Planner

Overview:
Are you someone with strong leadership and technical capabilities? Do you enjoy building relationships and working collaboratively in a team environment with both internal and external stakeholders? Are you a thought leader, a trusted advisor and a problem solver? If you enjoy entrepreneurship and innovation in a flexible work environment, this opportunity is for you As someone with excellent communication skills and business acumen, you will thrive in our fast-paced and agile environment.

**Your opportunity**
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Dillon’s **Planning & Design** group is looking for a **Planner **to join our multidisciplinary team of professionals in our **Toronto, Oakville, Guelph, Kitchener **or **Hamilton **offices. You will have the opportunity to work on new and exciting city building projects while providing clients with a fully integrated and superior customer experience.

We offer a variety of flexible work options to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life.

**Responsibilities**:
**What your day will look like**

**Planning**
- Work with and support intermediate and senior planners in carrying out a range of land use planning, growth management-related projects and other specialized policy studies primarily for municipal clients across the GTA and Ontario
- Conduct and contribute to detailed socioeconomic and demographic research, including analysis, interpretation and synthesis of quantitative data (e.g., socioeconomic statistics)
- Conduct and contribute to detailed policy research, including market and economic trends, jurisdictional and legislative framework reviews
- Prepare and contribute to planning documents and reports including background reports, analytical and rationale reports, and plans
- Support policy development for land use plans and other community plans and projects, as needed, based on inputs from research and analysis of quantitative data.
- Prepare engagement and meeting materials, including summaries and memos, presentations, information panels, activities, and informational content for project websites
- Collaborate with technical and professional staff from across the company and sub-consultants to edit and merge work from multiple sources into a harmonized written ‘voice’ on a range of assignments
- Support client relationships and business growth in Ontario, including proposal writing
- Ensure professionalism and personal accountability for time management, quality control, troubleshooting of project work, and meeting timelines and budgets

**Learning & Development**
- Commit to self-development and ongoing learning and professional development
- Contribute to Dillon’s corporate profile through active participation in professional associations and committees

Qualifications:
**What you will need to succeed**
- A bachelor’s or graduate degree in planning from a planning program accredited by the Professional Standards Board
- Eligibility to attain full membership in the Ontario Professional Planners Institute (OPPI) within three (3) years of accepting the position
- One (1) to three (3) years of professional planning experience in Ontario, preferably in the consulting environment. Familiarity with basic concepts of land economics, forecasting and growth management strategy would be an asset. We would consider a combination of applied academic experience, co-op experience and professional experience in tabulating the years of experience

Please note the person needs to be located in
**Toronto, Oakville, Guelph**,
**Kitchener** or
** Hamilton.**

**Experience**:
**Experience**
- Demonstrated experience analyzing, interpreting and synthesizing socioeconomic or demographic data (e.g., Census of Canada)
- Demonstrated understanding of the municipal and provincial land use planning policy framework in Ontario (e.g., Provincial Policy Statement, Growth Plan, Greenbelt Plan and other legislation)
- Experience in supporting the delivery of policy planning projects at a local or regional scale
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail, with particular emphasis on working with numerical data (e.g., socioeconomic data)
- Strong written skills, with particular emphasis on reporting writing and policy analysis including the ability to adopt different formats and styles required by the project and a high level of grammatical proficiency.
- Ability to think critically and strategically.
- Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills
- Responsible, organized, accountable and committed to excellence
- Able to work in a self-directed, multidisciplinary team setting

**Why choose Dillon**

Dillon is powered by people who are technically proficient, passionate about socially important projects, and motivated to deliver superior, tangible results. We strive to remain at the forefront of technology and innovation, and are empowered to continually grow and develop.

We live our
**core values**:

- Reliability: words result in actions that build