District Planner

Do you have expertise in land use and resource management planning? If so, please consider this opportunity to lead and work with a diverse team to provide land use, natural resources, municipal planning, environmental assessment and Environmental Bill of Rights advice and input.

What can I expect to do in this role?

You will:

• manage relationships with stakeholders, interest groups and agencies
• provide leadership and expertise to both internal and external clients

How do I qualify?

Mandatory

• You must possess a valid Class G driver's licence or equivalent as recognized by the Province of Ontario.

Coordination and project management skills:

• You have coordinating skills to organize and implement district planning processes, prepare terms of reference and organize and conduct meetings.
• You have highly developed project management skills to lead various projects and coordinate meetings and assign work/tasks of project team members and participating stakeholders.

Analytical and problem solving skills:

• You have proven problem solving and analytical skills to review plans, applications and projects to determine conformity to provincial objectives.
• You can identify potential impacts, make recommendations and facilitate resolutions.
• You can gather, consolidate, and assess data and expert reports to develop and recommend options or provide advice to the district leadership team and/or region on proposals.

Communication and interpersonal skills:

• You have experience to provide expert advice, discuss technical and background information on ministry planning legislation, policy and procedures to a diverse client group.
• You have well developed writing skills to prepare a variety of planning documents, evaluations, and reports.
• You have good consultation skills to negotiate varying points of view and to reach consensus on complicated/sensitive issues.

Technical knowledge and skills:

• You have well developed knowledge of public and municipal land use planning, and resource management planning policies and practices, environmental assessments.
• You have demonstrated experience in interpreting, applying and communicating relevant legislation, policies and processes (e.g. Public Lands Act, Planning Act, Environmental Assessment Act, Environmental Bill of Rights).
• You have knowledge of ministry programs (e.g. aggregates, fish, wildlife, water and Species at Risk) to assess impacts and determine appropriate action.

Please be advised that the results of this competition may be used to form an eligibility list of qualified candidates to potentially fill future vacancies represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU). In accordance with the Collective Agreement, eligibility lists are shared with OPSEU representatives. By applying to this competition, you are providing consent that your name may be shared with OPSEU representatives.

All external applicants (including former employees of the Ontario Public Service) applying to a competition in a ministry or Commission public body must disclose (either in the cover letter or resume) previous employment with the Ontario Public Service. Disclosure must include positions held, dates of employment and any active restrictions as applicable from being rehired by the Ontario Public Service. Active restrictions can include time and/or ministry-specific restrictions currently in force, and may preclude a former employee from being offered a position with the Ontario Public Service for a specific time period (e.g. one year), or from being offered a position with a specific ministry (either for a pre-determined time period or indefinitely). The circumstances around an employee's exit will be considered prior to an offer of employment.

Remember: The deadline to apply is Wednesday, May 3, 2017 11:59 pm EDT. Late applications will not be accepted.

We thank you for your interest. Only those selected for further screening or an interview will be contacted.