Planner

**Position Details**:
**Current Rate of Pay**: Min = $50.59/hr, Max = $58.65/hr
**Employment type**: Full-Time Contract
**Duration of employment**: 1-year
**Hours of work**: 35 hrs/week
**Work location**: Head Office
**Division**: Development & Engineering Services
**Business unit**: Development Planning & Permits
**Travel**: 10%
**Remote Work**: Hybrid.

**About TRCA**:
With more than 60 years of experience, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) is one of 36 Conservation Authorities in Ontario, created to safeguard and enhance the health and well-being of watershed communities through the protection and restoration of the natural environment and the ecological services the environment provides.

TRCA is considered the provincial leader in conserving, restoring, and managing natural resources to advance safe and sustainable development.

**How you will contribute as part of the TRCA team**:
**Major Responsibilities**:

- Provides effective service delivery of intermediate level reviews made under environmental assessment legislation, Planning Act, and Conservation Authorities Act and regulations that includes providing policy direction and review of files.
- Provides professional planning advice, legislative and regulatory guidance, and recommends appropriate action to TRCA staff, Conservation Ontario, clients, including municipal, provincial and federal partners, and/or private industry representatives and permit applicants; referring to the Senior Planner and Manager as required.
- Coordinates internal technical reviews; produces detailed correspondence.
- Participates in internal and external committees to represent TRCA planning and regulatory perspective.
- Provides technical expertise and advisory services in the development of workshops geared specifically toward external stakeholders and consultants focused on education and compliance with TRCA’s business objectives.

**What will you need to succeed**:
Education (degree/diploma/certifications/licenses)
- University degree in Planning, Environmental Studies, Urban Studies, Geography, or a related field
- Registered Professional Planner designation with the Ontario Professional Planners Institute, and Canadian Institute of Planners membership or actively working towards the designation
- Valid Ontario Class G driver's license

Experience
- 4+ years of municipal, environmental, or related planning experience

Knowledge/Skill/Ability - Competencies
- Broad understanding of the role of TRCA in the broader municipal and provincial planning context, including the TRCA Living City Policies, Provincial Planning Policy Statement (PPS), and Conservation Authorities Act and regulations and environmental assessment legislation
- Broad understanding of various technical disciplines (e.g., ecology, water resource engineering, hydrogeology, geotechnical engineering, etc.)
- Demonstrated ability to proactively identify problems in a timely manner, seeking the appropriate level of support to solve issues
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work as a team member to coach staff and work with stakeholders (internally and externally) and negotiate project variance/timelines; ability to deal tactfully and courteously with stakeholders, public officials
- Influential communicator able to facilitate discussions between parties with different perspectives of competing interests and resolve conflicts, excellent written communication skills
- Proficiency in MS Office suite including online software such as MS teams, WebEx, and SharePoint, including experience working with Adobe Acrobat, ArcGIS; knowledge of Enterprise Permitting & Licensing Systems, Laserfiche, and digital plan review software

**What TRCA has to offer you**:
As part of a progressive team you will have the opportunity to make a positive impact to preserving and protecting nature, while maintaining a balance between the natural environment and built environment. Working with experts within our field, you will join a team of colleagues that are committed to TRCA’s core values by demonstrating the following behaviours; integrity, collaboration, accountability, respect, and excellence (icare).

**You will be part of a diverse and inclusive organization that**:

- Makes a positive difference in the communities we serve.
- Fosters high performance and collaborative teams.
- Provides continuous learning and development opportunities.
- Offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits program (including Defined Benefit Pension Plan - OMERS/OTPP).
- Pregnancy & Parental Leave Top-Up Program.
- Provides unique TRCA Perks.
- Provides flexible work arrangements.
- Offers potential for career growth and advancement.

While Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) thanks all applicants for their interest, only those under consideration will be contacted for interviews. Please be advised successful incumbent(s) may be required to undergo a vulnerable sector screening and/or driver's abstrac