Open Space Planner

The City of Edmonton is looking for a collaborative and strategic professional to join the Open Space Strategy team and help shape the future of Edmonton’s open space system. This temporary full-time role offers a professional opportunity to impact how our city grows, how residents and visitors access the city’s network of trails, parks, and natural areas, and how our ecological network is protected. As an Open Space Planner, you will act as a subject matter expert and leader in parks planning, recreation planning, and urban ecology. You will contribute to the protection and enhancement of the city’s open space network, including the River Valley and Ravine System, by supporting data-driven spatial analysis and the development of open space strategies, plans, and standards. What Will You Do? - Apply knowledge of land use, environmental, ecological, and open space planning principles to develop plans, standards, and guidelines for the city’s open space network - Conduct policy research and apply expertise in current best practices to develop planning and policy recommendations and support long-term, strategic planning for Edmonton’s open space network, including municipal parks and natural areas - Conduct spatial analyses and create complex mapping products to support the protection and long-term, strategic planning of the city’s open spaces and ecological network - Conduct evidence-based and data-driven analyses to inform the development and implementation of open space strategies and policies - Create maps, dashboards, and interactive web-based tools to support policy development, internal and external engagement, and decision-making - Support the maintenance of open space datasets - Contribute to public, interested party, and Indigenous engagement planning, facilitation, and reporting - Support the technical review of municipal environmental impact assessments, biophysical assessments, and strategic assessments - Support the review of land development applications, including proposed statutory plan amendments, rezoning, and subdivision applications - Complete formal written and verbal presentations as required - Collaborate with internal and external partners to improve implementation of the City of Edmonton's open space policies, plans, strategies, and procedures, and promote best practices in open space and ecological planning - Undertake a variety of projects or work assignments requiring analysis and the generation of alternatives, recommendations, and decisions related to the city’s open space network - Perform other related duties as required