Urban Planning

4 months ago


Waterloo, Canada GHD Full time

**Help us build the future and we’ll help you build a rewarding and purposeful career**

**Bring your curiosity and passion to the technical challenges we solve at GHD. Then see how everyone gets behind you **. With commitment, there’s no idea too big, no dream too far. We strive to create opportunity for all. Giving you leading training and development programms to accelerate your growth.

Come and see where your career can take you and the impact your commitment can make.

**What are we looking for?**

**Launch your career with GHD and make an impact
**Responsibilities include**:

- Assist in coordinating a multi-disciplinary team of consultants to meet project timelines
- Write and prepare a range of planning documents including official pan amendments and zoning by-law amendments and correspondence to municipal staff and agencies
- Assist Senior Planners and the Planning Manager in the preparation of Planning Justification Reports
- Attend Committee of Adjustment hearings, council public meetings and community consultation meetings in the evening hours with the Senior Planner or Planning Manager as required
- Assist in preparing visual materials including exhibits and photographs for public meeting presentations and reports.
- Organize and maintain department records, files and the Planning Library.

**Qualifications, Skills and Experience**:

- Post-secondary degree in Urban and Regional Planning or similar degree program / related field
- Interest in or working knowledge of the land use planning, design and approval process
- Prior experience in land development planning, preferably in a consulting environment is an asset
- Eligibility for membership in the Ontario Professional Planners Institute (OPPI)
- Working knowledge and understanding of the principles and practices of urban planning, applicable legislation and regulatory requirements in Ontario and evolving trends in growth management, urban design and built form
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with a team player attitude
- Strong critical thinking and analytical skills
- Valid G-class driver’s license and road-worthy vehicle

As a diverse and inclusive organization, we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is an equal opportunity employer. Upon request, GHD will provide reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment and selection process

**Take on some of the world’s toughest challenges - with GHD supporting you every step of the way.**

We'll give you control over your career, empower you to find innovative solutions and help you create a lasting impact.

See where your commitment could take you with GHD.

**Our Pledge to You**
At GHD, we don’t just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day.

That’s why we pledge to empower our people to make a positive impact. Combining our deep technical expertise with the capabilities of our clients and partners, we respond to some of the most complex challenges facing our planet today.

See where your commitment could take you.
That’s the **#PowerOfCommitment**

**Who we are**
GHD is a global professional services company that leads through engineering, architecture, and construction expertise. We are an employee-owned company with over 11,000 diverse and skilled individuals, across more than 200 offices spanning five continents.
The Power of Commitment is our brand promise. It’s what makes us different. We are bound to our stated vision and determination to address humanity’s most urgent needs: to make water, energy and urbanisation sustainable for generations to come.



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