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The Junior Planner is responsible for the issuance of all development and building permits and overseeing development proposals, while ensuring compliance with the municipal Zoning Bylaw, Official Community Plan, and all other applicable bylaws and regulations as they relate to development.
The Junior Planner supports the Manager of Community Planning and Development in managing development, communicating with stakeholders, and managing proposals to achieve White Citys strategic development objectives and ensuring compliance with all applicable planning related policies and bylaws.
Term and Compensation:
The Town offers competitive salaries, benefits and a comprehensive defined-benefit pension plan.
Hours of Work: 40 hours per week with option for an Earned Day Off every three weeks.
Employment Term: Permanent Full-Time
Starting Salary Range: Starting salary for this position is $64,478 - $96,707 and is subject to negotiation based on experience.
The Town of White City also provides the following benefits:
o Flexible Work Arrangements: Variety of options to adjust working hours and part-time work from home.
o Professional Development: Annual group professional development and annual individual professional development budget to advance your skills.
o Statutory Holidays: In addition to the ten legislated statutory holidays, the Town of White City observes two additional paid statutory holidays.
o Vacation: Standard three-weeks vacation. Annual vacation time may be reviewed based upon years of experience within the municipal or private sector.
o Banked Time: Opportunity to bank overtime to use at a later date.
o Earned Day Off: Paid earned day off every three weeks.
See https://whitecity.ca/p/junior-planner for full job posting.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Numeracy
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Computer use
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Membership in the Canadian Institute of Planners
- Membership in a provincial or territorial planning institute
Specific Skills
- Administer land use plans and zoning by-laws
- Review and evaluate proposals for land use and development plans and prepare recommendations
- Process application for land development permits
- Present plans to civic, rural and regional authorities and hold public meetings
- Prepare plans for environmental protection
- Prepare and recommend land development concepts and plans for zoning, subdivisions, transportation, public utilities, community facilities, parks, agricultural and other land uses
- Confer with appropriate authorities and interest groups to formulate and develop land use or community plans
- Compile and analyze data on factors affecting land use
Work Setting
- Municipal government