JOB TITLE:  ASSISTANT POLICY PLANNER

DEPARTMENT:  PLANNING, BUILDING & GROWTH MANAGEMENT

POSTING NUMBER:  106809

NUMBER OF POSITIONS:  1

JOB STATUS & DURATION:  Full Time Permanent 

HOURS OF WORK:  35 hour workweek

LOCATION:  Hybrid Model*– when working onsite, you will report to the location of City Hall.

SALARY GRADE:  9

SALARY RANGE:           1^ST STEP:     $81,790.80 per annum

                                         2^ND STEP:    $86,122.40 per annum

                                        JOB RATE:    $90,617.80 per annum

JOB TYPE:  Union

POSTING DATE:  July 18, 2025

CLOSING DATE:  July 31, 2025

AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY:

Reporting to the Principal Planner/Supervisor, this position is responsible for the review of and  to provide comments on pre-application consultations, development applications, and site plans applications.  Assist in maintaining data on and on updating the Official Plan and Secondary Plans.  Promptly respond to general planning inquiries at the Department’s front counter and through phone/email.  Provide guidance to technical service and administration staff on assigned planning projects.  Prepare research and compile information on policy projects and assist senior staff in policy-led projects and planning studies.

• Respond to requests for comments on planning and development applications including Official Plan Amendments, Zoning By-law Amendments, Draft Plan of Subdivision, Draft Plan of Condominium, Site Plan Approval and pre-application consultation applications.
• Update the Official Plan and the Secondary Plans following the adoption of Official Plan Amendments.
• Respond to general inquiries made at the Department’s front counter or through phone or email.
• Prepare notices for public meeting, open houses, and/or other purposes to be sent out to the public and stakeholders.
• Consistently update policy planning related webpages on the City of Brampton website to ensure the most up to date information is available to constituents.
• Assist in the preparation of reports through the investigation, analysis, and preparation of planning documents.
• Provide support for planning division-led deliverables such as the Official Plan Review.
• Utilize development application tracking system (PlanTrak/Unity/Accela) and Sharepoint.
• Assist planning staff by attending statutory public meetings, open houses and other public consultation events.
• Provide support and assist Heritage staff with heritage plaques and other heritage matters.
• Conduct field work, such as performing site visits and taking photographs
• Rapid response to Council requests.
• Utilize data collection and data management software to maintain databases.

SELECTION CRITERIA:

EDUCATION:

• High School (Grade 12) graduation plus an additional program of three to four years in Urban and Regional Planning or equivalent.

EXPERIENCE:

• Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years

REQUIRED LICENCE CERTIFICATION:

• Valid, non-probationary Ontario class G driver’s license

OTHER SKILLS AND ASSETS:

• Provisional or Pre-Candidate membership with the Canadian Institute of Planners and/or Ontario Professional Planners Institute (OPPI) preferred

**Various tests and/or exams may be administered as part of the selection criteria.

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Interview:  Our recruitment process may be completed with video conference technology.

Applicants who do not meet the educational requirements but have direct related experience may be considered.

As part of the corporation’s Modernizing Job Evaluation project, this position will undergo an evaluation which may result in a change to the rate of compensation.  Any changes affecting this position will be communicated as information becomes available. *Our Hybrid Model is subject to change.  

If this opportunity matches your interest and experience, please apply online by clicking the button above quoting reference #106809 by July 31, 2025  and complete the attached questionnaire. We thank all applicants; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. The successful candidate(s) will be required, as a condition of employment, to execute a written employment agreement. A criminal record search will be required of the successful candidate to verify the absence of a criminal record for which a pardon has not been granted.

As part of the application process, applicants will be invited to complete a self-identification survey. The survey is voluntary. Participation in the survey will have no impact on hiring decisions.  Should you wish to opt out of completing the survey, please select “prefer not to answer” as a response to each question.  All information collected is confidential and will not be shared with the hiring manager. The surveys will be anonymized and will be kept separate from applicant or employee files, such that the individuals who completed the surveys will not be identifiable.  The results of the survey will assist in the analysis of disaggregated metrics for organizational planning purposes and our commitment to advance and foster diversity, equity, and inclusion. The City may use anonymized data to produce aggregate reports for internal or external use.

Please be advised, the City of Brampton uses email to communicate with their applicants for open job competitions. It is the applicant’s responsibility to include an updated email address that is checked daily and accepts emails from unknown users. As we send time sensitive correspondence via email (i.e. testing bookings, interview dates), it is imperative that applicants check their email regularly. If we do not hear back from applicants, we will assume that you are no longer interested in the Job Competition and your application will be removed from the Competition.

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