Principal Planner

**Job Description**:
**Prinicipal Planner**

**Public Works - Development Services**

**Status**:Contract Full-time (13 Months)

**Salary Range**:$103,175 - $128,969.00 per annum plus comprehensive benefits

**Hiring Range**:$103,175.00 - $116,072.00 per annum

**Work Mode**:Hybrid* _see below for more details about this work mode._

**Location**: 10 Peel Centre Drive, Brampton

**Hours of work**:35 hours/week

**What you will do in this role**:
- Official Plan amendments
- Re-zonings
- Site plans
- Plans of subdivision and condominium
- Niagara Escarpment Development Permits and Plan amendments
- Parkway Belt amendments
- Resolve conflicts and identify appropriate implementation measures
- Consult with area municipalities, developers, consultants, property owners, legal counsel, the public, the province, and other agencies
- Prepare and present written and oral reports/briefings and make recommendations and expert advice to Regional Council, senior staff, local municipal partners and agencies in addition to stakeholders
- Identify needs for process improvements, protocol/procedural changes, and policy changes
- Lead development of improvements in consultation with the Development Services Management Team
- Conduct site inspections and undertake research as required
- Represent and defend the Region’s development interests at the Local Planning Appeals Tribunal (LPAT) and other tribunals
- Negotiate and advocate as spokesperson at:

- Regional Council
- LPAT pre-hearings
- Inter-regional and intra-regional initiatives
- Chair and participate in internal and external committees with significant service delivery impact
- Provide direction and allocate work to Planners, Junior Planners, Administrative staff, contract staff, and student placements (summer and co-op)

**What the role requires**:

- Expert knowledge of planning legislation including the Provincial Policy Statement, the Planning Act and local municipal planning framework
- Familiarity with federal acts and other legislation affecting Land Use Planning, and other related planning legislation, policies and guidelines
- Ability to act as expert witnesses at the Local Planning Appeals Tribunal (LPAT) and other tribunals
- Knowledge and understanding of Provincial, GTA, Regional, and local municipal planning issues
- A Master’s degree or a four year honors university degree in planning or a related field plus expert knowledge and further specialization within the planning field. Areas of specialization could include environmental management and ecosystem planning, resource management, policy planning, social planning, demographics, economics, statistical analysis, systems design, modeling, database design, Geographic Information Systems, urban and rural policy, and planning law
- A minimum of 5 years’ experience in a responsible planning position or related field
- Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team setting
- Full Membership in OPPI/CIP
- Well developed communications, analytical, problem solving and computer skills
- Comprehensive Health, Dental, Vision benefit plan including psychological health, effective start date
- Automatic enrolment into OMERS pension plan
- Accrue Vacation on a monthly basis starting at 3 weeks per annum
- 3 Paid personal days and floating holidays
- Flexible hours supporting your wellness and wellbeing
- Annual performance review and merit increases based on performance
- Supportive leadership and a culture of respect and inclusion
- Access to tuition reimbursement and learning and development resources

**Work Mode & Job Location**: In this role, you'll enjoy the flexibility of a hybrid work arrangement. This means you'll have the ability to work off-site and on-site as needed, depending on operational needs at the 10 Peel Centre Drive, Brampton worksite. The frequency of on-site work may vary from week to week, depending on operational demands, which can evolve over time.

It's important to note that your off-site work location must be within the province of Ontario. This ensures that we're compliant with all regulations and policies.

**Join us—be bold, think big, and help shape a better tomorrow.**

The Region of Peel offers job based flexible hours of work that allows employees to manage personal and professional responsibilities while at the same time ensures business operational needs and customer service expectations are achieved.

**Interview**: Our recruitment process will be conducted virtually.

At Peel Region, we value being open and transparent with our community. Peel Region will not be dissolved. The Ontario government has updated legislation to recalibrate the scope of the Transition Board to seek recommendations on land use planning, water & wastewater, regional roads, and waste management. Peel remains committed to providing uninterrupted services to our residents and businesses through the review. Skilled and qualified professionals are and will be needed to deliver services to the Peel community