Park Planner & Designer Municipality: City of Abbotsford This posting closed on January 25, 2024 at 5:00 PM Job ID: J1223-1115 (Please quote job ID on resume when applying) Department: Parks, Recreation & Culture Job Description: The City of Abbotsford’s Parks, Recreation and Culture Department is looking for a seasoned professional to join their team as a temporary full-time Park Planner/Designer for a two-year term. Reporting to the Parks Planning Manager, you will support the short and long- term planning and development of parks, plazas, trails and other greenspace in Abbotsford. Duties: In this challenging role, you will use your knowledge, experience and visual communication skills to develop conceptual plans and specifications, estimate pre-construction costs, prepare contract documents though procurement and coordinate the design and construction phase of park and trail development projects. You will use your research, data collection and analytical skills to assist with and/or prepare recommendations for long term strategic planning documents and updates to existing parks related plans and policies, such as the Parks, Recreation and Culture Master Plan. Your familiarity with relevant bylaws, strategic plans and policies, and your ability to interpret engineering, architectural and landscape plans will be key as you work closely with the planning, engineering and operations departments to review and comment on development applications and technical drawings to ensure parks requirements are being met. Strong verbal, written and visual communication and relationship building skills are essential as you conduct public engagement meetings, liaise interdepartmentally and represent the department to a wide range of municipal agencies and public groups on parkland development Educational Requirements: In order to be considered for this position you must have: • Degree in Landscape Architecture, Planning or other related discipline. • Five years’ related experience in urban or environmental planning or the design and management of landscape construction projects from conception to completion. • Membership or eligibility for membership, in the Canadian Institute of Planners or; Registration in the British Columbia Society of Landscape Architects or membership in the BCSLA as an Intern with a commitment to become registered in an agreed upon time frame. • B.C. Class 5 Drivers Licence. Salary: This position is unionized, CUPE Local 774, and the hourly rate of pay is from $47.10 to $55.38 plus an additional 12.4 percent in lieu of benefits. Web Address: www.abbotsford.ca/careers Address: City of Abbotsford 32315 South Fraser Way Abbotsford BC V2T 1W7 E-mail: careers@abbotsford.ca Fax: 604-864-5541 Opening Date: January 4, 2024 08:30 AM Closing Date: January 25, 2024 05:00 PM Back