Senior Development Planner (Regional)

at  The City of Waterloo

Employment Status: Regular Full-Time
✓ Pension ✓ Dental Insurance ✓ Disability Insurance ✓ Health Insurance ✓ Life Insurance
✓ Weekdays ✓ Days

Reporting to the Manager of Development Planning your primary responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Review, analyze, assess and report on development applications of a highly complex nature, including necessary research, review, evaluation and analysis of supporting documentation, and formulating professional recommendations
• Provide professional urban planning advice to Council, the Corporation, advisory groups, and the community
• Assist the City in integrating and undertaking regional-level development planning responsibilities at the local level
• Assist the City in the Bill 23 transition of upper-tier planning responsibilities to the City of Waterloo, including approval processes for subdivisions, condominiums, official plan amendments, and part lot control exemptions
• Provide and contribute towards innovative design and planning solutions for development proposals
• Develop, implement and apply urban design policies, standards and guidelines, including the provision of design guidance related to built form, streetscapes, and site planning for a wide range of complex development applications
• Strong project management skills to independently lead projects through the entire planning process, while working collaboratively with others in a team environment
• Conduct research and comprehensive analysis related to complex land use planning, intensification and urban design matters
• Prepare and deliver exceptional professional planning reports, correspondence, and presentations
• Write zoning regulations, urban design provisions, draft plan conditions, and development agreements
• Negotiate to resolve conflicts between applicants, interested parties and stakeholders on a variety of planning and urban design related matters
• Represent the Planning Division on special studies and projects, both internal and external to the City
• Prepare and present professional urban planning advice and evidence at the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) on behalf of the City of Waterloo as an expert witness
• A strong representative and ambassador for the City, promoting urban planning excellence
• Other projects as assigned by the City’s Manager of Development Planning or Director of Planning