City : WATERLOO

Category :

Industry : Materials & Construction

Employer : Stantec

CAD Planning Designer - ( 2300038J )

Description

Strong communities don’t just happen—they’re built. They’re creatively imagined, collaboratively planned, and readied to face tomorrow with optimism. We’re driving the future of Community Development. Our experts lead their fields, collaborating on projects that are as technically challenging as they are impactful, creative, and fulfilling. We’re a place where you can apply your passion—and find endless opportunities to help make communities more equitable, resilient, and livable.

Your Opportunity

The role of a Planning Designer is to work on projects of all sizes for both private and public sector clients. As a team member of a larger project under the guidance and supervision of a Senior Planning Designer, specializing in site plan design, and other designs required for development approvals in Ontario. You should be able to select, interpret and evaluate the appropriate Zoning By-law provisions to execute the design of a site for its highest and best use. You will perform a variety of tasks at different scales using Computer Aided Design (CAD) including executing drawings for neighbourhood development, subdivision design, and site planning. Additionally, you may, from time to time, assist the analysis of proposed projects.

Our existing projects include low, medium and high density residential, mixed use, retirement residence, institutional, industrial and utility development for both public and private sector clients. The applicant would be working among a team of planners, engineers, landscape architects, environmental and heritage specialists in a company of more than 25,000 employees.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Performs land use planning design using knowledge of relevant software programs.
• Works with other disciplines and professionals, including engineering, landscape architecture, geomatics, in the completion of the project under the direction of a senior planning designer or project manager.
• Reviews and interprets Zoning By-laws, Site Design Guidelines, and other urban or site/infrastructure design documentation with ease.
• Assists with the graphical preparation of development applications, planning reports, and presentations.
• Performs a variety of tasks which may include analyzing proposed project solutions to ensure design integrity, reliability, resource efficiently and cost effectiveness.
• Executes a foundational understanding of land use planning principles, concepts, and planning policy used to shape healthy, sustainable communities.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the senior staff.

Qualifications

Your Capabilities and Credentials

• Basic understanding of general concepts of relevant areas of land use planning design.
• Ability to participate and collaborate in project team setting and to engage in creative and critical thought.
• Sounds understanding of design concepts, and knowledge of the engineering and site-specific influences to design, such as grading and servicing design, landscape design, and transportation.
• Ability to effectively communicate ideas to others.
• Ability to interpret sketches, drawings, building program and other similar material.
• Requires understanding of Microsoft Office Suite and AutoCAD Civil 3D.

Education and Experience

Technical degree/diploma/certificate in Urban, Rural or Regional Planning Technician or related field. Minimum of 1-3 years of experience.

Typical office environment working with computers and remaining sedentary for long periods of time. Field work may include exposure to the elements including inclement weather.

This description is not a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that may be required of the employee and other duties, responsibilities and activities may be assigned or may be changed at any time with or without notice.

Stantec is a place where the best and brightest come to build on each other’s talents, do exciting work, and make an impact on the world around us. Join us and redefine your personal best.

Benefits Summary: Full-time and part-time employees will have access to health, dental, and vision plans, a well-being program, health care spending account, wellness spending accounts, group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, group tax-free savings account, life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, short-term/long-term disability plans, emergency travel benefits, tuition reimbursement, professional membership fee coverage, and paid time off.

Temporary/casual employees will have access to group registered retirement savings plan, employee stock purchase program, and group tax-free savings account.

Primary Location : Canada-Ontario-Waterloo

Organization : BC-1614 CommDev-CA Ontario West

Employee Status : Regular

Job Level : Entry Level

Travel : Yes, 10 % of the Time

Schedule : Full-time

Job Posting : Aug 10, 2023, 11:43:47 AM

Req ID: 2300038J

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for future and current employment and prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with local, state and federal laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment. EEO including Disability/Protected Veterans