Land Development Technologist

PURPOSE OF POSITION

The Land Development Technologist collaborates with developers and other City departments and divisions to facilitate mutually beneficial developments which are in accordance with City and Provincial regulations, legislation, by-laws, standards and specifications. The Land Development Technologist is responsible for ensuring the highest achievable quality of developer driven design and construction, ultimately becoming City owned infrastructure through proactive permit management and development agreement and/or permit close out administration.

TYPICAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Technical Review and Analysis
• Conducts municipal engineering review and analysis for all subdivisions, commercial, industrial and residential development applications greater than two dwelling units, including but not exclusive to site servicing, and lot grading and drainage plans, and recommends approval to the City Engineer. Provides feedback to applicants on applications and provides technical advice and observations to the Manager of Land Development for discussion and consideration;
• Reviews land use applications; identifies municipal engineering related conditions and requirements, calculates appropriate development costs including but not exclusive to cash in lieu of land dedication calculation, boundary or offsite contributions and boulevard tree contributions;
• Engineering Department project file lead from the point of permit application through the Final Acceptance Certificate issuance and/or release of deposits. This includes, but is not exclusive to, design review and approval of potable water works, wastewater collection networks, site grading and drainage, site access and functionality from a transportation perspective and development agreement compliance and confirmation that as-constructed is consistent with site design;
• Reviews testing results and record drawings associated with external land development for compliance with City By-laws, standards and specifications;
• Works with and provides technical recommendations to the City Planning & Building Section in the administration of technical policies, issues and field activity requirements relating to water, wastewater, storm water services in addition to lot grading and drainage;
 
• Provides final review from a technical and administrative perspective on all development agreement conditions prior to the development agreement being submitted to the applicant for review and execution;
• Reviews and approves shallow utility permits;
• Reviews and approves moving and/or overweight or over dimension permits.

Administration of Development Agreement
• Prepares and monitors the calculations, and confirms receipt of payments, pursuant to development agreement conditions in accordance with the development agreement and development charges by-law, fee schedule by-law, and other relevant City policies;
• Ensures the required security, payments, supplementary legal agreements, approvals, etc. are in place and confirms the execution of all final details pertaining to the completion of development agreements, related conditions and agreements, and release of mylars prior to issuance of development or building permits. Coordinates with the Land Development Administrator;
• Administers Construction Completion Certificate and Final Acceptance Certificate process, in coordination with Design & Construction section, and makes recommendations for approval or rejection to the Manager of Land Development;
• Monitors development agreement compliance and completion for discharge requests in coordination with the Engineering Department and Planning & Buildings Department;
• Manages and pursues finalization of all default development agreements with developers;.
• Works with the Land Development Administrator to monitor the tracking and management of all Letters of Credit held by the City and provides guidance on the release of same upon final acceptance certification of infrastructure;
• Reviews and recommends reduction / release of deposits and other securities related to infrastructure projects to the Manager of Land Development;
• Administers Development Charges review and application at the time of permitting.

NOTE: This description is not intended to limit the assignment of work or be construed as a complete list of the many duties to be performed by the incumbent.