The City of Orange Community Development Department is looking for a

HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLANNER (Senior Planner Equivalent).

The position offers a special opportunity for a historic preservation planning professional to work in an Orange County community that places a high priority on architecture and historic resources in one of the largest National Register Districts in the western United States, and three locally designated Mid-Century Modern historic districts.

This is an opportunity to join the Community Development Department which prides itself on being a team of high-caliber and collaborative professionals in a workplace culture that values integrity, initiative, learning, and fun!

The City hopes to fill this Historic Preservation vacancy at the Historic Preservation Planner level ($91,488 - $117,312 Annually); howeve r , will consider hiring at the Associate Planner level ($78,768 - $101,016 Annually) depending on the candidate's qualifications.

HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLANNER: The Historic Preservation Planner position leads the historic preservation planning activities of the City, managing or guiding development applications for complex historic building adaptive reuse projects, rehabilitation projects, and infill development projects in the City’s four historic districts. Project work ranges in scope from focused single-family residential repairs to rehabilitation and reuse of historic commercial buildings, industrial structures, and institutional facilities. This position is also responsible for managing and guiding the programmatic aspects of the City’s historic preservation program including the Mills Act Program, preparation of ordinances, design standards, public information materials, and implementation of the General Plan Cultural Resources & Historic Preservation Element. The Senior Historic Preservation Planner provides information and assistance to City staff, property owners, developers, contractors, and the public related to best practices for the treatment of historic resources; provides complex and specialized professional assistance to Community Development Department management staff, the City Council, Planning Commission, and the Design Review Committee in areas of expertise; oversees, reviews, and performs a variety of studies and prepares and presents staff reports; conducts internal historic preservation training; and performs related work as required. The Senior Historic Preservation Planner receives direct supervision from the Principal Planner and general supervision from the Assistant Community Development Director, and exercises technical and functional direction over and provides training to the Associate Planner with emphasis on historic preservation.

ASSOCIATE PLANNER: The Associate Planner performs various professional field and office planning work related to review of development applications involving historic properties, design standards, zoning, and cultural resource assessments; provides support for the Mills Act program; develops public outreach materials; provides project management and administration; completes technical assessments and prepares written project analyses; provides historic preservation planning advice and assistance to the public on planning, community development, zoning, permits, and environmental review; provides historic preservation-related assistance to Community Development Department staff, other departments, and the public; performs a variety of studies and prepares and presents staff reports; and performs related work as required.

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