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Regional Planner
Organization:
Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry
Division:
Regional Operations Division
Language of Position(s):
English
Job Code:
12104 - Community Planner 3
Salary:
$1,137.86 - $1,420.61 Per Week*
*Indicates the salary listed as per the OPSEU Collective Agreement.
Are you looking for an opportunity to demonstrate your strong communication and relationship building skills? If so, consider this opportunity to further enhance your career within the planning discipline. This challenging and rewarding opportunity requires knowledge of Crown and municipal land use planning processes, environmental assessment and landscape level project management.
What can I expect to do in this role?
You will:
• lead the input and review of land use and resource management policy documents, broad scale or landscape level projects, proposals and environmental assessment documents
• provide a planning and coordinating role to integrated regional resource management planning teams
• deliver land use planning, resource management planning advice and training to project teams, region wide staff and external agencies and clients
• provide interpretation, explanation and advice to clients and stakeholders regarding Crown, municipal and resource management planning legislation, policy and procedures
• consult with 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 briefing notes, Minister's letters for senior management
How do I qualify?
Mandatory requirement:
• You must possess a valid class 'G' driver's licence to travel within the prescribed region as required as some locations do not have access to local/city transportation means.
Technical expertise:
• You have demonstrated knowledge of Crown and municipal land use planning, resource management planning, and related resource management theories and practices.
• You have the ability to interpret, and apply relevant Crown and municipal land use and environmental assessment legislation, policies and directives.
Analytical, reasoning, problem-solving, and consensus building skills:
• You have analytical and problem solving skills to interpret provincial and municipal policies, review and assess proposals, resource management plans and broad scale projects/proposals.
• Using your reasoning and problem-solving skills you are able to identify and facilitate resolution of impacts on ministry programs and provide recommendations and options on proposals.
• You possess conflict resolution and facilitation skills and can consider varied interests to develop mutually acceptable solutions when working with planning teams and stakeholders.
Oral and written communication skills:
• You have well developed communication skills to provide explanations, advice, guidance, discuss technical information and provide training.
• You can prepare submissions, briefing material, plan review documents and corporate correspondence.
Interpersonal:
• You can persuade, influence and reconcile diverse interests of agencies, non-government organizations, proponents and the public to gain support for ministry positions or planning issues.
• You have group leadership skills to support and provide guidance to planning teams.
Planning, coordination, project management and organizational and skills:
• You can plan and coordinate large scale and/or land development and regional resource use planning processes or projects.
• You have solid project management skills to organize and lead regional planning projects and processes.
Additional Information:
Address:
- 2 English Permanent, 435 South James Street, Thunder Bay, North Region
Compensation Group:
Ontario Public Service Employees Union
Schedule:
3-A
Category:
Lands and Resources
Posted on:
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
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 Monday, September 14, 2015 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.
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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.
