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Our Planning and Development Department is a front-line public service environment undergoing significant change and adopting a new service delivery approach. Offering engineering, planning, economic development and building/licensing services, we are looking for a strong team player who is committed to optimal public service delivery.
We are currently seeking a City Planner to join our team in North Battleford, Saskatchewan.
In this role, you will report to the Director of Planning and Development and primarily be responsible for providing professional advice related to planning and development and creating and reviewing short and long-range planning for the City in accordance with legislation.
To be successful in this role, candidates will need to have a degree in regional and urban planning from a recognized university along with a minimum of 5 years of experience in community planning or a related field. To qualify, you will also need to be a member or be eligible for membership in the Canadian Institute of Planners and the Saskatchewan Professional Planners Institute.
Experience in a municipal government environment is an asset, and the ideal candidate will demonstrate the ability and knowledge to develop servicing and sales agreements and oversee negotiations for strategic land sales.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Numeracy
- Writing
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- 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
- Driver's License
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 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
Area of Planning Specialization
- Urban design
- Resource
- Regional
- Public participation and conflict resolution
- Long range planning
- Housing
- Heritage
- Environmental assessment or analysis
- Energy
- Economic or industrial
- Community or neighbourhood
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