Planner

Overview

Are you someone with strong leadership and technical 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 in a flexible work environment, 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

Dillon’s Planning & Design group is looking for a Planner to join our multidisciplinary team of professionals. You will be a key part of the team providing our private sector clients with a fully integrated and superior customer experience.

At Dillon, we operate as one team and serve our clients throughout southern Ontario based on this model. This position is available within our Greater Golden Horseshoe Planning & Design group, with offices located in Toronto, Oakville, Kitchener, Hamilton and Guelph. The position requires coordination and collaboration with team members in other offices, in service of our GTA clients.

Responsibilities

What your day will look like

Planning & Design (97%)

1. Effective management of multidisciplinary land development projects and coordination of diverse teams.
2. Leadership in the development and growth of relationships with new and existing clients to promote Dillon’s business throughout Ontario and Canada, including services beyond Planning.
3. Liaise with public and agencies, and present at Council meetings.
4. Travel to other business locations and Dillon offices for the purposes of project delivery, internal/external client relationship development, and opportunity/project research, and as necessary.

Learning & Development (3%)

1. A commitment to self-development and ongoing learning and professional development.
2. Input to the career development of junior staff, including technical direction, training recommendations, coaching and mentoring.
3. Contribution to Dillon’s corporate profile through active participation in professional associations and committees.

Qualifications

What you will need to succeed

1. A degree in planning, geography or a related field, preferably at the Master’s level.
2. Full membership in the Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP) and the Ontario Professional Planners Institute (OPPI).
3. Minimum of eight (8) years working in land development, in the consulting industry, public and/or private sector.
4. Proven project management skills and experience in managing multidisciplinary teams, as reflected by representative project experience.
5. Interest and/or experience in business development and sales roles, including the ability to manage and grow existing client relationships, as well as generate new relationships through your networks.

Experience

1. Known, respected and active within the GTA planning market. Has strong relationships and/or connections to clients and decision-makers.
2. Strong understanding of land use planning and development, sustainable community design, urban redevelopment, and planning policy.
3. Proven experience in land development planning projects.
4. Demonstrated exceptional abilities in multidisciplinary teamwork.
5. Excellent knowledge of the development industry and the land development approval process, and municipal planning policy.
6. Experience providing expert testimony and resolving issues through mediation.
7. In depth knowledge of the changing policy and regulatory landscape in Ontario.
8. Superior leadership, verbal and written communication, report writing, organization and interpersonal skills.

We believe in an inclusive and flexible work environment. If you don't meet 100% of the preferred skills outlined in this job posting, tell us why you'd be a great fit for the team in your cover letter!

Why choose Dillon

Dillon is powered by people who are technically proficient, passionate about socially important projects, and motivated to deliver superior, tangible results. We strive to remain at the forefront of technology and innovation, and are empowered to continually grow and develop.

We live our core values:

• Reliability: words result in actions that build trust;
• Achievement: do the work to hit the target;
• Continuous development: always learning; always adapting; always growing;
• Creativity: discover new possibilities;
• Courage: do the things that matter, especially when it’s hard;
• Inclusiveness: enabling belonging to draw strength from our differences.

In addition, we offer:

• 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 remote 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 remote work options to help balance the competing demands of work and personal life.
• Learning and Development opportunities
  • As a knowledge-based business, the organic growth of our knowledge and skills occur through our work performance and roles. The creation and sharing of knowledge allows us to take local knowledge to scale, capture lessons learned through experience, and continuously improve service delivery. The development of self and others is an evident and measured core behaviour within our organization.
  • 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 today’s problems and tomorrow’s opportunities.
• Employee and Family Assistance program
  • A variety of EFAP tools and online resources to support well-being are available to all employees.
• Wellness Subsidy
  • Our employees can take advantage of 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

About Dillon

Dillon is a proudly Canadian, employee-owned, professional consulting firm specializing in planning, engineering, environmental science and management. We partner with clients to provide committed, collaborative, and inventive solutions to complex, multi-faceted projects. With 20 offices and more than 1000 employees across Canada, Dillon offers a wide range of services related to building and improving facilities and infrastructure, protecting the environment, and developing communities.

Now operating for over 75 years, we continue to strive for excellence in everything we do. Dillon has been listed as one of Canada’s Best Managed Companies for the past 16 years and has the distinction of having achieved Platinum Club member status in this program.

Employment Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at Dillon:

Dillon is committed to the principles of employment equity, inclusiveness, and diversity within our organization. We strive to achieve a workplace where opportunities are based on skills and abilities and that respects and values differences.

Inclusion is more than a word to us, it is the way we choose to run our business.

Please connect with us if you require accommodation in the interview process. We would love to hear from you!

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