Position: Island Planner
Organization:
Islands Trust
Location:
Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
Island
Planner Opportunity
Classification: BCGEU Salary Class N27+
3.3%
Permanent Full Time
(70 Hours bi-weekly)
Salary
Range:
$65,033.32 – $74,351.64 annually with 3.3% Temporary Market Adjustment
Location: Salt Spring Island, BC
Competition:
# 33717
Closing Date
– June
10, 2016 @ 4:00pm
Are you a Planner
with clear vision and values? Do you embrace complexity? Do you seek to join a
community known for its vibrancy, eccentricity and beauty? Then come and join
our Salt Spring Island team protecting and preserving the unique amenities and
environment of the Trust Area for the benefit of the residents of the Trust
Area and of British Columbia.
Position:
An Island Planner is
required in our Salt Spring Island office. Reporting to the Regional Planning
Manager on Salt Spring Island, the Island Planner is responsible for management
and implementation of various projects and occasional processing of complex
development applications. The Island Planner will draw upon their comprehensive
knowledge and experience applying planning legislation, policies, techniques,
applicable bylaws, regulations, agreements, planning theory and practice to
assist elected official achieve their land use strategies and goals. The Island
Planner will liaison with various agencies and the public, provide leadership
and direction to junior planners, and act in a senior role if and when
required. The Islands Trust may consider workplace flexibility to the
successful candidate.
Qualifications
and Experience:
The successful
applicant is requiredto have a graduate degree in land use planning or another
relevant field such as geography or environmental science; and at least five
(5) years’ experience in the land use planning field with demonstrable planning
experience with local government; or, an equivalent combination of education
and experience.
The successful
applicant should demonstrate working knowledge of applicable BC legislation, a
strong understanding and application of sustainable community planning,
experience leading development of, or significant amendments to, OCPs, Land Use
Bylaws, and/or Inter-agency agreements. Preference will be given to those
demonstrating relevant local government planning experience in BC,
demonstration of proficient project management skills, and membership or
eligibility for membership in the Canadian Institute of Planners and Planning
Institute of BC.
Further skills,
qualifications and competencies required are detailed in the job profile,
which can be viewed at http://www.islandstrust.bc.ca/connect/careers/employment-opportunities/
.
Submitting
Your Application:
Prior to submitting
a resume and cover letter, please go to our website http://www.islandstrust.bc.ca to
become familiar with the Islands Trust. Testing may be administered as part of
the screening process. Applications may be considered for other current or
future vacancies, including permanent, and/or temporary positions in this
office. An eligibility list may be established.
Applicants
are required to submit a resume and a cover letter demonstrating how they meet
the selection criteria. Only
those applicants shortlisted will be contacted.
Resume
required? Yes
Cover letter
required? Yes
Send to Email : employment 
islandstrust.bc.ca*
Closing Date: June 10 @ 4:00pm
