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Are you passionate about shaping Edmonton's future and making a real impact? We have an exciting opportunity for you! As a Principal Planner reporting to the Senior Planner, Urban Growth, you'll play a pivotal role in developing and implementing strategies that influence Edmonton's growth in all aspects - physical, social, economic, and environmental.
Your mission? Leading the charge on Edmonton's growth management program, a vital component of the City Plan vision. Leveraging your urban planning expertise, policy know-how, and stellar communication skills, you'll be an integral part of the team driving the creation and execution of complex policies, programs, and projects.
But it doesn't stop there. Collaboration is key, and together, we'll contribute to shifting Edmonton's growth pattern by collaboratively merging urban geography, municipal infrastructure, and financing. It's a transformative journey that offers you the opportunity to make a significant, positive difference in building a more vibrant and progressive city. Your contributions will inspire others to join in this exciting mission. Join us in this rewarding role where you can truly be a catalyst for change every day!
What will you do?
- Contribute to developing and implementing the growth management program through advancing and integrating initiatives to support priority growth areas, conducting analysis of market housing affordability, and contributing to infrastructure planning and investment, including research, internal and external engagement and planning activities
- Collaborate with technical resources and subject matter experts to develop strategies and solutions to advance the growth management program
- Apply sophisticated understanding of urban and regional planning to complex policy issues and identify solutions in support of evidence-based decision making
- Anticipate and adjust for factors that may impact responses to, and the perceptions, efficiency and effectiveness of program deliverables
- Identify and test planning and growth management related risks and opportunities
- Prepare and revise business cases and project charters to advance the work of the growth management program
- Provide support in defining and communicating Edmonton's growth management program to Council, Committees, senior management, other departments, and external stakeholders including responding to inquiries and preparing reports, documents and other materials
- Draw on your expert knowledge of the Municipal Development Plan, Regional Growth Plan, and the Municipal Government Act to inform decisions and support City positions and interests
- Prepare materials for and participate in internal and external engagement and represent the City, Department and Branch related to growth management and urban planning
- Perform other related duties as required
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