ASSISTANT DEVELOPMENT PLANNER

City of Brampton; Brampton; Hybrid; CAD 74,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Brampton seeks an Assistant Development Planner to support the Planning, Building & Growth Management department. This full-time role involves processing planning applications, responding to inquiries, and providing customer service while maintaining strong knowledge of land use planning. The successful candidate will work in a hybrid model, contributing effectively within a team as well as independently.

Qualifications

• 1-2 years experience in land use planning.
• Membership with the Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP) preferred.
• Registered Professional Planner (RPP) designation preferred.

Responsibilities

• Review and process planning applications, preparing reports and recommendations.
• Respond to inquiries and provide customer service.
• Conduct site visits and liaise with city departments on planning matters.

Skills

Communication

Time Management

Customer Service

Organization

Education

High School graduation + 2-3 years program in Geography, Planning or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Job Description

JOB TITLE: Assistant Development Planner

DEPARTMENT: Planning, Building & Growth Management

POSTING NUMBER: 106591

NUMBER OF POSITIONS: 1

JOB STATUS & DURATION: Full Time Permanent

HOURS OF WORK: 35 hour workweek

LOCATION: Hybrid Model*– when working onsite, you will report to the location of City Hall

SALARY GRADE: 7

SALARY RANGE: 1ST STEP: $ 74,146.80per annum

2ND STEP: $ 78,005.20 per annum

JOB RATE: $ 82,136.60per annum

JOB TYPE: Union

POSTING DATE: June 16, 2025

CLOSING DATE: June 27, 2025

AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY:

Reports to the Manager, Development Services, to respond to inquiries made to the Department about development planning proposals and other planning matters; to undertake required work on Committee of Adjustment, site plan and part lot control applications, and on minor rezoning and official plan amendment applications.

• Respond to general inquiries and provide prompt customer service.
• Review, process, and formulate a planning opinion on Committee of Adjustment, site plan and part lot control applications, and on minor rezoning and official plan amendment applications.
• Process applications to include: circulating for comment to departments and agencies; coordinating and analyzing comments; conducting research; attending and conducting site visits, preparing reports and recommendations; attending and making presentations at Development Review Team, Planning and Development Committee, Site Plan Committee, the Committee of Adjustment and Corporate Teams; preparing implementation documents (by-laws, official plan amendments, conditions of draft plan approval); providing comments on site plan and rezoning agreements.
• Liaise with City departments and agencies and the public on planning proposals and planning matters.
• Attend and provide professional planning evidence at Local Planning Appeal Tribunal on assigned planning proposals and projects.
• Assist in maintaining data on status of development applications.
• Maintain up-to-date land use planning knowledge through attendance at seminars and courses and through required reading.
• Provide guidance to technical service and administration staff on assigned planning proposals and projects.
• Performs additional similar and related duties as assigned.

SELECTION CRITERIA:

EDUCATION:

• High School graduation plus an additional program of over two (2) and up to three (3) years in Geography, Planning or equivalent.

EXPERIENCE:

• Over one (1) year, up to and including two (2) years of experience in land use planning.

OTHER SKILLS AND ASSETS:

• Membership with the Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP) and/or the Ontario Professional Planning Institute (OPPI) as asset.
• Registered Professional Planner (RPP) designation with the Ontario Professional Planning Institute (OPPI) as asset.
• A valid, non-probationary Ontario class G driver’s licence an asset.
• Good organization and time management skills.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills with an emphasis on customer service.
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.

**Various tests and/or exams may be administered as part of the selection criteria.

#LI-Hybrid

Interview: Ourrecruitmentprocessmaybecompletedwith video conference technology.

As part of the corporation’s Modernizing Job Evaluation project, this position will undergo an evaluation which may result in a change to the rate of compensation. Any changes affecting this position will be communicated as information becomes available. *Our Hybrid Model is subject to change.

If this opportunity matches your interest and experience, please apply online by clicking the button above quoting reference #106591 by June 27, 2025and complete the attached questionnaire. We thank all applicants; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. The successful candidate(s) will be required, as a condition of employment, to execute a written employment agreement. A criminal record search will be required of the successful candidate to verify the absence of a criminal record for which a pardon has not been granted.

As part of the application process, applicants will be invited to complete a self-identification survey. The survey is voluntary. Participation in the survey will have no impact on hiring decisions. Should you wish to opt out of completing the survey, please select “prefer not to answer” as a response to each question. All information collected is confidential and will not be shared with the hiring manager. The surveys will be anonymized and will be kept separate from applicant or employee files, such that the individuals who completed the surveys will not be identifiable. The results of the survey will assist in the analysis of disaggregated metrics for organizational planning purposes and our commitment to advance and foster diversity, equity, and inclusion. The City may use anonymized data to produce aggregate reports for internal or external use.

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