District of North Saanich
Senior Planner,
Planning Policy and Climate Change
$47.66 – $50.65 per hour
The District of North Saanich invites applications for the full-time position of Senior Planner, Planning Policy and Climate Change. Under the direction of the Director of Planning and Community Services, the Senior Planner will focus on the development and implementation of municipal climate action priorities leading to the reduction of GHG emissions, developing climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies, and advancing the District’s response to climate change through policy development and implementation.
The employee must use considerable initiative and judgment in carrying out the required tasks within this program. This is an advanced planning position that requires a sound understanding of climate change, planning policy and sustainability issues, sensitivity to the political realm, and requires innovative thinking on complex policy issues, specifically planning policy, including sustainability and climate change.
The Senior Planner will be the primary point person within the District for connecting climate change initiatives across departments, as well as external organizations and community groups. In addition, the Senior Planner will also be responsible for other planning policy initiatives including leading a review of the Whole Community Agricultural Strategy.
A university degree in Land Use Planning or a related discipline is required, plus six years of related planning experience, or an acceptable combination of experience, education and training. Applicants must be eligible for membership with the Canadian Institute of Planners.
This is a Union position and is subject to the terms and conditions in the collective agreement between the District of North Saanich and the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 374. More information on this opportunity, including a complete job description, is available for review in the Employment section of the North Saanich website https://www.northsaanich.ca/employment or email [email protected]
Applications may be submitted by e-mail or mail before 4:00 p.m. on May 31, 2021 to:
Rachel Dumas, Director of Corporate Services
District of North Saanich
1620 Mills Road
North Saanich, B.C. V8L 5S9
[email protected]
The District of North Saanich thanks all applicants, however only those chosen for an interview will be contacted.
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