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LAND USE PLANNER
Organization:
Ministry of the Environment
Division:
Source Protection Programs Branch
Language of Position(s):
English
Job Term:
1 Temporary Up to 12 months with possible extension
Job Code:
12106 - Community Planner 4
Salary:
$1,237.88 - $1,559.75 Per Week*
*Indicates the salary listed as per the OPSEU Collective Agreement.
Are you knowledgeable, enthusiastic, innovative, and energetic?
We need you to provide high-level expertise supporting the development of planning strategies and tools to protect Ontario's sources of drinking water.
What can I expect to do in this role?
What can I expect to do in this role?
In this vital role, you will:
• help implement Ontario's Drinking Water Source Protection Program
• support the approval of source protection plans
• provide strategic advice to local conservation authorities, source protection committees and municipalities
• lead the development of implementation guidance materials to support the implementation of on land use planning policies in source protection plans
• support source protection plan compliance
How do I qualify?
Mandatory
• valid Class G Ontario Driver's License
• ability to travel regularly within Ontario
Environmental Knowledge:
• you know land use planning principles and environmental sciences and management and can apply these to groundwater and surface water protection and land use planning decisions.
• you have experience applying environmental and land-use planning legislation (e.g. Planning Act, Clean Water Act, Environmental Protection Act, Water Resources Act, Municipal Act, Places to Grow, Greenbelt Act) regulations, policies (e.g. Provincial Policy Statement), procedures and guidelines.
Risk Management and Training Knowledge:
• you can interpret and apply the theories, techniques, and methods of risk avoidance, assessment and management
• you have knowledge of adult training techniques and practices
Essential Skills:
• you are a proven leader with strong consultation and negotiation skills
• you can analyze and research complex information
• you are good at solving problems and resolving conflict
• you work well with others and build-consensus towards a common goal
• you can write and present information clearly
• you know how to use computers (e.g. word processing, spreadsheet, database management)
• you know information management techniques
Additional Information:
Address:
- 1 English Temporary, duration up to 12 months, 40 St Clair Ave W, Toronto, Toronto Region
Compensation Group:
Ontario Public Service Employees Union
Schedule:
3-A
Category:
Lands and Resources
Posted on:
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
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 Tuesday, May 20, 2014 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.
All Ontario Public Service external job advertisements are posted in English and French. To confirm the language requirements of a job, check the "language of position" information at the top of each job ad. For all positions, candidates will be assessed in English, the business language of the Ontario Public Service. For English/French designated bilingual positions, candidates will also be assessed through French-language proficiency testing.
Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario sont affichées en anglais et en français. Pour connaître les exigences linguistiques, vérifiez les renseignements sur la « langue du poste » figurant dans le haut de chaque offre d'emploi. Pour tous les postes, l'évaluation des candidates et candidats se fera en anglais, la langue usuelle de la fonction publique de l'Ontario. En ce qui concerne les postes désignés bilingues, la maîtrise du français des candidates et candidats sera également évaluée.
