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Land Development Planner

Land Development Planner

Dillon ConsultingToronto, ON, CA
30+ days ago
Salary
CAD50000–CAD65000 yearly
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Responsibilities

What your day will look like

Planning & Design

  • Manage projects and coordinate a variety of land development planning projects
  • Contribute to business development and coordination of client relationships and business growth in Toronto and throughout Ontario and Canada including client interactions, networking, proposal preparation, and presentations
  • Liaise with public and agencies
  • Commit to the career development of staff, including technical direction, training recommendations, coaching and mentoring
  • Contribute to Dillon’s corporate profile through active participation in professional associations and committees and periodic participation and presentations at industry / professional conferences
  • Travel to other business locations and Dillon offices for the purposes of executing your responsibilities, internal / external client relationship development, opportunity / project research, acquisition and project delivery

Learning & Development

  • Commit to self-development and ongoing learning and professional development
  • Contribute to the career development of supporting staff, including technical direction, coaching, and mentoring
  • Contribute to Dillon’s corporate profile through active participation in professional associations and committees

    • Qualifications

    What you will need to succeed

  • A degree in planning, geography or a related field, preferably at the Master’s level
  • Full membership in the Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP) and the Ontario Professional Planners Institute (OPPI) or able to attain full membership within three (3) years of accepting the position
  • Minimum of five (5) of Project Management experience in the consulting industry

    • Experience

  • Strong understanding of land use planning and development, sustainable community design, urban redevelopment, and planning policy
  • Proven experience in land development planning projects
  • Demonstrated exceptional abilities in multidisciplinary teamwork
  • Excellent knowledge of the development industry and the land development approval process, and municipal planning policy
  • Strong communication, report writing, organization and interpersonal skills

    • Dillon offers competitive salaries, health benefits, flexible work arrangements and a generous retirement savings plan. Our work week is 37.5 hours.

    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 trust;
  • Achievement : do the work to hit the target;
  • Continuous development : always learning; always adapting; always growing;
  • Creativity : discover new possibilities;
  • Courage : do the things that matter, especially when it’s hard;
  • Inclusiveness : enabling belonging to draw strength from our differences.

    • In addition, we offer :

  • Employee share purchase plan Dillon is 100% employee owned and share ownership is open to all employees.
  • A competitive compensation package Comprehensive health benefitsGenerous retirement savings planStudent loan repayment assistance with matching employer contributions
  • Flexible work hours and remote working options Dillon values its staff and the contributions that are made each day and understands that work arrangements can differ based on personal needs and business needs. We are taking a trust-based approach to offer a variety of flexible and remote work options to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life.
  • Learning and Development opportunities As a knowledge-based business, the organic growth of our knowledge and skills occur through our work performance and roles. The creation and sharing of knowledge allows us to take local knowledge to scale, capture lessons learned through experience, and continuously improve service delivery. The development of self and others is an evident and measured core behaviour within our organization.We use a composite approach to development including coaching to build the how, mentoring to share lessons, advising to round out perspectives, and co-creation of knowledge through internal, learning opportunities.
  • Focus on Innovation The ability to anticipate, examine, and adopt new and innovative solutions is a crucial driver for the continual and progressive advancement of our business performance. In our culture, people are empowered to reflect and question current practices and seek forward looking solutions to today’s problems and tomorrow’s opportunities.
  • Employee and Family Assistance program A variety of EFAP tools and online resources to support well-being are available to all employees.
  • Wellness Subsidy Our employees can take advantage of wellness subsidy that can be put towards expenses for a variety of health and / or wellness related activities such as gym membership, purchase of home fitness equipment, yoga classes and dance classes.