Land Use Planner (Development)

Job summary

Support the development planning team on development projects and planning applications. Communicate and collaborate with the public, councils, committees, municipal and agency staff, and other stakeholders.

Job details

Come Be Part of The Planning Partnership Team We are a Toronto based firm that provides services in planning, urban design, landscape architecture and communications across the Greater Toronto Area and the Province. We are busy, growing and seek candidates at both junior and intermediate levels to support our development planning team. All candidates must have a degree in Urban Planning, and intermediate candidates should have a minimum of 5 years of continuous employment and experience in supporting various types of development projects and planning applications. Experience within a consulting or private sector development environment would be an asset. Applicants should be able to demonstrate excellent writing, analytical, research and graphic skills and comfortable communicating with the public, councils, committees, municipal or agency staff and other stakeholders. Our full-time, in office model suits those who recognize and value the professional and social benefits derived from our collaborative environment when working alongside the principals, senior professionals and other specialists each day. We strive to create meaningful opportunities for personal growth and professional development through valuable work experiences and mentoring, supplemented by outside training and education provided by the firm. The firm places a high value on fostering a fun and highly social culture with regular group events and outings. The office is centrally located on Spadina Avenue within the vibrant Queen West neighbourhood with excellent access to the surrounding transit and active transportation networks. Our historical building includes indoor secure bicycle storage, a gym and retail tenants. We thank all applicants for your interest, but we may only contact candidates with suitable qualifications and experience at our discretion.

What you’ll do

Support the development planning team on development projects and planning applications. Communicate and collaborate with the public, councils, committees, municipal and agency staff, and other stakeholders.

Requirements

A degree in Urban Planning is required. Intermediate candidates must have at least five years of continuous employment and experience supporting various development projects and planning applications; consulting or private-sector development experience is an asset.

Listed skills

• Development · Preferred
• Planning · Preferred
• staff · Preferred
• Analytical · Preferred
• collaborative · Preferred
• Time · Preferred
• Training · Preferred
• Urban Design · Preferred
• Organization · Preferred
• Attention to detail · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Writing
• Analytical Skills
• Research
• Graphic Skills
• Public Communication
• Stakeholder Communication
• Development Planning
• Urban Planning
• Planning Applications

Job areas

• Consulting
• Government & Public Sector
• Art & Design