SENIOR AIRPORT PLANNER

Los Angeles World Airports
Los Angeles, California United States  View Map
Posted: Apr 14, 2026
  • Aviation or Harbor
  • Planning and Development
  • Job Description

    job description

    This role manages environmental and land use projects, including entitlements and clearances, while ensuring CEQA and NEPA compliance by preparing and reviewing technical documents. Responsibilities include developing mitigation measures, monitoring plans, and future project strategies, as well as overseeing long-range and current planning, budgeting. and administration. The position acts as a liaison with agencies such as City Council, Board of Airport Commissioners, and the Airport Land Use Commission. Additional duties involve creating RFPs, selecting consultants, negotiating contracts, and managing agreements. Supervising technical staff and consultants is the Planning Unit is required, along with coordinating efforts with the FAA, legal teams, community groups, and internal stakeholders. Preparing and presenting materials to agencies, stakeholders, and the public is also part of the responsibilities. When assigned, this individual may represent the Division Head.

    *Application/ Resume review BEFORE selection of interviews*

    Requirements:

    1. Two years of full-time paid professional experience as an Airport Planner with the City of Los Angeles; or

    2. a. Graduation from an accredited four-year college or university with a major in Aviation Management, Airport Planning, Urban Planning, Landscape Architecture, or related field; and b. Six years of full-time paid professional experience in aviation or airport planning.

    How to apply

    To apply, please email a completed City Application and a resume to Tammie Crayon, adg-hr@lawa.org.

    Please include in the subject line: "Environmental Planning".

    Emergency Appointment

    An emergency appointment is not a regular appointment. It is a temporary appointment which does not require that you successfully compete in the Civil Service examination process. The appointment may not exceed one year and must be terminated immediately when a regular appointment can be made from an eligible list. No emergency appointment can exceed one year. (City Charter Section 1013).

    Closing Date/Time: 4/24/26
  • ABOUT THE COMPANY

    • Los Angeles World Airports - LAX
    • Los Angeles World Airports - LAX

    About Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA)

    Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) is the City of Los Angeles department that owns and operates Los Angeles International (LAX) and Van Nuys (VNY) general aviation airports, as well as aviation-related property in Palmdale. Both play an integral role in helping to meet the Southern California regional demand for passenger, cargo and general aviation service. Both airports make a distinct contribution to the strength of the system as it provides a high level of safety, security and service for its customers, communities and stakeholders.

    LAX is the fourth busiest airport in the world, second in the United States, and was named one of Skytrax’s 2017 Top 10 Most Improved Airports. LAX served more than 80.9 million passengers in 2016. LAX offers 737 daily nonstop flights to 100 cities in the U.S. and 1,386 weekly nonstop flights to 88 cities in 44 countries on 73 commercial air carriers. LAX ranks 14th in the world and fifth in the U.S. in air cargo tonnage processed, with more than 2.2 million tons of air cargo valued at over $101.4 billion. LAX handled 697,138 operations (landings and takeoffs) in 2016.

    An economic study based on 2014 operations reported LAX generated 620,600 jobs in Southern California with labor income of $37.3 billion and economic output (business revenues) of more than $126.6 billion. This activity added $6.2 billion to local and state revenues and $8.7 billion in federal tax revenues. The study also reported that LAX’s ongoing capital-improvement program creates an additional 121,640 annual jobs with labor income of $7.6 billion and economic output of $20.3 billion, $966 million in state and local taxes, and $1.6 billion in federal tax revenues.

    LAX is also the second most popular airport in the world to appear on Instagram according to wego.com. LAX is part of a system of two Southern California airports – along with Van Nuys general aviation – that are owned and operated by Los Angeles World Airports, a proprietary department of the City of Los Angeles that receives no funding from the City’s general fund.

    For more information about LAX, please visit www.lawa.aero/lax or follow on Twitter @flyLAXAirport, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/LAInternationalAirport, and on YouTube at www.YouTube.com/laxairport1. Information about LAX’s ongoing multi-billion-dollar LAX Modernization Program, as well as tips and shortcuts to help navigate LAX during construction, are available at www.LAXisHappening.com.

    As a covered entity under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Los Angeles does not discriminate on the basis of disability and, upon request, will provide reasonable accommodation to ensure equal access to its programs, services, and activities. Alternative formats in large print, braille, audio, and other forms (if possible) will be provided upon request.

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