City of North Vancouver

The City of North Vancouver is the urban core of the beautiful North Shore and has a long-term vision to be “The Healthiest Small City in the World”, with five key priorities to be a City for People, a Liveable City, a Vibrant City, a Connected City and a Prosperous City.

The Planning & Development Department is looking for a temporary full time Planner 1 to join their dynamic team for approximately 1 year, with the possibility of an extension. Reporting to the Manager, Development Planning, you will lead in the processing of various and diverse development applications for the City supporting Council direction. You will act as a subject matter expert in urban design and development, planning and zoning and leverage your creative and strategic problem solving skills to advance city building, sustainability and livability objectives. Perform urban design related policy and professional work, assist other staff engaged in processing rezoning and development applications and provide direc­tion to consultants engaged in specific planning projects.

The ideal candidate will have a post-secondary degree in planning and/or architecture plus a post graduate degree in Community or Regional Planning or an equivalent combination of training and experience, along with membership or eligibility for membership in the Canadian Institute of Planners and the Planning Institute of British Columbia. Demonstrated experience with architecture, building design and urban design supplemented with professional planning experience working in local government is required. Attendance at evening Council, committee and public meetings and a valid Class 5 Driver’s License for the Province of BC is also required.

For temporary full-time positions of eight (8) months or longer, a City employee who is successful on the posting will have the right to revert to their former position.

Shortlisted candidates may be required to complete standardized tests or exercises to demonstrate their applicable skills and knowledge.

Salary:

$44.78 to $52.91 per hour (January 2021 rates)

Pay Grade 28

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.

If you are passionate about making the City of North Vancouver an even greater place to live, work and play, apply on-line through the Career Portal at www.cnv.org  by Monday, January 31, 2022.

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

Maintaining the health and safety of our workplace is of paramount importance.  In that regard, the City has introduced a mandatory COVID-19 Vaccine policy applicable to all of its employees.  Compliance with this policy is a condition of employment, and the condition in particular is that employees must either: (1) be fully vaccinated, and have provided the Human Resources Department with proof of same; or (2) be determined by the City to be exempt from this requirement for reasons of accommodation under the B.C. Human Rights Code.