Junior Planner

Overview:
Do you enjoy traveling, building relationships and working collaboratively in a team? Do you enjoy solving complex problems? If you enjoy entrepreneurship and innovation in a flexible work environment, this opportunity is for you As someone with excellent communication skills you will thrive in our fast-paced and agile environment.

**Your opportunity**

Dillon’s **Planning & Design** group is looking for a **Planner **to join our multidisciplinary team of professionals in **Yellowknife**. You will have the opportunity to work on new and exciting projects while providing clients with a fully integrated and superior customer experience.

This position is a full-time permanent position based in **Dillon’s Yellowknife office.**

**Responsibilities**:
**What your day will look like**

**Technical Execution**
- Contribute to planning, Indigenous community development or policy projects including research, report writing, and stakeholder/public engagement
- Assist with projects and assignments related to community development, regional land use, and environmental management
- Work with and support intermediate and senior planners in carrying out a range of projects
- Conduct and contribute to detailed research including jurisdictional and legislative framework reviews
- Work closely with clients, including Local Governments and Indigenous Governments, to build effective working relationships and respond effectively to requests
- Prepare engagement and meeting materials, including summaries and memos, presentations, information panels, activities, and informational content for project websites
- Collaborate with technical and professional staff from across the company and sub consultants to complete assignments
- Travel to and work with communities’ throughout northern Canada including the Northwest Territories and Nunavut

**Administration and Learning and Development**
- Commit to self-development and ongoing learning and professional development
- Contribute to Dillon’s corporate profile through active participation in professional associations and committees
- Professional development through participation in the Early Career Development Program and implementing an Independent Development Plan
- Business travel to other Dillon offices upon request

Qualifications:
**What you will need to succeed**
- Ability to think critically and strategically
- Versatile and adaptable with ability to work in a self-directed, multidisciplinary team setting
- Strong writing skills; proficiency in research, report and plan writing
- Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills
- Capability to effectively receive feedback as you grow in the planning profession, working closely with intermediate and senior staff as assignments are completed
- A degree in planning, geography or a related field
- Interest in full membership with the Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP) and the Alberta Professional Planners Institute (APPI)

**Experience**:

- Familiarity with municipal planning policy and legislation and the land development process
- Working with Indigenous communities is considered an asset
- Experience conducting or facilitating public engagement programs for a range of stakeholders is considered an asset
- Familiar with local, Territorial, Provincial and Federal agencies permitting and approvals processes
- Skills in graphic design and presentation are considered an asset

**You Are**:

- Critical and strategic thinker
- Responsible, organized, accountable, and committed to excellence on all levels
- Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills
- Versatile and adaptable with ability to work in a self-directed, multidisciplinary team setting
- Comfort in traveling to and working with remote communities’ throughout northern Canada including the Northwest Territories and Nunavut

**Why choose Dillon**

Dillon is powered by people who are technically proficient, passionate about socially important projects, and motivated to deliver superior, tangible results. We strive to remain at the forefront of technology and innovation, and are empowered to continually grow and develop.

We live our
**core values**:

- Reliability: words result in actions that build trust;
- Achievement: do the work to hit the target;
- Continuous development: always learning; always adapting; always growing;
- Creativity: discover new possibilities;
- Courage: do the things that matter, especially when it’s hard;
- Inclusiveness: enabling belonging to draw strength from our differences.

In addition, we offer:

- ** Employee share purchase plan**
- Dillon is 100% employee owned and share ownership is open to all employees.
- ** A competitive compensation package**
- Comprehensive health benefits
- Generous retirement savings plan
- Student loan repayment assistance with matching employer contributions
- ** Flexible work hours and remote working options**
- Dillon values its staff and the contributions that are mad