Job Information
Company Name
VCA Code
Position Level
Other
Job Description
Help Shape What’s Next for California Communities
VCA is growing its Planning & Development Services team and looking for experienced professionals who want to put their municipal and private-sector experience to work in a different kind of consulting environment.
We are building a team that can provide the depth and experience of a large consulting practice while maintaining the responsiveness, personal relationships and flexibility of a boutique firm. We offer full-time, part-time, flexible and project-specific opportunities for professionals at every stage of their careers.
Whether you are looking for your next long-term opportunity, want to stay engaged after retirement or are interested in taking on select projects while maintaining flexibility, we would love to talk with you.
We’re Growing Our Professional Team at Every Level
• Interns and Planning Technicians
• Assistant and Associate Planners
• Senior and Principal Planners
• Project Managers
• Planning Managers
• Deputy/Assistant Directors
• Planning & Community Development Directors
• Environmental Planners and CEQA Technical Specialists
• Housing Experts
• Grant Writers and Administrators
• Community Engagement and Facilitation Practitioners
If you have experience working in private development or for a public agency – and have expertise in customer service, current and advanced planning, permit and plan review, entitlement processing, environmental review, project management, General and Specific Plans , zoning ordinances, housing, grants or community engagement – we want to hear from you.
Experience That Moves Projects Forward
Great planning requires understanding how projects come together, how public agencies operate and how economic, community, and regulatory considerations intersect. Our team brings experience from both the public and private sides of development, with expertise in planning, entitlements, environmental review, land use, economic development, and community engagement.
We are problem solvers and systems thinkers who look at the bigger picture, identify challenges early, and focus on practical solutions that move projects and communities forward.
Our boutique approach allows us to stay nimble, accessible, and responsive, bringing the right experience to each client and project. Understand the challenge. See the bigger picture. Find the path forward. Get to yes.
VCA is intentionally structured to be nimble, accessible, and highly collaborative. We bring experienced professionals directly to the work and have the flexibility to build the right team around each client and project. Whether we are helping a city improve its development process, guiding a complex entitlement, supporting a developer through the regulatory landscape, advancing an economic development opportunity, or helping a community plan for its future, our approach is the same:
Understand the challenge. See the bigger picture. Find the path forward. Get to yes.
Bring Your Experience. Keep Your Flexibility. Make an Impact.
We are building a different kind of municipal consulting firm — one that combines deep development experience with a personal, flexible, relationship-driven approach. For our clients that means experienced support that is responsive to their needs. For our team it means opportunities to do meaningful work, continue your expertise and shape how we grow.
If you want to be part of building something different – and helping California communities move forward – we’d love to start a conversation.
US Citizenship Required?
Yes
Will security clearance be required?
No
Application Deadline
10/02/2026
Position Type
Other
Travel
None
Primary Language Required
English
Job Location
Location Address
1845 Orangewood Ave.
Orange, California
92868
Contact Information
Hiring Contact Name
Jennifer Lilley
Phone Number
(714) 787-1508
Website
https://vcacode.com/