Job Description

JOB TITLE: URBAN DESIGNER

DEPARTMENT: PLANNING, BUILDING & GROWTH MANAGEMENT

POSTING NUMBER: 105036

NUMBER OF POSITIONS: 1

JOB STATUS & DURATION: Temporary 6-months

HOURS OF WORK: 35 hour workweek

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

SALARY GRADE: 14

SALARY RANGE: 1ST STEP: $93,384.20 per annum

2ND STEP: $98,298.20 per annum

JOB RATE: $103,394.20 per annum

JOB TYPE: Union

POSTING DATE: October 12, 2022

CLOSING DATE: October 25, 2022

AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY:

Reporting to the Manager, Urban Design, this position is responsible to provide Urban Design review of development applications, policies and special projects.

• Conducts review of formal Development applications and proposals - Site Plan Approvals, re-zoning, Block Plans, Urban Design and architectural guidelines, and manages all stages of processing including circulation, commenting, review and recommendations, as well as applications to amend the City sign by-law presented to City Council.
• Develops, implements and maintains the city-wide Architectural Control Compliance Programs.
• Provides architectural design review and clearance to building permit application.
• Develops, updates and implements the City's new urban design and architectural design guidelines and standards
• Provides advisory functions on urban design and architectural matters and advocates for urban design and architectural solutions; coordinates with other associate disciplines - landscape architecture, policy and development land use planning, transportation planning and engineering, developers and other agencies.
• Prepares and implements City-driven studies, urban design guidelines, architectural control guidelines/criteria and building improvement programs.
• Manages special projects including urban design studies prepared in house or with consultants.
• Makes presentations to Council, Planning and other committees, attends Public meetings; attends Ontario Municipal Board meetings as expert witness when required.
• Organize and facilitate meetings, and attend professional conferences, forums, discussions to keep abreast with current planning and urban design trends.
• Review and develop urban design policies in the Official Plan through the Official Plan review process.
• Prepare conceptual design sketches and illustration services.
• Performs additional similar and related duties as assigned.

SELECTION CRITERIA:

• Equivalent to University graduation with additional specialized courses (Master's degree in Urban Design, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Planning, or equivalent).
• Over four (4) years, up to and including eight (8) years experience in Urban Design and Architecture.
• A valid non-probationary class G licence and clean driving record.
• Current Enrolment to full membership with Ontario Association of Architects (OAA) or Ontario Professional Planner Institute/Canadian Institute of Planners (OPPI/CIP) or Ontario Association of Landscape Architects (OALA) is an asset.
• Excellent understanding of the development, planning, urban design and architectural processes.
• Good coordination, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent design and graphic skills - manual and computer, knowledge of CAD, 3D modelling, image processing, desktop publishing; computer literacy and experience with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and other graphics programs.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills; ability to draft and edit clear concise reports and planning documents and to present and justify them to senior staff, Council, public meetings.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills with an emphasis on customer service.
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team.

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

Alternate formats will be provided upon request.

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

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.

If this opportunity matches your interest and experience, please apply online by clicking the button above (use for iCIMS) quoting reference #105036 by October 25, 2022 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. 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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