Intermediate Planner - Brampton, Canada - Regional Municipality of Peel

Regional Municipality of Peel

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Brampton, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Job Description:

Intermediate Planner, Housing Development Housing Services

Human
**Services

Housing Development
Housing Services**
Status: Contract

Full Time; Contract End Date December 31, 2024

Salary Range:
$86,443 to $108,052

per annum (plus comprehensive benefits and vacation accrual)

Work mode:
Mostly Remote

_see below for more details about this work mode._

Location: 10 Peel Centre Drive, Brampton, ON

Hours of work: 35 Hours per week

Who we are:

Housing Development

Builds affordable housing and emergency shelters on Region of Peel and Peel Housing Corporation sites from initial concept of building completion.

Leads the implementation of the Housing Master Plan.

Supports non-profit and private developers to create new affordable housing in Peel including the delivery of the Peel Affordable Rental Incentives Program.

What you will do in this role:

Provide expert interpretation of planning legislation, policies and guidelines.
Provide expert advice and guidance on the development and implementation of programs related to housing development.
Provide expert professional planning advice/opinions in areas of expertise to Housing Development Team staff including to other municipalities, conservation authorities, provincial ministries, regional departments and legal counsel.
Monitor, identify, analyze and provide recommendations on planning trends, risks and opportunities.
Prepare complex and specialized reports, documents, briefings and technical summaries for Housing Development Team staff, Council and standing committees
Lead small, medium and largescale planning projects, and develop cooperative, collaborative and strategic relationships with internal and local municipal staff.
Act as a key representative of the Division on regional planning matters on internal and external working groups and committees, including chairing or leading assigned working groups.
Develop and implement public consultation requirements to satisfy statutory requirements for planning approvals including organizing stakeholder and formal public consultation events and presentations on affordable housing development related planning matters.
Respond to requests for information from other departments, agencies and the public.
Support Regional planning representation at the Ontario Local Planning Appeal Tribunal and other tribunals, prehearings, interregional initiatives, and in provincial and federal initiatives where applicable.

What the role requires:

Masters or Honours degree in planning or a related field plus expert knowledge and further specialization in planning.
Minimum of five years of experience in a planning position or related field or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
Expert knowledge of the Regional Official Plan, Local Official Plans, Provincial Policy Statement, Growth Plan, Greenbelt Plan, Oak Ridges Moraine Conservation Plan, Niagara Escarpment Plan the Ontario Planning Act, as well as other Federal and Provincial legislation, policies and guidelines affecting land use planning, including Peel's Housing Master Plan.
Knowledge and understanding of Provincial, GTA, Regional, and local planning issues.
Combination of education and experience may be considered

Skills/Abilities:

Welldeveloped policy formulation, communications, analytical, problemsolving and computer skills are required.
Ability to organize and lead interdepartmental and interagency working groups.
Excellent organizational skills in leading projects, prioritizing and meeting deadlines.
Excellent research, analysis and presentation skills.
Ability to provide guidance and mentoring to junior technical professionals to assist immediate supervisor with specific work direction and technical training for staff in the section.
Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through continuous development, modeling inclusive behaviors, and proactively managing bias

Nice to have:

Membership in OPPI/CIP is preferred.
Comprehensive Health, Dental, Vision benefit plan
Automatic enrolment into OMERS pension plan
Accrue Vacation on a monthly basis
3 Paid personal days and floating holidays
Flexible hours supporting your wellness and wellbeing
Supportive leadership and a culture of respect and inclusion

Work Mode & Job Location:

In this role you will have the ability to work mostly remote.

You will be required to occasionally attend on-site meetings based on operational requirements at the 10 Peel Centre Drive, Brampton, ON worksite.

Your remote work location must be located within the province of Ontario.

Hours of Work: 35 hours per week

**_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 achieve