Regional Planner

Are you looking for an opportunity to showcase your initiative and demonstrate your policy interpretation, analytical and relationship building skills to resolve land use and resource management challenges? If so, consider this opportunity to further enhance your career within the planning discipline. This challenging and rewarding opportunity requires knowledge of land use and resource management planning processes, and landscape level project management. **About Us** The Land Use Planning and Strategic Issues Section is the lead for land use planning, issues management and communication functions within the Regional Operations Division, Northeast Region. The section is responsible for the implementation and delivery of provincial land use and resource management policy and programs on local and regional levels. **Please note**: Alternate work locations within the Northeast region may be considered, based on operational feasibility. **OPS Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Anti-Racism**: We are committed to building a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and to promoting a diverse, anti-racist, inclusive, accessible, merit-based, respectful and equitable workplace. Visit the **OPS Anti-Racism Policy** and the **OPS Diversity and Inclusion Blueprint** pages to learn more about the OPS commitment to advance racial equity, accessibility, diversity, and inclusion in the public service. We offer employment accommodation across the recruitment process and all aspects of employment consistent with the requirements of Ontario's **Human Rights Code**. Refer to the "How to apply" section if you require a disability-related accommodation. **What can I expect to do in this role?**: In this role, you will: - contribute to a team culture that encourages learning, nurtures collaboration, champions inclusivity and is free from discrimination and harassment - lead and coordinate planning teams input and review of land use and resource management policy documents, broad scale or landscape level projects, to identify potential conflicts with ministry resource objectives - obtain input from ministry program specialists. Synthesize, analyze and consolidate input received and make recommendations and present options for decision making - deliver land use planning, resource management planning and environmental assessment advice and training to integrated project teams, and staff across the region - provide interpretation, explanation and advice to managers, staff, clients and stakeholders regarding Crown, municipal and resource management planning legislation, policy and procedures - consult with colleagues across the Ministry, external agencies, groups and individuals on broad scale or landscape level land use and resource management plans, projects, issues to develop strategies and achieve program results - prepare analysis, briefing notes, Minister's letters for senior management and support issues management **How do I qualify?**: **Mandatory**: **Analytical, reasoning and problem-solving skills**: You have: - analytical skills to interpret, review and assess landscape resource management plans and broad scale projects/proposals, legislation, policies and plans - reasoning and problem-solving skills to identify implications, provide recommendations and options to facilitate resolution of land use and resource management challenges and impacts on Ministry interests **Interpersonal and collaboration skills**: You have: - ability to negotiate, influence and reconcile diverse interests and perspectives of agencies, non-government organizations, proponents and the public to gain support for ministry positions or planning issues, on often complicated or sensitive matters - skills to work cooperatively to form effective working relationships and possess group leadership skills to support and provide guidance to integrated and diverse planning teams **Technical knowledge**: You have: - demonstrated knowledge of Crown and municipal land use planning, resource management planning, project level planning and environmental assessment **Planning, coordination and project management skills**: You can: - plan and coordinate broad scale land use planning and regional resource use planning processes or projects - take initiative to proactively identify appropriate actions and prepare project plans, recommendations and proposals, with consideration of input from program specialists **Communication skills**: You have: - well developed communication skills to provide explanations, advice, and guidance, discuss technical information and provide training - demonstrated ability to prepare planning documents, articulate advice, recommendations and options, briefing materials, and corporate correspondence to meet the needs of a variety of clients **Additional Information**: **Address**: - 1 English Permanent, 875 Gormanville Rd, North Bay, North Region or 5520 Hwy 101 E, South Porcupine, North Region