Industrial Planner II Job Listing at City of Edmonton in Edmonton, AB (Job ID 50848)

Description

The City of Edmonton is a forward-thinking organization committed to driving economic growth and prosperity in our region. As a leader in the region, we work collaboratively with regional neighbours and stakeholders to foster innovation, attract investment, and enhance the competitiveness of local businesses. We are currently seeking a highly-skilled and motivated Principal Planner to join our dynamic team and contribute to advancing regional economic prosperity.

If you have experience working with industrial land development and are passionate about driving economic growth, fostering innovation, and making a meaningful impact on our region's prosperity, we invite you to apply for the position of Principal Planner. Join us in shaping the future of our vibrant community!

Position Overview

As Principal Planner, you will play a crucial role in developing and leading projects that will drive industrial economic growth and prosperity within the City of Edmonton and the Edmonton Metropolitan Region. This multifaceted role involves strategic land use planning, project coordination and policy creation that will enhance the City of Edmonton's economic position, promote sustainable development, and foster an environment conducive to job creation, industry attraction, business retention and sector expansion. This position will primarily be focused on advancing Industrial policy development including but not limited to supporting the refresh and integrated advancement of the City's Industrial Investment Action Plan, review and development of existing and proposed industrial area structure plans, land use zoning regulations and advance amendments to the City Plan. The Principal Planner will play a supporting role in planning and strategic initiatives across the City such as the Growth Management Framework, Edmonton's Economic Action Plan and the City's ongoing engagement in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region.

In this position, the Principal Planner will build and foster relationships with industry and industry organizations, as well as collaborate internally with other Branch leaders responsible for supporting industrial investment attraction and building investment readiness. To support engagements with industry and industry events, this position will occasionally require working outside of regular working hours on an as-needed basis.

What will you do?

• Develop and deliver projects, policies and procedures related to industrial development that promote and achieve the City of Edmonton's strategic goals; work can support the coordination of land use, transportation, services, economic development and other opportunities between two or more partners
• Leading the development and implementation of robust cross-corporation industrial-focused planning projects and policies
• Provide leadership on complex projects involving external stakeholders from diverse functional areas, using project management and business analysis skills; this includes preparing requests for proposal; consultant selection and bid award; developing work programs; providing direction, monitoring and evaluation of project deliverables; and managing project resources
• Coordinate detailed interdisciplinary studies and reports in support of plan and policy development
• Plan and facilitate internal engagement across relevant City departments to identify key issues and opportunities for cross-departmental coordination of policy review, land use planning and development
• Compile data and prepare briefing notes for City Council, senior administration, other City business areas and contribute to briefing notes for outside agencies, media, and the general public
• Undertake research of best practices and policies in other jurisdictions to support internal decision-making on industrial strategy and policy
• Provide advice and consultation services to various internal stakeholders regarding the potential impacts of industrial City policies, supporting internal understanding of the needs and interests of industrial businesses, industry leaders, regional economic partners and key stakeholders
• Developing innovative approaches to increase the absorption of industrial lands and formulating recommendations on how to improve our business processes and procedures
• Under the direction of senior administration, consult and build relationships with existing industrial businesses, industry leaders, regional economic partners  and stakeholders to deliver and advance industrial projects, ensuring the City's interests are understood
• Leading the development and implementation of the Industrial Investment Action Plan in alignment with the City Plan, Economic Action Plan, the Energy Transition Plan and other strategic documents
• Undertaking regular reporting on the progress of the Industrial Investment Action Plan
• Communicating effectively and regularly with internal and external stakeholders about the City's Industrial Investment Action Plan
• Measuring risk and establish appropriate risk mitigation strategies for all industrial development matters including but not limited to industrial and economic policy development, heavy industrial impacts, and proposed and existing pipeline setbacks