Planning Technician (Permanent, Full-Time)

The City of Kamloops has a rewarding opportunity for a permanent, full-time Planning Technician whose work involves examining preliminary proposals and building permit applications for commercial, industrial, and multi-family residential buildings for compliance. The Planning Technician is also responsible for preparing reports, agendas, correspondence, and preliminary proposals, and rezoning and development permit applications. If you are someone who shares our corporate values of Trusting, Health Conscious, Cooperative, Inclusive, Purposeful, and Resilient and someone who wants to contribute to the development of their community in a meaningful way, then our Planning Technician position may be a great fit for you!

As a City of Kamloops employee, you will make a positive impact on the community you live in. You can feel a sense of pride as you enjoy the lifestyle Kamloops offers because you are part of creating and sustaining it. You can also participate in flexible work opportunities that include modified work schedules (currently an option for one earned day off every 3 weeks).
Please note this position may or may not be filled based on the outcome of the Planner I-1380 posting.

The successful candidate must have the following qualifications:

1. Completion of a university diploma OR degree in Urban/Community Planning or a related discipline, such as geography, sociology, urban development, sustainable development etc.
2. Minimum three years of previous professional experience in a planning environment, including one year researching, collecting, and compiling statistical data for use in community and project planning.
3. Formal training in GIS applications or two years of GIS-related work experience.
4. Candidate member or eligibility to become a candidate member of the Planning Institute of BC.
5. Proficient in basic Word, Excel and PowerPoint, as demonstrated through testing (70% pass rate required).
6. Valid BC Driver's Licence - Class 5 (or equivalent).

For new hires, and for those working in designated positions of trust, including those working directly with vulnerable persons, no formal offer of employment will be made until an applicant completes a police information check.

A comprehensive benefits package is included with this position. This is a CUPE local 900 position. This job posting will be open until filled. The posting may close anytime after June 25, 2024, if a qualified candidate is found.