Planner, Government, Environmental​/ Urban Planning

Planner 2 – Competition No:  – Duration:
Regular Full Time – Salary: $8,647 – 9,014 – 9,394 – 9,811 – 10,225/month (2024 Rates) –

Schedule:

70 hours bi-weekly;
Monday to Friday from 8:00 AM – 4:45 PM – Special Notes:
Subject to Note ‘C’ of Schedule ‘B’ of the CUPE 23 Inside Division Collective Agreement – Last Updated: 11/27/25

This is planning work at the professional level, working in the Development organizational unit. Under the supervision of a Manager of Development, the position will primarily be responsible for advancing a range of development applications through approvals, including rezoning applications, development permits, and development variance permits.

• Advance development applications in the City’s Town Centres and Downtown, focusing on high-density, mixed-use development and master planning.
• Help implement the City’s recently approved Height Based Development Framework, prioritizing high-quality planning and design outcomes.
• Provide early planning assessment and advice to potential applicants; apply City policy and legislation applicable to development applications.
• Apply city planning expertise and interpret consultant studies as it relates to advancing development applications.
• Review and prepare complex current development proposals; prepare reports and bylaws.
• Chair meetings and attend Council and Committee meetings to present applications; organize and attend other community and related meetings to provide advice, information, and explain policies and procedures.
• Work collaboratively with internal and external contacts and groups to lead development projects to completion; support the formulation, modification, and implementation of land use policy, practices, and regulations.
• Oversee and participate in the work of professional and/or technical staff engaged in major planning projects relating to land use, transportation, zoning, urban design or similar.

• Master’s Degree in Planning or related discipline with considerable professional experience in urban or regional planning; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
• Thorough knowledge of the principles, practices and objectives of urban and regional planning, as well as municipal land use policy and provincial land use regulation.
• Ability to express ideas effectively orally and in a written or graphic manner.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other employees, professionals and the public, and to transmit clearly the principles and requirements of sound planning and development.
• Membership or eligibility for membership in the Planning Institute of British Columbia or the Canadian Institute of Planners is required.

The closing date for this competition has been extended until it is filled. New applications are welcome!

Copies of relevant professional certificates, degrees, or tickets will be required at the time of the interview. Please contact People and Culture at if you do not receive a confirmation email within one hour of submitting your application online at

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