Public Works Planner III Salary $67,579.20 - $92,976.00 Annually Location Throughout San Bernardino County, CA Job Type Full-time Department DPW-Planning Job Number 18-16179DPW-01 The Job San Bernardino County has reciprocity with CalPERS and other California '37 Act counties. Excellent Benefits! The County offers two distinct benefit packages. The traditional benefit option (TBO) is the County's traditional plan and the modified benefit option (MBO) is the County's new enhanced wage option. For more information, see the summary of benefit options below. For more information, see the summary of benefit options below. Traditional Benefits Option County subsidized medical and dental plan benefits. HMO and PPO options available 80 hours to start (up to 160 hours after 9 years of service) accruable paid vacation leave with up to 4 years prior service credit to determine accrual rate 11 days paid sick leave with unlimited accrual 14 days of paid holiday leave, including accruable floating holiday Generous County pension Eligible to participate in 457(b) retirement savings plan with County contribution County paid life insurance Education Reimbursement County contribution to Retirement Medical Trust Fund Modified Benefits Option $1.75/hr wage differential above base pay County subsidized medical and dental plan benefits. HMO and PPO options available, including a low cost high deductible health plan (Blue Shield PPO Bronze Plan) Up to $25/pay period FSA match if enrolled in Blue Shield PPO Bronze Plan 180 hours of accruable Paid Time Off (PTO) to start (216 hours after 5 years of service) with up to 4 years prior service credit to determine accrual rate Generous County pension Eligible to participate in 457(b) retirement savings plan County paid life insurance: $35,000 County contribution to Retirement Medical trust Fund if regular HMO or PPO Plans are selected The Department of Public Works Environmental Management Division is recruiting for Planners III who will be responsible for a wide range of environmental planning duties. The Planners III will handle the most complex environmental planning studies and Public Works environmental permitting projects. Planners III work and act as a project manager and serves as a lead to guide and review the work of other Planners. This position works directly with project divisions as well as State and Federal regulatory agencies followed by other general duties. For more detailed information refer to the job description. CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT 1) Background: Applicants must successfully pass a background check prior to appointment. 2) Travel: Travel throughout the County is required. A valid California Class C driver license is required at time of appointment. Employees in this class may be required to use personal vehicles and show proof of automobile liability insurance. Mileage reimbursement is available. Minimum Requirements Education: A Bachelor's Degree in Planning, Environmental Science, Landscape Architecture, Geography, Engineering or a related field is required. --AND-- Experience: Three (3) years of professional level environmental planning and regulatory permitting and compliance experience. Substitution: A Master's degree in one of the required fields of education may substitute for up to one (1) year of the required experience. Desired Qualifications The ideal candidate will have a comprehensive understanding of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The candidate will have at least five years of experience working with CEQA and NEPA policies, laws, and requirements, in addition to processing environmental regulatory permits with State and Federal regulatory agencies for road, flood control, solid waste projects, capital improvement projects, and routine maintenance activities. Candidates with strong writing, critical thinking, and decision-making skills are highly desirable. Selection Process There will be a competitive evaluation of qualifications based on a review of the Application and Supplemental Questionnaire. It is to your advantage to be explicit in your responses on both the application and supplemental questionnaire. . Administrative Services Unit The County of San Bernardino offers a range of benefit programs for employees and their eligible dependents. These include health, dental, vision, and life insurance, as well as a variety of voluntary benefits. Programs and benefit amounts vary and are based on bargaining unit, family size, hire date, plan selection, and number of hours worked. For a summary of benefits, please click . Refer to the appropriate MOU, contact the County's Employee Benefits and Services Division at (909) 387-5787 or visit the Benefits website for more detailed information at . 01 PLANNING EXPERIENCE: Describe your Planning experience in the areas of comprehensive land use planning, site design planning, and environmental planning; include your experience with general plans, specific plans, and development codes. Identify your responsibilities in each of the areas. Also identify the public agencies with which you interacted. If no experience, type N/A. 02 ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITS: Describe your experience obtaining environmental regulatory permits for public works capital improvement projects and/or maintenance activities related to road, solid waste, and flood control facilities. Include your specific responsibilities, type of permits obtained, and other duties related to environmental permits. If no experience, type N/A. 03 ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS: Describe your experience preparing Environmental Analysis, specifically CEQA & NEPA. Include your role and responsibilities, reason for the analysis, how this information was used and by whom, and how often you prepared an Environmental Analysis (#/month). If no experience, type N/A. 04 ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION: Describe your experience negotiating mitigation with the various regulatory agencies in regards to public works capital improvement and routine maintenance type of projects. List the agencies you have worked with, the size and the scope of the project, as well as the outcome of your negotiations. Provide the employer name and dates for each description. If no experience, type N/A. 05 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS: Describe your experience with Requests for Proposals (RFP) and/or Requests for Bids. Include your role and responsibilities in preparing RFPs, bid packages, and the review and selection of consultants/contractors, as well as the type and scope of projects. Include the employer and dates for each RFP described. If no experience, type N/A. 06 WRITING: Describe your experience in writing Initial Studies, Notice of Exemptions and other reports and correspondence. Include a typical description for each, how it was used, and the frequency of preparation in your environmental planning experience. If no experience, type N/A. 07 COMPUTER: Indicate your experience, level of proficiency, and typical situations of use for the following: Word Processing, Excel, PowerPoint, GIS software, and other related programs/software. If no experience, indicate N/A. 08 Thank you for taking the time to complete this application. Please be sure to review prior to submitting it as it will be reviewed and evaluated as is. I understand. 09 ** ATTENTION GMAIL USERS** We have become aware of an increase in Gmail's spam filter sensitivity. Due to this change, it is possible that emails coming from San Bernardino County Human Resources may be marked as spam and will not make it into your Gmail inbox. For your convenience, the attached PDF document contains a step-by-step guide to create and apply filters within Gmail. Click this link to . Once downloaded, follow the instructions so that you will receive future emails from San Bernardino County Human Resources. 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