Urban Planning/ Town Planning

My Job Objectives:

Planning Applications

• Determine the applicable regulatory framework for projects
• Research and identify planning and development issues
• Brief consultants and technicians for reports and applications
• Draft application and motivation reports for planning applications to Local and Provincial authorities, and assist with and coordinate heritage and environmental applications
• Coordinate, manage and review inputs throughout planning approval processes
• Manage and coordinate application processes in liaison with authorities and consultants'
• Administer and manage documentation for planning, heritage and environmental applications

Technical and Professional Support

• Assist with approval of building plans
• Assist with the assessment of the feasibility of proposals
• Prepare and manage reports and comments on developments and projects
• Assist with plans and maps for planning reports and applications
• Liaise with company’s Business Units on relevant planning information
• Provide input into spatial planning and development issues in the Waterfront
• Conduct site visits and inspections

Project Management

• Manage planning approval processes with regard to active Development department projects
• Coordinate and manage communication of planning and related information with internal and external parties, and authorities
• Coordinate and manage internal resources and consultants
• Manage relevant records, past plans, reports, approvals and documents via an effective document management system

Research

• Research and review local and provincial planning legislation, policies, development plans and frameworks
• Draft reports and position statements on planning issues, authorities’ policies and spatial plans

• Monitor and review planning applications and general development relevant to development

Knowledge

• Town Planning Legislation, Environmental, and Heritage Legislation
• Local and Provincial Government Development Policies and Frameworks
• Urban development and planning principles and issues
• Understanding of ‘Package of Plans’ planning approval system
• Reading and interpreting plans and drawings related to planning and related disciplines
• Knowledge of map and graphic work

Skills

• Tactical reasoning
• Collaboration
• Written and Verbal reasoning
• Communication and presentation skill
• Numerical reasoning