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Join the City of Lafayette as Our New Accounting Technician!

The City of Lafayette (pop. 24,000) is on the hunt for a dynamic and detail-oriented Accounting Technician to join our incredible team! Nestled among tree-studded hillsides with a vibrant downtown and top-rated schools, Lafayette is known for its semi-rural charm and welcoming small-town feel.

Our residents value personalized service and innovative solutions that reflect the community’s unique character and priorities. As an Accounting Technician , you’ll be a key player in ensuring our city’s operations run smoothly, helping preserve Lafayette’s one-of-a-kind appeal.

This is more than just a job – it’s an opportunity to work with a group of passionate, fun, and talented professionals dedicated to making a difference.

We’re looking for thoughtful urban planners to join the Planning Department and help us shape Lafayette’s future!

Are you excited about shaping communities and making a lasting impact? The City of Lafayette (pop. 24,000) is looking for an experienced Senior Planner to play a key role in maintaining our city’s charm while supporting thoughtful growth and development.

Located just 20 minutes from San Francisco via BART, Lafayette offers a vibrant downtown, scenic hillsides, and top-rated schools. Our residents value a small-town atmosphere with personalized service, and we need a dynamic planner to help guide the city's future.

Join a team of dedicated, energetic, and talented professionals in a city that truly values its employees. If you have a passion for urban planning, exceptional analytical skills, and a commitment to community development, we want to hear from you.

Please note: Cover Letter is required.

We’re looking for thoughtful urban planners to join the Planning Department and help us shape Lafayette’s future!

The City of Lafayette (pop. 24,000) is looking for an entry-level professional in urban planning -- our next Planning Technician. This role will be expected to provide clear analysis and excellent customer service. The Planning Technician will have the opportunity to work in the field of current planning, including review of development and land use applications, zoning, site plan and environmental review.

Located just 20 minutes from San Francisco via BART, Lafayette offers a vibrant downtown, scenic hillsides, and top-rated schools. Our residents value a small-town atmosphere with personalized service, and we need a dynamic planner to help guide the city's future.

Join a team of dedicated, energetic, and talented professionals in a city that truly values its employees. If you have a passion for urban planning, exceptional analytical skills, and a commitment to community development, we want to hear from you.

Please note: Cover Letter is required.

We’re looking for thoughtful urban planners to join the Planning Department and help us shape Lafayette’s future!

Are you excited about shaping communities and making a lasting impact? The City of Lafayette (pop. 24,000) is looking for an experienced Assistant Planning Director to play a key role in maintaining our city’s charm while supporting thoughtful growth and development. The ideal candidate is an experienced professional in urban planning who has a proven track record for providing high level analysis, excellent customer service skills, and exceptional leadership. They will be able to demonstrate an interest in community development and a passion for working with residents and staff to make the City vital, safe and attractive. 

Located just 20 minutes from San Francisco via BART, Lafayette offers a vibrant downtown, scenic hillsides, and top-rated schools. Our residents value a small-town atmosphere with personalized service, and we need a dynamic planner to help guide the city's future.

This is a challenging job in a great city! Join a team of dedicated, energetic, and talented professionals in a city that truly values its employees. If you have a passion for urban planning, exceptional analytical skills, and a commitment to community development, we want to hear from you.

Please note: Cover Letter is preferred, but not required.

Are you a hands-on Civil Engineer looking for a role where your work truly matters?

Imagine using your skills to shape safe, efficient, and resilient infrastructure that directly improves the daily lives of Lafayette residents. In this role, you’ll collaborate with city leaders, contractors, and community stakeholders to bring capital improvement projects to life — from concept to construction.

If you're passionate about public works and ready to make a lasting impact in a city that values innovation and community, you may just be the next Senior Civil Engineer we’re looking for at City of Lafayette!  

The City of Lafayette is seeking a well-seasoned, Senior Civil Engineer to play a key role in our Engineering and Public Works Department. The ideal candidate for this role is comfortable with designing, managing and inspecting capital improvement projects; presenting and explaining projects to members of the public, elected officials and appointed officials; and balancing office work with hands-on field work. Currently, this position directly reports to the Engineering Services Manager. In the future, the Senior Civil Engineer may supervise junior department members. Please know that this will be a challenging role; but in a great city and joining a staff of dedicated, energetic and fun teammates!

Please note: Cover Letter is preferred, but not required.

The County of San Mateo is currently seeking highly qualified applicants for the position of 
Assistant County Executive - Unclassified

Please view the online brochure for a detailed description of this position and instructions on how to apply!

Application/Examination:

To apply for this exciting career opportunity, the following materials must be electronically submitted online at https://jobs.smcgov.org.

1. Resume.
2. Cover letter that is no more than 3 pages long and includes the following (in this order):
   • A summary of what makes you the right leader to represent this county and its community at this moment in time.
   • A description of your executive and innovative leadership experience and what you consider to be the most challenging issue that impact County government today.

Resumes and cover letters submitted via email will not be accepted. 

The selection process for this position will consist of an application screening and a panel interview, which may include a pre-interview exercise. Applicants must successfully pass the application screening to move forward to the interview process. All applicants who meet the minimum qualifications are not guaranteed advancement through any subsequent phase of the examination. 

Recruitment Timeline (subject to change)

Final Filing Date: October 2, 2025, by 5:00PM PST
Application Screening: Week of October 6, 2025
Panel Interviews (In-person): Week of October 27, 2025

Finalist Interviews (In-person): Week of November 3, 2025
 

San Mateo County is centrally located between San Francisco, San Jose, and the East Bay. With over 770,000 residents, San Mateo is one of the largest and most diverse counties in California and serves a multitude of culturally, ethnically and linguistically diverse communities. The County of San Mateo is committed to advancing equity in order to ensure that all employees are welcomed in a safe and inclusive environment. The County seeks to hire, support, and retain employees who reflect our diverse community. We encourage applicants with diverse backgrounds and lived experiences to apply. Eighty percent of employees surveyed stated that they would recommend the County as a great place to work.

If you have questions regarding this position, please send an email to both Chet Overstreet (coverstreet@smcgov.org) and Lisa Yapching (lyapching@smcgov.org).
 

The County of San Mateo is an equal opportunity employer. 
We seek to hire, support, and retain employees who reflect our diverse community. 
We encourage applicants with diverse backgrounds and lived experiences to apply.

The San Mateo Consolidated Fire Department is looking for highly motivated individuals to be part of our support staff team.  The successful candidate should be customer service oriented, organized, professional, friendly, able to multi-task, an excellent communicator, and able to work independently.  This part time, non-benefited position will average 15-25 hours a week and is limited to less than 1000 hours in a fiscal year.  To find out more about the position, please visit www.smcfire.org (Job Descriptions – SMC Fire – Office Assistant).

Fire Prevention/Administration Office Assistant

• Provide excellent customer service for the Fire Prevention and Fire Administration divisions by greeting visitors, answering inquiries, and directing individuals to the appropriate staff or resources
• Manage calendars for multiple inspectors, schedule inspections, and charge appropriate fees
• Process special event permit applications, prepare invoices for permit fees, collect fees, and issue permits
• Assist with accounts payables and receivables, including invoicing, payment collection, and reconciliation for Fire Prevention activities
• Provide information and assistance regarding public education to the general public
• Assist with website updates related to Fire Prevention services
• Update and maintain a variety of Fire Prevention forms and documents

• Provide front-desk customer service by greeting visitors, answering inquiries and directing individuals to the appropriate staff or resources
• Perform a variety of general clerical duties, including filing, photocopying, processing mail, ordering supplies, scanning, and answering a multi-line telephone system
• Enter invoices for payment and data/information for reports, including setting up new vendors, reviewing statements
• Assist with accounts receivables related to shop billing and vendor transactions
• Update and maintain shop-related forms and documentation, assist with maintaining inventories of station supplies, and parts for apparatus repairs
• Receive supplies, check for condition and discrepancies, arrange for efficient and safe storage of stock, materials, and equipment
• Serve as administrative support for the Fleet & Facilities Manager and coordinate with other divisions as needed

The County of San Mateo is currently seeking highly qualified applicants for the position of 
Deputy County Executive - Unclassified

 

 

Please view the online brochure for a detailed description of this position and instructions on how to apply!

Application/Examination

To apply for this exciting career opportunity, the following materials must be electronically submitted online at https://jobs.smcgov.org.

1. Resume.
2. Cover Letter that is no more than 3-pages long and addresses the following questions:
   • What aspects of your background and experience make you the right person to serve as Deputy County Executive?
   • What you see as the most pressing challenge facing the County of San Mateo today, and how would you address them in this role.

Resumes and cover letters submitted via email will not be accepted. 

The selection process for this position will consist of an application screening and a panel interview, which may include a pre-interview exercise. Applicants must successfully pass the application screening to move forward to the interview process. All applicants who meet the minimum qualifications are not guaranteed advancement through any subsequent phase of the examination. 

Recruitment Timeline

Final Filing Date: October 2, 2025, by 5:00PM PST
Application Screening: Week of October 6, 2025
Panel Interviews (In-person): Week of October 27, 2025

Finalist Interviews (In-person): Week of November 3, 2025
 

San Mateo County is centrally located between San Francisco, San Jose, and the East Bay. With over 770,000 residents, San Mateo is one of the largest and most diverse counties in California and serves a multitude of culturally, ethnically and linguistically diverse communities. The County of San Mateo is committed to advancing equity in order to ensure that all employees are welcomed in a safe and inclusive environment. The County seeks to hire, support, and retain employees who reflect our diverse community. We encourage applicants with diverse backgrounds and lived experiences to apply. Eighty percent of employees surveyed stated that they would recommend the County as a great place to work.

If you have questions regarding this position, please send an email to both Chet Overstreet (coverstreet@smcgov.org) and Lisa Yapching (lyapching@smcgov.org).
 

The County of San Mateo is an equal opportunity employer. 
We seek to hire, support, and retain employees who reflect our diverse community. 
We encourage applicants with diverse backgrounds and lived experiences to apply.

The City of Westlake Village is seeking an enthusiastic Planning Intern who has the ability to develop and maintain positive and on-going relationships and interactions with the public, City staff, and consultants; the ability to complete tasks in a timely manner; and the appropriate skills in managing multiple projects and activities at the same time. The position will support the functions of the Planning Department while gaining knowledge of basic planning functions and other related duties as assigned. A motivated and organized individual who enjoys being nimble and adaptive to the needs of the organization will thrive in this unique position.

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS POSITION, PLEASE CLICK THE JOB ANNOUCEMENT PDF BELOW.

HOW TO APPLY:

To be considered for this exceptional career opportunity, please apply online by visiting the Employment Opportunities section of the City's website at: www.wlv.org

Questions regarding this position can be directed to Kristen Asp, Planning Director at (818)706-1613, or by email at Kristen@wlv.org

Why Join Us?

As City Engineer, you’ll have the opportunity to make an impact while working at a thoughtful, measured pace. Monte Sereno values high-quality work, professional autonomy, and balance, offering meaningful projects without excessive bureaucracy or late nights. With a standard 35-hour work week, you’ll also have the time to enjoy life beyond the office.

TO VIEW JOB ANNOUNCEMENT, CLICK JOB PDF BELOW.