City of North Vancouver

The Engineering, Parks and Environment Department is looking for an innovative temporary, full-time Planner 1 – Parks Planner until approximately October 2020.

In this exciting role you will bring your inspiration and expertise to expand and enhance the City’s diverse park system by leading a variety of projects that will bring new amenities and programming opportunities to our community. This will involve preparing park plans, leading public consultation processes, design development, tendering and project management for new parks, playgrounds, sportsfields, trails and natural areas.  You will contribute to the development of the capital plan, review development proposals, prepare reports and recommendations, draft related by-laws and policy proposals for submission to City Council and liaise with a variety of internal and external contacts.  You will also co-ordinate and attend public meetings, attend City Council and Committee meetings when required, oversee consultant work, and provide expertise to larger-scale projects.

You will have considerable knowledge of practices, principles and techniques applicable to urban planning, landscape architecture, parks and environmental planning and design, the ability to understand and explain technical concepts and plans, and provide professional advice to other departments, council, and public.

Salary: $43.04 – 50.85 per hour (Pay Grade 28 – January 2019 rates)

Hours of Work: The City of North Vancouver currently works on a compressed work schedule of 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, with one scheduled day off (Monday or Friday) approximately each three-week scheduling cycle.

Apply on-line through the Career Portal at www.cnv.org by Tuesday, August 6, 2019.

Thank you for your interest in the City of North Vancouver.

Posting:  2019-0078