Junior Community Planner

Tetra Tech; Edmonton; Remote; CAD 55,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm is seeking a Junior Community Planner for their Municipal Practice in Canada. The role involves land use planning, policy development, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams. Ideal candidates should have an accredited degree in Planning, 1-4 years of relevant experience, and strong communication skills. Tetra Tech offers comprehensive benefits and encourages a hybrid work environment.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits from day one

Market-competitive overtime

Hybrid work culture

Work/life balance

Mentorship with experts

Qualifications

• 1-4 years of municipal or regional planning experience.
• Understanding of Alberta’s planning framework and approval processes.
• Interest in public participation; IAP2 training is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Engagement, communications, and facilitation.
• Supporting strategic planning and community engagement.
• Preparing planning documents and policies.

Skills

Municipal planning

Collaboration

Excellent communication

Education

Accredited degree in Planning or related field

Master’s degree

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

GIS

Sketchup

CAD

Rhino

Job description

Overview

Tetra Tech is adding a Junior Community Planner to our Municipal Practice team based in Calgary or Edmonton, AB.

Why Tetra Tech

At Tetra Tech, we are Leading with Science to solve the world’s most complex challenges. Our industry-leading experts in engineering and consulting are committed to driving positive change in communities around the world. For over 50 years, we have been at the forefront of innovation and sustainability. Today we stand as a market leader, offering cutting-edge solutions in water, environment, energy, and international development. Our work has improved more than 500 million lives around the world.

Your Impact

Join Tetra Tech to make a real difference. Our work leverages cutting-edge technologies, advanced analytics, and the expertise of world-class scientists and engineers to create meaningful change around the world. Discover your full potential – join us to advance your career while leaving a lasting legacy.

Your Role

• Land use planning and approvals processes.
• Plan, policy, and bylaw development.
• Municipal and intermunicipal collaboration.
• Engagement, communications, and facilitation.
• Local and regional strategic planning.
• Participating in a wide range of planning assignments including land development, community planning, policy development, and strategic planning.
• Contributing to the development of municipal planning documents and policies, including Municipal Development Plans, Area Structure Plans, Outline Plans, zoning by-laws, etc.
• Supporting strategic planning and community engagement sessions.
• Proposal preparation for planning and multi-disciplinary projects.
• Preparing written and graphic materials and layouts to support presentations, facilitations, as well as planning and strategy documents.
• Conduct activities in line with internal procedures, legislation, and industry standards.
• Pursue continuous professional development and maintain a high degree of discipline knowledge and awareness.
• Work in a safe manner at all times and report all health and safety incidents and concerns.
• Additional duties as required.

Qualifications

• An accredited degree in Planning or closely related field. A Master’s degree is an asset.
• 1-4 years with exposure to municipal planning, intermunicipal or regional planning, land use, or related planning experience.
• Eligibility for Registered Professional Planner (RPP) designation. RPP designation is an asset.
• An understanding of Alberta’s planning framework, the Municipal Government Act, and development approval processes.
• Interest in public participation; IAP2 training is an asset.
• Experience in Adobe Creative Suite for design, graphics, and document layout is an asset.
• Understanding of spatial data and analysis (GIS), as well as a working knowledge of modelling software (Sketchup, CAD, Rhino, etc.) are desirable.
• Interest in projects that are complex and have long-term impacts.
• Ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams and build and strengthen relationships with various parties, clients, contractors, and municipal partners.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.

The perks of working at Tetra Tech include (if applicable):

• Comprehensive and market-competitive benefits, available on day one of employment.
• Overtime is calculated at 1.5 times.
• We have embraced a hybrid culture. We will provide you the tools to work almost anywhere.
• Flexibility and company-wide commitment to work/life balance.
• Collaborative team atmosphere that values the contributions of all employees.
• Learning and development opportunities for ongoing professional growth.
• Mentorship with world leading experts in your field.

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