Position: Senior Planner (Staff: Career, 100% time, Exempt)
Location: Cheadle Hall – 1325, UC Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA
Salary: $115,000 – $120,000/year (budgeted range; offers based on qualifications, experience, budget, and equitable pay practices)
Position Number: 40035467 | Payroll Title: PLNG SPEC 3 (007083)
Job Open Date: 10/22/2026 | Application Review Begins: 1/21/2027
Work Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8am–5pm | Telecommuting: Permitted 1–2 days/week
Benefits: Full benefits

Special Instructions: For full consideration, include a resume and cover letter with your application.

Department: Campus Planning and Design — assists the campus in maximizing utilization of existing physical facilities and acquiring the resources needed to meet instruction, research, and public service goals.

Role Overview: Provide physical and environmental planning services to campus administration/committees and external agencies. Implement the Long Range Development Plan (LRDP) to approve, permit, and gain entitlements for campus capital development projects (housing, academic buildings, support buildings, and other campus projects). Obtain development entitlements through environmental regulatory permit processing and track physical/environmental development constraints per the LRDP and regulatory codes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop knowledge of the LRDP and campus-wide policies; interpret LRDP policies/procedures relative to environmental permitting and land use compatibility
• Work with the Associate Director of Capital Planning on documents for university capital projects
• Review project scope/descriptions for consistency with LRDP and jurisdictional requirements; determine level of environmental review
• Operate as the University’s Agent and project proponent with campus departments and environmental regulatory agencies
• Perform environmental review and processing to avoid project delays and re-design
• Process environmental documents and permits per CEQA, CA Coastal Act, USACE, USFWS, CDFW, RWQCB, and other agencies
• Advise campus on appropriate environmental analysis (CE, MND, EIRs); conduct impact analysis and write environmental documents
• Serve as liaison with the California Coastal Commission (CCC) and other agencies; prepare NOID and LRDP Amendments
• Prepare maps and exhibits supporting document preparation per the LRDP Land Use Plan
• Monitor compliance conditions for CCC-approved projects
• Advise on consultant services; author Professional Services Agreements; track/approve consultant invoicing and budgets
• Work with Design & Construction and Facilities Management Project Managers on project descriptions and construction plans
• Organize and prepare presentations at public hearings and community meetings

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Urban Planning, Architecture, Design, Environmental Studies/Science, or related field
• Plus two (2) years of experience as a Senior Planner or related occupation

Required Experience:

• Planning of student housing and multi-dwelling housing projects
• Interpreting, researching, and critically analyzing complex planning policies, zoning ordinances, environmental regulations, and urban development codes
• Conducting comprehensive land-use and environmental analyses ensuring compliance with local, state, and federal requirements
• Gathering/analyzing environmental datasets (historical and biological resources, surveys, air/water quality, noise, contamination, traffic and parking) and reviewing projects for impact and mitigation
• Authoring urban planning and environmental impact reports/assessments (baseline conditions, impacts, alternatives, mitigation)
• CAD and GIS: AutoCAD, SketchUp, Adobe Creative Suite, ArcGIS Pro
• Project management of varying scales/complexities, including tracking progress and managing competing stakeholders
• Managing and facilitating meetings, workshops, and public hearings with diverse stakeholders

Special Conditions of Employment:

• Final candidate must disclose any final administrative or judicial misconduct decisions within the last seven years, or appeals of substantiated misconduct findings with a previous employer
• Compliance with the UC Policy on Vaccination Programs (proof of up-to-date vaccination, exception request, or opt-out as applicable)

Application Links:

• To apply: jobs.ucsb.edu
• Direct application URL: https://careerspub.universityofcalifornia.edu/psc/ucsb/EMPLOYEE/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST_FL&JobOpeningId=89652&PostingSeq=1&SiteId=31&languageCd=ENG&FOCUS=Applicant
• Or email resume to: joshrohmer@ucsb.edu
• Req ID: 89652

Accommodation Contact (application assistance only): Katherine Abad, Human Resources — 805-893-4664 or katherine.abad@hr.ucsb.edu

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer.