The City of Salinas Community Development Department is seeking to fill a permanent, full-time Division Manager position within its Housing & Homeless Services platforms. Under the job specification of Planning Manager, this position will lead and provide high-level management and expertise of City programs and grants focused on the development of affordable housing, improvements to community facilities and direct the provision of homeless services. Individuals with relevant experience in any of these areas are encouraged to apply to this exciting and diverse opportunity. This recruitment is open until filled and may close at any time. 

Summary of Duties: The Planning Manager is responsible for the overall planning, direction, and coordination of a Community Development Department Division. The incumbent provides highly skilled, responsible, and experienced technical staff assistance to direct activities in the Housing and Community Development division.
Distinguishing Characteristics: This is a managerial level position within the Community Development Department. This position is distinguished from other positions in its responsibility, expertise, and overall direction of the division.
Supervision Received and Exercised:Receives general direction from the Assistant Community Development Director or designee and exercises supervision over professional, technical, and clerical staff.

Typical Decisions: The incumbent will typically make decisions regarding the general management, administration, supervision, and direction of the assigned division and its activities. Will use extensive independent judgement and make large scale managerial and policy making decisions.

Education: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in Urban or Regional Planning/Development, Public Administration, or a closely related field.

Experience: Five years of increasingly responsible professional work experience in urban planning, community development, public administration, homeless services, affordable housing development, or a closely related field, which includes supervision. A Master’s Degree in Urban or Regional Planning, Public Administration, Social Services, or a closely related field may be substituted for one (1) year of the required experience.

Licenses and Certifications: A valid California State Driver’s License. Employee must complete AB 1825 Sexual Harassment Prevention Training within six months of appointment and every two years thereafter.

Physical Demands and Working Conditions: This is primarily a sedentary office classification although standing in work areas and walking between work areas may be required. Finger dexterity is needed to access, enter, and retrieve data using a computer keyboard or calculator and to operate standard office equipment; vision to read printed materials and a computer screen; hearing and speech to communicate in person and over the telephone. Positions in this classification occasionally bend, stoop, kneel, reach, push, and pull drawers open and closed to retrieve and file information. Employees must possess the ability to lift, carry, push, and pull materials and objects weighing up to twenty pounds.
Business office working environment subject to sitting at a desk for long periods of time, bending, crouching, or kneeling at files, pushing/pulling of file drawers and supplies, reaching in all directions and prolonged periods of time working at a computer terminal. Occasionally drives to job sites, training, and out-of-office meetings. Occasionally conduct City business during evening hours, including occasional weekend and irregular hours.
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed and are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills which may be required.