Planning Assistant I — Hybrid Role with Flex Days & Growth

City of Coquitlam; Coquitlam; Hybrid; CAD 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Earned day off / flex day

Hybrid work options

Vacation and extended benefits

Municipal Pension Plan

Job summary

City of Coquitlam is seeking a Planning Assistant I to join the Development Services team. The role supports urban planning tasks, processes development applications and assists with map creation and data reporting.

The position is temporary full-time with hybrid work options, a focus on customer service, research, and planning support across multiple projects for a growing municipal planning office.

Qualifications

• Education in urban and regional planning.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and organizational skills.
• Experience in municipal planning office preferred.
• Knowledge of OCP and zoning bylaws.
• Customer service experience with the public.
• Analytical research and data analysis skills.
• Graphic design for urban planning; maps and infographics.

Responsibilities

• Provide customer service excellence for development and land use information.
• Receive and input Development Applications and Sign Permits.
• Research using paper, digital and microfilm records; prepare background documents.
• Prepare and maintain records, reports and statistics.
• Create zoning, context, location and other maps for Development Applications.
• Support other planning activities as needed.
• Perform other planning-related work.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Customer service

Organizational skills

Analytical research

Graphic design for urban planning

Urban planning knowledge

Education

Urban and Regional Planning education

Tools

Microsoft Office

Adobe Acrobat

AMANDA

Bluebeam

ArcGIS

SketchUp

Job description

City of Coquitlam is seeking a Planning Assistant I to join the Development Services team. The role supports urban planning tasks, processes development applications and assists with map creation and data reporting.

The position is temporary full-time with hybrid work options, a focus on customer service, research, and planning support across multiple projects for a growing municipal planning office.