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Pop Quiz :

• Are you passionate about developing policy that results in resilient, sustainable communities that grow in an environmentally responsible way?
• Does designing sites, creating development strategies, researching, and conducting policy reviews excite you?
• Are you a resourceful, clever, and enthusiastic Planner looking to gain more experience and apply your knowledge in land use policy or land development?
• Are you looking to work on interesting projects like integrating additional housing within our communities, shoreline protection policy, innovative subdivision design, creating complete communities, state-of-the-art schools and hospitals, transit stations, airports, industrial buildings, and other exciting projects?

If you scored four for four , JLR has a home for you! We’ve opened a role in our Sudbury office for a talented, entrepreneurial candidate to work alongside exceptional people in JLR’s Planning group.

You’ll be supported by a Platinum Club member of Canada’s Best Managed Companies program, 100% employee-owned firm that has a long-established reputation for quality services in multiple sectors, while you take on existing clients, develop new relationships, and deliver world-class, innovative solutions that support community building and growth in our cities.

JLR is a creative, tight-knit, and mentorship-focused community with unique opportunities for driven people with tenacity and spirit.

Our organization is made up of diverse employee owners with specialized expertise in a wide range of disciplines. Joining the JLR team means joining a dynamic group of innovative engineering, architecture, and planning professionals and support staff.

You’ll have the opportunity to help establish new clients and partner with existing ones to develop insightful solutions and see projects through from inception to completion.

If you’re innovative and collaborative, thrive when presented with new challenges, and are eager to take your career in new directions, then JLR is the right environment for you.

Your Role

Choose your own adventure! Let’s talk about how your skills, experience, goals, and passions can find a home at JLR. Your role will include :

• Aiding in developing new municipal Official Plans, Zoning By-laws, and Community Improvement Plans.
• Aiding in developing special studies relating to downtown revitalization, waterfront renewal and shoreline preservation.
• Aiding in the undertaking of land development applications for the private, not-for-profit and public sectors (i.e., school boards, municipal, provincial, and federal departments).
• Developing and implementing public and stakeholder engagement strategies, including the preparation of materials for public meetings, open houses, and workshops.
• Working with engineers and architects on projects that get planned and built.
• Aiding in proposal development.

Why Join Us?

We live, work, breathe, sleep, and thrive in the communities we build. We love northern Ontario and the glorious bounty of the natural world and we’re proud of our reputation and longevity in the National Capital and Kingston regions (and this year, we’re celebrating 50 years in Sudbury!).

Furthermore, we’re growing our presence in southwestern Ontario and all along the great lakes of Ontario.

We foster a friendly, welcoming, and team-oriented atmosphere that encourages innovation and collaboration. We have an established depth of technical and support resources that can efficiently and effectively deliver small and large multidisciplinary projects.

We provide flexible career direction with opportunities to choose your own path and interesting and exciting assignments ranging in size and type.

Employee Ownership and Career Growth

• 100% employee-owned
• Share ownership opportunities at all levels
• Merit and profit bonus program
• Competitive salaries reviewed annually
• Career Mentorship program

Work-Life Balance and Employee Wellness

• Immediate health and dental benefits
• RRSP / DPSP matching program
• Flexible working hours
• Hybrid working
• Parental leave top up program
• Fun Funds to plan extracurricular social events

Community Engagement and Social Responsibility

• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee
• Environmental Sustainability Committee
• Indigenous Action Plan Committee
• Local fundraising and community building events

Want to get more insight before you apply? Have an informal chat on LinkedIn with , Senior Planner.

Interested in our Planning projects? Check out the , where JLR was retained to undertake an independent and objective review of the County’s draft shoreline preservation by-law, or the , where JLR was retained to undertake an engineering study to update the 2010 Jarvis Master Servicing Plan (MSP).