The City of Redwood City Invites Applications for:
Senior Planner
We offer a wide range of meaningful career opportunities with potential for growth, training and development, competitive salaries, flexible work schedules, paid time off, and robust benefits. The Redwood City team is guided by the core values of excellence, integrity, service, collaboration, inclusion, and innovation. Inherent in these values is a great organizational culture based on trust, strong and supportive leadership, respect, risk-taking, empowerment, and effective communication. The community is known for its inclusivity, strong engaged neighborhoods, and civic pride. The City works diligently to maintain positive and productive relationships with community partners, together providing outstanding services, programs and opportunities for residents and businesses. This mix of tradition and progress, community and diversity, makes Redwood City an extraordinary place to work and call home. If you’re looking to grow your career as a part of a hard-working and fun Planning team that fosters innovation, creativity and collaboration, we hope you’ll apply.
The City of Redwood City invites you to apply for the position of Senior Long Range Planner within the Community Development Department’s Planning Division. This position, which will be focused primarily on long range planning activities, is an excellent opportunity for a motivated professional to lead or participate in numerous long-range efforts underway including:
- Greater Downtown Area Plan, an update of the City’s vision for Downtown Redwood City and adjacent neighborhoods
- Update to the City’s Historic Preservation Ordinance
- Development of objective design standards
- Implementation of the City’s Housing Element and related policy initiatives
- Research, tracking, and implementation of new State laws
- Development of policies and standards to address climate resilience in coordination with Engineering and Public Works Departments
- Regular maintenance and updates to City’s zoning code and General Plan
In addition to long range planning activities, this position will be assigned a limited number of current planning projects depending on Planning Division needs. The position allows for a hybrid work schedule (3 days in office and 2 days working remotely).