| Position Title: | Junior Planner |
| Job Posting Date: | April 8, 2024 |
| Application Deadline: | April 29, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. |
| How to Apply: | Apply online via the form below. No phone calls please. |
| Job Status: | Permanent Full Time |
Position Summary |
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 City’s 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:
- Flexible Work Arrangements: Variety of options to adjust working hours and part-time work from home.
- Professional Development: Annual group professional development and annual individual professional development budget to advance your skills.
- Statutory Holidays: In addition to the ten legislated statutory holidays, the Town of White City observes two additional paid statutory holidays.
- Vacation: Standard three-weeks vacation. Annual vacation time may be reviewed based upon years of experience within the municipal or private sector.
- Banked Time: Opportunity to bank overtime to use at a later date.
- Earned Day Off: Paid earned day off every three weeks.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide professional and technical support to the Manager of Community Planning and Development.
- Complete and/or oversee the traditional duties of the Development Officer, including:
- Review and process all development and building permits and licenses, including but not limited to, permits for new dwellings, accessory buildings, decks, landscaping, fences and driveways, as well as issuing business licenses.
- Maintain all records for permits and licenses and any other relevant planning documentation. Conduct periodic reviews and updates to processes and relevant application forms. Perform follow-up inspections on permits when required, including processing stop-work orders related to permit applications and other bylaw infractions.
- Deliver timely, effective and correct assessment and implementation of the Zoning Bylaw, Official Community Plan and other relevant building and planning bylaws, including preparing recommendations and amendments.
- Communicate with relevant government agencies/officials, engineers and contractors relating to planning related projects within the community; provide customer service to the public on planning inquiries, municipal policies and processes.
- Make presentations to Town Council on relevant planning related items, including but not limited to development activities and statistics, discretionary use approvals, subdivision reviews, etc.
- Assist in arranging and executing public hearings and other forums for public participation.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Extensive knowledge of The Planning and Development Act, 2007, The Municipalities Act, White City bylaws, legal aspects of planning, enforcement procedures and processes, statutory and non-statutory planning documents, and White City’s Official Community Plan.
- Understanding of and ability to review building plans as well as being able to interpret the Official Community Plan and Zoning Bylaw as it pertains to development permit applications.
- Experience with permitting processes, policies and procedures and have dealt extensively with the general public in an advisory capacity.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Have excellent public relations and time management skills to be able to meet deadlines when necessary.
- Ability to use judgement to identify the most appropriate solution from several options using prior knowledge and experience which may have an impact in the development community and residents.
- Work well in a team environment with council, staff and public.
Education and Experience:
- University degree in urban and/or rural planning or a related discipline.
- Membership or eligibility for membership with CIP/SPPI.
- Minimum of 3 years experience with permitting processes, policies and procedures and have dealt extensively with the general public in an advisory capacity.
- Experience with Microsoft Office software programs, design software and GIS.
Working Conditions:
- Office-based position, with opportunity to work from home periodically as required.
- Limited travel may be required.
- Occasionally deal with simultaneous multiple demands which must be attended to “on the spot”.
- Occasional peak periods requiring an accelerated work pace with deadlines creating pressure.
- Occasionally required to provide frontline public service.
- Occasionally required to deal with situations involving conflict or contentious interactions.
- Manual dexterity required to use desktop computer and peripherals.