SENIOR CITY PLANNER 7947

Posting number: 7947 OP 2026/07/10 R

Department: City Planning

Job classification: SENIOR CITY PLANNER

Posting type: Open & Promotional

Categories: Planning and Development

Summary

Examples of duties

1. Two years of full-time paid experience as a City Planner with the City of Los Angeles; or
2. Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a major in urban planning, urban studies, urban design, architecture, landscape architecture, geography or a closely-related field and six years of full-time paid professional experience in long-range or current urban planning, with two of the six years supervising a professional planning unit.

1. Applicants who lack six months or less of the required experience at the time of filing may file for this examination. However, they cannot be appointed until the full experience requirement is met.
2. Applicants qualifying under Requirement #2 must list their school name and location, type of degree earned and major in the Education section of the on-line City application. Applicants who fail to provide this information on their application will not be considered further in this examination and their applications will not be processed.
3. As a condition of employment, a valid Class C driver’s license issued by the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is required at the time of appointment. Applicants will be disqualified or deemed ineligible for hire if their DMV record reflects three or more moving violations and/or at-fault accidents, or a conviction of a major moving violation within the last 36 months in any state or jurisdiction. The City of Los Angeles reserves the right to issue a notice of disqualification or ineligibility at any time before a final job offer is extended.
4. For qualifying work experience in Requirement #2, the term “professional experience” applies to positions that require possession of a degree from an accredited four-year college or university in order to obtain that position. Therefore, to be considered “professional,” qualifying experience must be gained in positions requiring a four-year degree.
5. Please note that qualifying education must be from a college or university accredited by a City of Los Angeles recognized agency. A list of approved accrediting agencies can be found at https://personnel.lacity.gov/Accredited%20Institutions%2008-21-08.pdf.
6. A master’s degree in urban planning is desired but not required.
7. Membership in the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) is desired but not required.
8. Candidates completing the examination process and qualifying under Requirement #2 will be contacted by the Personnel Department to provide required proof of qualifying degree and/or coursework. Applicants who wish to expedite this process may attach a copy of their qualifying degree and transcripts to their on-line application at the time of filing in the Attachments section.

Qualifications