Location
1017 Middlefield Road Redwood City, 94063
Description
The City of Redwood City Invites Applications for:
Assistant Planner
WHY JOIN THE REDWOOD CITY TEAM?
We offer a wide range of meaningful career opportunities with potential for growth, training and development, competitive salaries, flexible work schedules, paid time off, and robust benefits. The Redwood City team is guided by
core values of
excellence, integrity, service, collaboration, inclusion, and innovation. Inherent in these values is a great organizational culture based on trust, strong and supportive leadership, respect, risk-taking, empowerment, and effective communication.
The community is known for its inclusivity, strong engaged neighborhoods, and civic pride. The City works diligently to maintain positive and productive relationships with community partners, together providing outstanding services, programs and opportunities for residents and businesses. This mix of tradition and progress, community and diversity, makes Redwood City an extraordinary place to work and call home. If you’re looking to grow your career as a part of a hard-working and fun Community Development Department team that fosters innovation, creativity and collaboration, we hope you’ll apply.
About The Position
The City of Redwood City invites you to apply for the position of Assistant Planner. This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated professional to lead or participate in several exciting development projects in Redwood City and may participate in long range planning efforts underway. The position allows for a hybrid work schedule (3 days in office and 2 days working remotely).
Job PDF
Assistant Planner Job Announcement #25A-70 FINAL.pdf
Ideal Candidate
Skills
The ideal candidate will embrace providing excellent customer service, including working with project applicants and members of the public and have demonstrated experience and/or skills in the following areas:
- Excellent project management skills,
- The ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities,
- Strong analytical skills and the ability to synthesize and summarize complex information.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including strong writing and presentation skills.
Additionally The Ideal Candidate Will Be Someone Who
- Is highly motivated, self-directed, and able to take initiative and use independent judgment.
- Is a team player who likes working with a variety of City staff and the public.
Benefits
See Benefits Flyer
Special Instructions
Submit your application via: www.CalOpps.org by Sunday, January 5, 2026 by 11:59 pm. Zoom oral board interviews are tentatively scheduled for the week of January 19, 2026.
A City application, a cover letter and responses to the supplemental questions are required. Applications must be filled out completely. Failure to complete the application, attach a cover letter and responses to the supplemental questions will disqualify the applicant from the recruitment process. Failure to list work experience, and education or training or stating “See Resume” in the work experience section of the application will be considered an incomplete application and subject to disqualification. Resumes may be attached separately, but resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a City application.
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Recruitment Contact
Contact Phone
(650)780-7243
Contact Email
ecorona@redwoodcity.org
