Overall Responsibilities
• Lead or support efforts to adaptively manage planning documents, such as the Regional Plan, Code, and local area plans. This
requires strong attention to detail, technical report development, and management of regular policy updates.
• Assist efforts to integrate innovations in housing, social and racial equity, climate and other environmental policies into key
planning policies, including the Regional Plan, Code, and local area plans.
• Manage TRPA’s income- and workforce- deed-restriction program, including issuing and updating deed-restrictions,
communicating with the owners of deed-restricted units, tracking compliance, and managing contractors to conduct third-
party compliance reviews and audits.
• Assist at or lead meetings with stakeholders, agency partners, and decision makers, including preparing staff reports, taking
notes and preparing summaries, and following up on action items including technical analyses, research, factsheet and code
development.
• Coordinate with and assist permitting and compliance staff on project permitting, regulatory interpretation, and technical
code updates, particularly when related to housing, equity, and climate.
• Manage or assist with contracts, including preparing scopes of work, budgets, requests for proposals, invoice processing, and
contractor oversight as necessary.
• Other duties as assigned.
Required Knowledge and Skills
• Knowledge of land use planning concepts and practices such as: the relationship between land use, travel patterns and access
to opportunity; development standards; environmental regulations; zoning ordinances; housing planning and programs;
policy development and implementation; inclusive community and stakeholder engagement; ability to interpret policies and
regulations accurately and effectively; familiarity with public hearing processes preferred.
• Ability to produce maps and analysis using GIS.
• Familiarity with regional, general and/or specific plans and state, county, or municipal codes.
• Strategic thinking/planning skills.
• Analytical and quantitative skills; able to effectively integrate data and convey complex planning issues in understandable
language.
• Strong attention to detail while maintaining focus on the “big picture.”
• Ability to recognize practical problems and use creative problem-solving skills to address them. Involve others in problem
solving and decision making to gain diverse perspectives.
• Demonstrate self-development and a high degree of openness to feedback, maintain composure under stress.
• Demonstrate critical thinking and situational awareness by facilitating input on controversial topics.
• Communicate effectively verbally, in writing, and graphically; prepare and deliver high quality presentations. Experience
writing land use policies and code preferred.
• Anticipate impact of own work on others within and outside the Agency and communicate proactively to anticipate and
resolve issues.
Education and Experience
Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in urban, community, or regional planning; natural resource management; public
administration, environmental or public policy, or a closely related field (assistant), plus three or more years of related
professional experience (associate). A Master’s degree in the above disciplines can substitute for two years of experience.
Highly Desirable:
• Degree from a planning program accredited by the Planning Accreditation Board.
• Experience with environmental review processes (NEPA/CEQA) and policy analysis.
• Experience facilitating stakeholder working groups and public engagement, particularly engagement with disadvantaged and
underserved communities.