Overview
Senior Planner – Environmental Jobs in Essex – Ontario at The County of Essex
Title: Senior Planner – Environmental
Company: The County of Essex
Location: Essex – Ontario
Category: Science, Engineering
Location: Essex
Senior Planner – Environmental (Permanent Full Time)
Department:
Infrastructure & Planning Services
Location:
Essex, Ontario Position type:
Permanent, Full Time (35 hr./week)
Posting #: COE-11-24
Opening Date:
April 8, 2024
Closing date:
April 21, 2024
Who We Are:
The Corporation of the County of Essex is an upper-tier municipal government providing programs and services to a population of approximately 192,000 residents. The County also provides some shared services with the City of Windsor, reaching approximately 420,000 residents regionally.
The County of Essex is Canada’s warmest and most southern County; surrounded on three sides by water and blessed with unrivalled opportunities for boating, fishing, cycling, golfing and other recreational pursuits. As one of Ontario’s best-kept secrets, Essex County offers an affordable mix of urban and rural living with world-class amenities and schools. We are located next to the urban center of the City of Windsor and are just minutes from downtown Detroit, Michigan.
The Corporation offers a competitive total rewards package including generous benefits, a
work-life balance
program and participation in the OMERS pension A Nutshell:
Under the direction of the Manager, Planning Services, the Senior Planner, is responsible for assisting with the processing of Planning Act applications with a particular emphasis on addressing environmental and water resource issues. The Senior Planner will also assist with reviewing the local Official Plans to make recommendations to the Manager on conformity with the Planning Act including the Provincial Policy Statement and the County Official Plan.
The Senior Planner will be the main liaison with the County’s environmental consultants who have been retained to review Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) and determine the need and scoping for EIAs in consultation with the environmental consultants. The Senior Planner will participate in the development of regional environmental and water resource initiatives.
The additional primary function of this role is to implement regional climate change initiatives including the County’s Regional Energy Plan. This position will serve as the primary regional resource regarding climate risks, vulnerabilities, and adaptation/mitigation actions and programs as well as monitoring and seeking funding opportunities to implement regional climate-related actions.
Day in The Life:
Assists the Manager in the review of new Official Plans from the seven local municipalities with a particular focus on environmental and water resource policies for which the County is the approval authority
Aids the Manager in pursuing regional planning strategies including the review and update of the County Official Plan, and any other regional
strategic planning
initiatives that are mandated or directed by the County Council.
Lead and act as a resource in the technical development of regional and local climate change strategies to decrease vulnerability and increase resiliency to changing climate conditions and extreme weather
Provides technical support regarding risks, vulnerabilities, and adaptation/mitigation actions and programs and determines their applicability to Ess…
