Junior Planner

Do you want to be part of a team helping to strengthen every community across Ontario? Are you interested in seeing the importance of your work firsthand?

**Become a Junior Planner** **with MPAC**

The Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) is made up of a team of experts who understand local communities and assess every property in Ontario. What we do provides the very foundation that municipalities use to base the property taxes needed to pay for the services we use every day. Learn more.

**Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism**

MPAC is committed to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Anti-Racism. We are taking important steps towards ensuring that all voices are respected, valued and being heard. MPAC is dedicated to fostering an environment where employees can bring their full, unique and authentic selves and are inspired to do their best work.

**What makes you great for this role?**
You are a proactive individual who can support the Planning Services branch with the collection, organization and maintenance of Provincial, Regional and Municipal Planning legislation, policies and guidelines.

**We have**:

- A team of highly skilled, dedicated, and collaborative staff to work with
- Leadership that supports you
- An enterprise that embraces change
- A work environment that has flexible work locations (including remote), hours of work and overall employee wellness support

**You have**:

- Completion of a degree in Urban Planning or a related field
- At least one year experience in a professional environment
- Membership or eligibility for membership with the Ontario Professional Planners Institute (OPPI)
- Strong ability to work independently and collaborate with team members on a variety of assigned projects and initiatives
- Possess strong oral, written communication, analytical and problem solving skills

**Nice to have**:

- Knowledge of technical planning software such as ARCGIS or QGIS

**What you will do**:

- Assist with completing due diligence investigations regarding potential development undertakings, including researching planning policies, regulations and guidelines
- Assist with the drafting, preparation and critical review of technical planning reports
- Provide administrative support for projects and initiatives that will improve branch operations
- Monitor the Planning Services general inbox and respond to general inquiries and forwarding specific inquiries to Manager, Planning Services to take appropriate action
- Research and advise planning services branch of amendments to Provincial, Regional and Municipal planning and development legislation, policies and guidelines, including collection and integration of information into data management system
- Support the Planning services branch with the collection, organization and maintenance of Provincial, Regional and Municipal Planning plans and data
- Respond to requests for information from internal stakeholders
- Facilitate relationships with Provincial, Regional and Municipal Planners across the Province in order to attain Municipal Plans, Amendments and development information

**Additional Information**:

- Requisition ID: 1382
- **Closing Date: August 1, 2023**

**Ready to apply?**

MPAC is committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment where all employees and members of the public feel valued, respected and supported. We are dedicated to building a workforce that reflect the diversity of the public and communities we serve.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

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