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About McElhanney

Based in Western Canada for over 110 years, McElhanney offers innovative and practical engineering, surveying, mapping, planning, landscape architecture, and environmental services. As a 100% employee-owned and operated firm, with over 1,300 staff members in 33 locations, we are proud to offer qualified staff with shareholding options in our company. At McElhanney, we work in teams to build strong connections with our staff, clients, and local communities. Our employees enjoy working here because of our varied projects, high levels of autonomy, opportunities for career development, excellent total compensation and benefits package, and collaborating with a team of great professionals.

The Opportunity

What’s better than living in a city that offers great recreation, amenities, and affordable housing? What about the ability to grow your career in a community that is the right fit for you? McElhanney has a new opportunity for a Planner to join our growing team on Vancouver Island. Supporting vibrant, livable communities is a key focus of McElhanney across Western Canada, and our Planning teams are active in laying the groundwork for complex, inter-disciplinary projects that shape the way we live. For this reason, we are looking for Planners to help grow our Planning practice on Vancouver Island and as support for the company throughout BC. The successful individual will be a part of a diverse team of professionals focusing on a range of public and private sector planning projects. The candidate will need to have a willingness to learn about local concerns and sensitivities and understand the various development approval processes in the local communities.

Our team has a welcoming culture that allows staff to learn, grow, and build meaningful relationships. Most importantly, we have nurtured a fun and collaborative environment making McElhanney a workplace where our staff choose to grow long-term careers. In addition, the team has industry-leading professionals, mentors and established programs that support the growth of our future leaders. McElhanney has a reputation for taking great care in developing our people and fostering a positive, friendly, and rewarding work environment.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Supervise and provide direction to technical and professional staff, as required.
• Business development with new, existing, and key clients;
• Liaising and developing strategic partnerships with clients, project stakeholders, various levels of government and sub-consultants;
• Supporting and helping build McElhanney’s planning practice on Vancouver Island and coordinating with survey, engineering and planning teams in other branches to ensure great project delivery to amaze our clients;
• Professional project management and execution of planning projects;

What You’ll Bring

• Graphic and CAD skills an asset.
• Experience working in a First Nations planning environment an asset
• Strong verbal and written communication expertise;
• A valid driver’s license is required.
• Experience in development approvals and municipal development processes.
• Master’s Degree in community planning, urban design, or related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to prepare information and host public engagement opportunities;
• Experience with local government policy and bylaw development.
• A strong understanding of provincial planning legislation, and a willingness to learn surrounding local government policies and bylaw requirements.
• Eligibility for membership with the Canadian Institute of Planners;
• 5 years community planning experience, preferably with a background in consulting.
• Project Management experience
• Experience with budget tracking an asset
• Effective time management skills with the ability to function in a high volume, challenging environment;

What’s In It For You?

McElhanney’s culture of mentorship and career growth make this position ideal for the successful candidate to be mentored by senior management and specialists within our organization.

We are proud to be listed as one of the Best Places to Work in Canada and Gold Standard for Best Managed Companies. Working with us provides unique opportunities such as building entrepreneurial skills and guiding projects of all sizes from start to finish.

A Full Range of Benefits to Keep You Healthy & Happy

• Great benefits, including extended health and dental coverage, healthcare spending account, and RRSP matching
• Employee & Family assistance program, which offers 24/7 support online or over the phone
• Continuous support for your growth through professional development reimbursement, mentorship programs, and opportunity to join numerous internal committees
• A workplace culture that is characterized by respect and inclusion for all
• Participation in our numerous programs that support our Four Cornerstones: people & communities, clients & partners, processes & technology, and financial
• Financial assistance to support your relocation if applicable
• Competitive salary, participation in our generous performance bonus plan, and opportunity to join an employee-owned firm with potential share ownership
• Flexible work hours to accommodate your busy lifestyle
• Maternity leave top-up and parental leave

Our Commitment to Diversity

As our Leadership team grows, we continue to recognize the importance of building high-performing teams that are diverse and inclusive. At McElhanney, diversity means engaging the best minds of the profession, which includes women, Indigenous people, and people of colour. We strive to foster and sustain a culture where all staff have an equal opportunity to belong and build a meaningful career. This position welcomes all qualified candidates to apply, and we specifically encourage all ethnicities, religions, colour, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, aboriginal status, age, disability, or persons who may require an accommodation to apply.

If this is the opportunity for you, apply now o r visit www.mcelhanney.com/careers to learn more. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

To learn more about our recognition as Canada's Top 100 Employers (2023), visit Top Employer: McElhanney Ltd. (canadastop100.com).

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Our Commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion

McElhanney is committed to fostering a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion which celebrates the successes that comes from a team diverse in expertise, experiences, and perspectives. We encourage and are pleased to consider all qualified candidates, welcoming all ethnicities, religions, colour, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, aboriginal status, age, or people with disabilities. Requests for accommodations can be made at any stage of the selection process.

Our Purpose: Amaze our clients. Care for our communities. Empower our people.

McElhanney is aware of activities where individuals have received fraudulent job offers. Please be advised that McElhanney will not ask applicants for any form of monetary exchange at any point in the recruitment process. To learn more visit: www.mcelhanney.com/careers/fraud-warning . The disclosure of your information in accordance with this Policy and applicable law, including to third party service providers may result in your personal information being transferred outside of Canada, including to the United States. Such transferred personal information may be subject to the laws of these other countries and the laws of other countries regarding the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information may be different from the laws of Canada.

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