Planner Urban forestry

Canada Job Bank; Toronto; On-site; CAD 96,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Toronto is inviting applications for Planner for urban forestry. The role involves commenting on capital projects to protect ravines and trees, and communicating city requirements to applicants and contractors.

You will work with City staff, Metrolinx, Conservation Authority staff, architects, arborists and geotechnical engineers; prepare forestry graphics and documents; represent the City at meetings and maintain records.

Qualifications

• Secondary degree in Forestry, Ecology or related discipline with related work experience in environmental planning.
• Experience identifying native plants and plant communities in Southern Ontario, including developing planting plans.
• Experience working in multidisciplinary teams and with self-directed work groups.
• Must possess and maintain a valid Ontario Driver’s Licence Class “G”.
• Knowledge of tree and natural feature protection By-Laws.

Responsibilities

• Communicate information to applicants or contractors to ensure understanding of directions and city requirements.
• Develop and maintain client relations with City staff, Metrolinx, Conservation Authority staff, architects, arborists, and geotechnical engineers.
• Prepare graphic and written material to communicate forestry practices and standards.
• Represent the City’s interests at meetings and committees; maintain service delivery records and files.

Job description

The City of Toronto is inviting all the candidates to show their interest in this post of planner urban forestry. They’re looking for candidates who can fulfil all the requirements of the post. Working at this post they’re required to provide comments to City staff regarding capital projects as they relate to the protection of ravines, or the protection or planting of trees. Registration for this post has started and it will end soon.

Employer Name: City of Toronto
Position: Planner for urban forestry
Salary: $45.98 to $50.40 per hour
Employment Type: Full-time
Location: North York Civic Centre, 5100 Yonge St, City Hall, 100 Queen St W & Scarborough Civic Centre, Canada

• Candidates working in this post are required to communicate information to applicants or contractors to ensure to understand directions and city requirements.
• They’re required at this post to develop and maintain effective client relations with City staff, Metrolinx, Conservation Authority staff, architects, arborists, and geotechnical engineers working at this post.
• Applicants for this post are also required to prepare graphic and written material to communicate forestry practices and standards working at this post.
• Candidates appointed to this post are required to represent the City’s interests at meetings, committees, and
  They’re appointed at this post to maintain service delivery records, correspondence and files by operating procedures working at this post.

Job requirement

• Candidates must have completed a secondary degree in Forestry, Ecology or a related discipline, combined with related work experience in environmental planning to be eligible for this post.
• They must have prior experience in the identification of native plants and plant communities in Southern Ontario, including the preparation of planting plans to get preferred for this post.
• Applicants at this post must have prior experience of being part of multidisciplinary teams, and working cooperatively with self-directed work groups, other divisions and They must possess and be able to maintain a valid Ontario Driver’s License Class “G” working at this post.
• They must have dedicated knowledge and the ability to administrate provisions of, tree and natural feature protection By-Laws to be preferred for this post.

Work setting

• Applicants for this post must have prior knowledge of Metrolinx and the City’s transit projects and their potential impacts on trees and urban forests to be eligible for this post.