coordination, executive-level action, education for elected officials and the public, etc.).
- Ability to solve problems independently, identify potential process improvements, and work in a highly collaborative team environment.
- Ability to multi-task effectively while remaining flexible in a fast-paced environment.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Master’s degree in transportation planning, public policy/administration, engineering, or business management.
- 10 years of relevant work experience, ideally with the passenger rail or public transportation industry. Relevant master’s degree may count towards years of experience.
- Direct experience in passenger rail, freight rail, or transit.
- Direct experience with SQL and other programming languages, such as R or Python.
- Advanced knowledge of NEC railroad operations, reporting systems, capital planning, and infrastructure project delivery.
- Familiarity with project and program management software, such as Primavera P6 and Blue Beam. Interest in expanding working knowledge of these and other software programs as needed to meet evolving needs.
- Understanding of or experience with NEC Commission activities.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
- Up to 20%.
- Location: Northeast Corridor (Boston, MA – Washington, D.C.)
COMMUNICATIONS AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS:
Must have excellent oral and written communication skills.
The salary range is $135,800-$176,040. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. Depending on an employee’s assigned worksite or location, Amtrak may consider a geo-pay differential to be applied to the employee’s base salary. Amtrak may offer additional incentive and pay programs to recognize and reward our employees, including a short-term incentive bonus based upon factors such as individual and company performance that is commensurate with the level of the position and/or long-term incentive plan compensation. In addition to your salary, Amtrak offers a comprehensive benefit package that includes health, dental, and vision plans; health savings accounts; wellness programs; flexible spending accounts; 401K retirement plan with employer match; life insurance; short and long term disability insurance; paid time off; back-up care; adoption assistance; surrogacy assistance; reimbursement of education expenses; Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility; Railroad Retirement sickness and retirement benefits; and rail pass privileges.
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Requisition ID:163626
Posting Location(s):District of ColumbiaWork Arrangement: 04-Hybrid Weekly Click here for more information about work arrangements at Amtrak.
Job Family/Function: Engineering
Relocation Offered: No
Travel Requirements: Up to 25%Follow this link to apply on Amtrak’s website.
OptionStandard Job Listing - $149.95OrganizationNorth East Corridor CommissionLocationWashington, DC
United StatesExperience LevelSeniorPublish OptionpublishedThis position is remote/work from homeCommute - Planner I or II:
Fri, 13 Dec 2024 22:23:46 +0000
Planner I or II Missoula County CAPSThe Missoula County Planning, Development and Sustainability Department is seeking a Planner I or II to join their team. Planner I - Performs entry level professional community planning and development work in Planning, Development and Sustainability Department. Planner II - Performs professional level duties in community planning and development. May be assigned to work on current planning and permitting, long range planning, and/or code development. Work involves complex issues and projects for the Planning, Development and Sustainability (PDS) Department. May work on more complex projects or controversial issues as part of a team.
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Minimum Qualifications
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- Requires a Bachelor's degree. Degrees best suited for this position include planning, urban studies, environmental science, and geography. Four years additional experience may substitute for a Bachelor's degree.
- Planner I - Requires one year of planning experience or comparable experience involving permitting, technical review, report writing, or community development.
- Planner II - Requires three years of planning experience or comparable experience involving permitting, technical review, report writing, community development, etc.
For details, see job posting.
Deadline to submit applications is January 6, 2025, 5:00 PM MST.
OptionStandard Job Listing - $149.95OrganizationMissoula County Planning, Development & Sustainability DeptLocationMissoula, MT
United StatesPay Scale$25.65 - $30.77 HourlyAICP CertificationNot requiredExperience LevelEntry LevelPublish OptionpublishedPaid Time1734118305This position is remote/work from homeCommute -
- Senior Planner:
Fri, 13 Dec 2024 19:53:10 +0000
Senior Planner LassenCountyPl…SENIOR PLANNER SALARY AND BENEFITS $29.03-$38.46 per hour plus benefits package
FILING DEADLINE Open until filled.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Under the Department’s general direction, plan, develop and implement complex professional planning projects; prepare plans, technical reports, initial studies and environmental impact reports and complete and monitor grants and grant applications. The major duties of the job include:
- Gather and evaluate data, design and develop comprehensive plans from acquired data.
- Prepare complex reports on a wide range of planning issues pertaining to general and specific plans, subdivisions, variances, environmental impact and zoning matters.
- Make presentations to the Board of Supervisors, Planning Commission, developers, community groups and outside agencies.
- Participate in, assign and help to review complex development proposals for conformance with the County General Plan.
- Resolve disputes between the County and developers/property owners.
- Provide information to the public
- • Provide contract administration on consultant contracts
- • Assist in directing, training and evaluating staff, as directed
- • Write grant applications and manage grant programs and budgets.
- • Performs related duties as assigned.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Education: Equivalent to a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in rural/ regional community planning or a related field preferred.
Experience: Four years of progressively responsible professional planning experience in specific area of planning, such as urban and regional planning, or natural resources. An advanced degree in planning or related field may be substituted for up to two years of professional experience on a year-to-year basis.
License: Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid California driver’s license.
SELECTION PROCESS
Application materials will be reviewed, and the best-qualified applicants will be invited to Susanville to participate in interviews.
HOW TO APPLY
It is your responsibility to provide specific, accurate and complete information describing how you meet the minimum qualifications.
Visit our website at: www.lassencounty.org in Personnel for an application, or visit our application center at the address below.
Qualified applicants are invited to submit a required Lassen County application to:
Lassen County Personnel Department
(530) 251-8320
221 South Roop Street
Susanville, California 96130
OptionStandard Job Listing - $149.95OrganizationLassen County Planning and Building ServicesLocationSusanville, CA
United StatesPay Scale$29.03-$38.46AICP CertificationNot requiredExperience LevelMid-Leveldhopkins@co.lassen.ca.usPublish OptionpublishedPaid Time1734116742This position is remote/work from homeCommute
Job Resources and Links
http://www.planetizen.com/jobs
What I have found to be one of the best job boards out there that is specific to urban design/planning.
http://www.planning.org/jobs/search/
American Planning Association website: Only planning jobs but you must create an account to view all of the jobs.
http://www.acsp.org/job_bank/faculty_positions
Entirely faculty positions for postsecondary education in planning.
http://planningjobs.berkeley.edu/view/all/
Job board with a lot of planning and development jobs in California
http://www.geographyjobs.com/Urban_Planning_Jobs.html
Geography jobs filtered to just show urban design – I think it does better than the other websites like Monster and Simplyhired, but doesn’t have as many postings.
http://www.urbanplannerjobs.com
One of the most extensive job boards exclusive for planning.
http://histpres.com/tag/urban-planning
Urban planning jobs that have a focus on historical preservation. I find this to be a good website for job searching if you are a young professional or looking for an entry level position.
http://www.urs-jobs.com/key/entry-level-urban-design-jobs.html
Many jobs in the construction and engineering fields and some in planning as well.
http://www.cyburbia.org/buzz/planning_jobs
A pretty good search engine that takes from other jobs boards and makes a list specializing in planning jobs.
http://www.ilapa.org/jobpost.html
Illinois Chapter of the American Planning Association job board.
http://jobs.planningresource.co.uk/
A great list of Planning jobs only in the United Kingdom
http://www.jobisjob.com/urban+design/jobs
Job board that is filtered to show just urban design jobs. Has some good posts but you have to siphon through some unrelated posts as well.
http://www.simplyhired.com/a/jobs/list/q-urban+designer
Job board that is filtered to show just urban design jobs. Has some good posts but you have to siphon through some unrelated posts as well.
http://www.indeed.com/q-Urban-Designer-jobs.html
Job board that is filtered to show just urban design jobs. Has some good posts but you have to siphon through some unrelated posts as well.
http://www.cnu.org/resources/jobs-rfps
Congress for New Urbanism job board – good for people looking for urban design jobs or jobs where environmental design is important.
