Senior Planner/Project Manager

2 months ago


Kitchener, Ontario, Canada WSP Canada Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Planner/Project Manager to join our team at WSP Canada. As a key member of our Planning, Landscape Architecture and Urban Design department, you will be responsible for contributing to our community planning projects involving all aspects of land use planning, with a specific focus on work being undertaken for municipal clients.

Key Responsibilities
  • Project Management: Manage small to medium-sized municipal planning projects, and support Project Managers on larger, more complex municipal planning projects as Deputy Project Manager or in a Senior Planner role.
  • Planning Advice: Provide planning advice and work within a wide variety of municipalities, including large urban, small towns, and rural communities.
  • Centre of Excellence: Contribute to WSP's Centre of Excellence in municipal planning, where a national group of WSP's professionals gather to share innovative approaches and strategize about business development.
  • Proposal Development: Prepare or contribute to work plans and proposals to respond to municipal requests for proposals for a variety of municipal planning projects.
  • Quality Assurance: Ensure the prioritization of high-quality work that is representative of WSP's strong commitment to quality.
  • Professional Development: Stay current with planning trends, best practices, and legislative changes.
  • Client Relationships: Nurture relationships with municipal clients and internal relationships with other WSP staff and foster new relationships through business development and strategic pursuits.
  • Project Monitoring: Monitor or support monitoring of project budgets and schedules, and identify risks and issues early on so that they can be managed more effectively.
  • Mentorship: Support mentorship and motivate early career professionals and project teams.
  • Public Engagement: Deliver engaging presentations to the public, stakeholders, and municipal councils, in virtual and in-person settings.
  • Communication: Exercise tact, diplomacy, and professionalism when interacting with external stakeholders, clients, the public, politicians, and colleagues.
  • Team Leadership: Coordinate, liaise, and/or lead multi-disciplinary teams on land use planning projects, such as urban design, landscape architecture, engineering, and others.
Requirements
  • Education: University degree in Planning, Environmental Studies, or Communications, Public Policy, Geography, or a similar degree.
  • Experience: At least 5 years of progressive experience in a municipal or consulting environment.
  • Skills: Excellent written and oral communication and time management skills, a strong interest in municipal planning, public policy, and/or land use regulation, demonstrated knowledge and experience of provincial land use planning legislation and policy, and application of that knowledge to municipal land use planning projects.
  • Certifications: Full Membership, or eligibility for Full Membership, in the Ontario Professional Planners Institute and the Canadian Institute of Planners.


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