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Overview Are you someone with strong technical and leadership capabilities? Do you enjoy building relationships and working collaboratively in a team environment with both internal and external stakeholders? Are you a thought leader, a trusted advisor and a problem solver? If you enjoy entrepreneurship and innovation, this opportunity is for you! As someone with excellent communication skills and business acumen, you will thrive in our fast-paced and agile environment. Your opportunity Dillons Land Development business unit is looking for a Planner to fill an existing vacancy to join our multidisciplinary team of professionals. You will have the opportunity to work on new and exciting projects while providing clients with a fully integrated and superior customer experience. At Dillon, we operate as one team. The successful candidate can be based at any one of our following offices: North York or Vaughan. We offer flexible work hours and hybrid work arrangement options to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life. Responsibilities Planning & Design - Manage projects and coordinate a variety of land development planning projects - Liaise with public and private agencies, as well as additional stakeholders with diverse perspectives - Commit to the career development of staff, including technical direction, training recommendations, coaching and mentoring - Contribute to business development and coordination of client relationships and business growth in the GTHA and throughout Ontario and Canada including client interactions, networking, proposal preparation, and presentations - Travel to other business locations and Dillon offices for the purposes of executing your responsibilities, internal/external client relationship development, opportunity/project research, acquisition and project delivery Learning & Development - Commit to self-development and ongoing learning and professional development - Contribute to Dillons corporate profile through active participation in professional associations and committees and periodic participation and presentations at industry/professional conferences Qualifications - A degree in planning, geography or a related field, preferably at the Masters level - Full membership in the Ontario Professional Planners Institute (OPPI) Experience - Minimum of five (5) years of progressive land use planning and project management experience in the consulting industry and/or the public sector - Strong understanding of land use planning and development, sustainable community design, urban redevelopment, and planning policy - Proven experience in managing land development planning projects - Demonstrated exceptional abilities in multidisciplinary teamwork - Excellent knowledge of the development industry and the land development approval process, and municipal planning policy - Strong communication, report writing, organization and interpersonal skills - Experience with the Ontario Land Tribunal (OLT) and/or Toronto Local Appeal Body (TLAB) is considered a strong asset Compensation $92,000 - $115,000 Dillon is including the salary range that we in good faith believe may offer for this position. It will be dependent on the successful applicants education, experience, and skills, in addition to internal equity and geographic region. Dillon reserves the right to pay outside of the posted range, contingent on factors unrelated to an applicants gender or other status protected by provincial and/or federal law. Benefits - Employee share purchase plan - Dillon is 100% employee owned and share ownership is open to all employees. - A competitive compensation package - Comprehensive health benefits - Generous retirement savings plan - Student loan repayment assistance with matching employer contributions - Flexible work hours and hybrid working options - Dillon values its staff and the contributions that are made each day and understands that work arrangements can differ based on personal needs and business needs. We are taking a trust-based approach to offer a variety of flexible and hybrid work options to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life. - Learning and Development opportunities - As a knowledge-based business, we use a composite approach to development including coaching to build the how, mentoring to share lessons, advising to round out perspectives, and co-creation of knowledge through internal learning opportunities. - Focus on Innovation - The ability to anticipate, examine, and adopt new and innovative solutions is a crucial driver for the continual and progressive advancement of our business performance. In our culture, people are empowered to reflect and question current practices and seek forward looking solutions to todays problems and tomorrows opportunities. - Employee and Family Assistance program - A variety of EFAP tools and online resources to support well-being are available to all employees. - Goodlife Fitness Corporate Membership - Our employees can take advantage of reduced annual membership fees. - Wellness Subsidy - Our employees can take advantage of a wellness subsidy that can be put towards expenses for a variety of health and/or wellness related activities such as gym membership, purchase of home fitness equipment, yoga classes and dance classes. Employment Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Dillon is committed to employment equity and an inclusive, diverse workplace where opportunities are based on skills and abilities. If you require accommodation during the interview process, please let us know. We look forward to hearing from you. #J-18808-Ljbffr