Company Description Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together. Job Description Our Global Architecture & Urbanism Division combines the expertise of IBI’s Buildings and Placemaking practice, our Places’ capabilities, and CRTKL’s multi-sector design leadership to offer a diverse range of solutions focusing on human-centric design, sustainability, and technology.
Arcadis is searching for an experienced Land Use Planner and Project Manager to join our Kingston-based Planning Studio. The position will include taking a lead role as planner and project manager on a wide variety of public and private sector projects. The individual will operate with a high level of autonomy, provide guidance to less experienced team members, and work with other Arcadis staff within the Kingston office and other Arcadis locations.
We work with our clients around the world to create, support, and enhance smart, safe and sustainable places where people live, work, learn and thrive. Places impact on the quality of people’s lives. Whether new homes, shops, workplaces, schools and hospitals, manufacturing, research and development facilities, or data and distribution centers. People and communities thrive when the spaces in which they live, work, move and play are designed and managed in a way that best meets their needs. Role Accountabilities: - Preparation and coordination of: Planning reports and various planning applications (OPA, ZBA, Site Plan, etc.) in support of development proposals for private sector clients, including providing support to other project teams and managing applications from proposal stage to final approval (including Ontario Municipal Board testimony)
- Reviewing planning applications and providing professional advice, including planning reports, for municipal clients
- Public Consultation, including creation and delivery of presentations for public meetings, open houses, and workshops in support of a variety of planning projects for both municipal and private sector clients
- Lead a team in the preparation of municipal planning documents (official plans, secondary plans, zoning by-laws, etc.)
- Undertake creation of and provide guidance in the preparation of proposals for both public and private sector clients
- Provide support to other project teams in inter-office and/or multi-disciplinary projects
- Establish, maintain and enhance positive client and vendor relationships
- Work with senior staff on new client development and participates in business development activities
- Manage projects from start-to-finish, including being responsible for project deliverables, coordinating consultant team members, public and approval authority communications, client management, invoicing and collections
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