The Sonoma County Regional Parks Department is looking for a Park Planner II to conduct park planning studies to design and expand parks, park facilities, structures, and trails in unincorporated Sonoma County. As a Park Planner II, you will conduct preliminary field investigations of proposed parks, trails, bikeways, waterways and recreation sites to assess suitability and potential usage. Additional responsibilities include:

• Soliciting and negotiating consultant services, evaluating and rating proposals, and negotiating contracts for services
• Evaluating public demand and usage needs for park improvements and adding new park properties
• Preparing land acquisition reports along with site and facility development plans
• Representing the department in public meetings and presentations to other community groups and agencies

• Project management skills and attention to detail
• Experience with land acquisition and zoning
• An understanding of public funding procedures
• Strong analytical and organization skills
• Experience with park plan implementation

• An annual Staff Development/Wellness Benefit allowance up to $500 and ongoing education/training opportunities
• Competitive vacation and sick leave accruals, 12 paid holidays, and an additional 8 floating holiday hours per year
• Significant portion of health care premiums paid by the County and access to several health plan options
• County contribution to a Health Reimbursement Arrangement to help fund post-retirement employee health insurance/benefits
• Retirement fully integrated with Social Security
• May be eligible for up to 8 weeks (320 hours) of Paid Parental Leave after 12 months of County employment
• Eligibility for a salary increase after 1,040 hours (6 months when working full-time) for good work performance; eligibility for a salary increase for good performance every year thereafter, until reaching the top of the salary range

Any combination of training and experience which would likely provide for possession of stated knowledge and abilities. A typical example would be two years of experience in park planning, planning, architecture or landscape architecture.

License: Possession of a valid driver's license at the appropriate level including special endorsements, as required by the State of California, may be required depending upon assignment to perform the essential job functions of the position.

Considerable knowledge of: park planning terminology, principles and techniques; recreational planning principles; principles, methods and techniques of land use and environmental and site planning.

Working knowledge of: land acquisition, land transfer and zoning principles; public project funding principles and procedures; construction procedures; park development processes and procedures; practices of contacts preparation and administration.

Ability to: establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees, public officials, private consultants, contractors and the public; research, gather, organize and analyze information; write and speak persuasively; present recommendations and alternative proposals.

• Your application information and your responses to the supplemental questions are evaluated and taken into consideration throughout the entire selection process.
• You should list all employers and positions held within the last ten years in the work history section of your application. Be as thorough as possible when responding to the supplemental questions.
• You may include history beyond ten years if related to the position for which you are applying. If you held multiple positions with one employer, list out each position separately.
• Failure to follow these instructions may impact your competitiveness in this process or may result in disqualification.

• Relevance of work history, related experience, and achieved level of education and/or training as described in the application and responses to the supplemental questions.