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Municipal Planner

Employer

County of Wetaskiwin No. 10

Date Posted

January 29, 2025

Languages

English
  • Location Wetaskiwin, AB
  • Earnings $50,000.00 to $90,000.00 annually (to be negotiated)
  • Work Hours 35 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 1  Vacancy
  • Closing Date Feb 28, 2025
Job Requirements

Employer

County of Wetaskiwin No. 10

Languages

English

Education

  • Bachelor's degree
  • Land use planning and management/development

Work setting

  • Office
  • Rural area
  • Municipal government

Tasks

  • Compile and analyze data on factors affecting land use
  • Recommend plans for zoning, subdivisions, transportation, public utilities, community facilities, parks, agricultural and other land uses
  • Present plans to civic, rural and regional authorities and hold public meetings
  • Review and evaluate proposals for land use and development plans and prepare recommendations
  • Process application for land development permits
  • Administer land use plans and zoning by-laws
  • Formulate long-range objectives and policies relative to future land use and the protection of the environment
  • Conduct research

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • Driver's License
  • Membership in the Canadian Institute of Planners
  • Membership in a provincial or territorial planning institute

Computer and technology knowledge

MS Office

Planning specialization

  • Long range planning
  • Residential

Area of specialization

College and university education

Security and safety

Criminal record check

Transportation/travel information

  • Valid driver's licence
  • Own transportation

Work conditions and physical capabilities

Attention to detail

Personal suitability

  • Accurate
  • Excellent written communication
  • Reliability
  • Team player

Screening questions

  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
  • Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
  • Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
  • What is the highest level of study you have completed?

Experience

Experience an asset

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan
  • Paramedical services coverage

Financial benefits

  • Life insurance
  • Pension plan

Long term benefits

  • Long-term care insurance
  • Maternity and parental benefits

Other benefits

  • Free parking available
  • Learning/training paid by employer
  • On-site recreation and activities
  • Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
  • Team building opportunities
  • Parking available
  • Wellness program

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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Municipal Planner is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Urban and Land Use Planners
INNOVATIVE

Interest in synthesizing information to review and evaluate proposals for land use and development plans and prepare recommendations, and to develop long-range objectives for future land use

SOCIAL

Interest in precision working to prepare land development concepts and proposals for presentation to civic, rural and regional authorities; and in holding public meetings to present plans, proposals and studies to the general public and special interest groups

DIRECTIVE

Interest in supervising and co-ordinating the work of urban planning technicians and technologists; and in processing applications for land development permits and administering land use plans and zoning by-laws

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The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

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