Infrastructure & Planning Clerk
Job No:
TOB20250029
Location:
Blackfalds
Join the Town of Blackfalds!
Why You’ll Love This Role
- Be part of a collaborative team that values professionalism and innovation.
- Gain hands-on experience in municipal operations and planning.
- Make a meaningful impact by supporting services that benefit the entire community.
Blackfalds offers a vibrant, family-friendly environment with modern amenities and a strong sense of community. Join us and be part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and service excellence.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Draft, process, and prepare legal documentation and correspondence related to bylaws, departmental agreements, registrations, and other binding commitments, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
- Assist the public with relevant inquiries in person, on the phone and via email.
- Prepare, format, and transcribe professional correspondence, reports, contracts, agreements, and other critical documents with accuracy and attention to detail.
- Process payments and accurately prepare departmental permits, licenses, and Letters of Compliance, while maintaining detailed tracking of receipts and managing payment orders as required.
- Prepare and place advertisements and notices in the media.
- Provide administrative support to the Department.
- Coordinate, collect, maintain, and analyze Department statistics.
Your Skills and Abilities:
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to communicate and educate the public and promote participation in the understanding, development, and acceptance of Department applications and other relevant inquiries.
- Ability to work cooperatively with colleagues and the public in a positive team environment.
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and professional judgement
- Knowledge of interpreting bylaws and a basic understanding of the relevant legislation.
What You Bring:
- Two-year post-secondary diploma in Office Administration, Business Administration, or Legal Assistant.
- Minimum 2+ years of administrative experience, preferably in a municipal, legal, or engineering environment.
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to work independently.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
- Ability to interpret bylaws, policies, maps, and plans is an asset.
- Additional Requirements:
- RCMP Criminal Record Check.
- Valid Driver’s License with current Driver’s Abstract.
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Why Work With Us?
This is a temporary position for 12 months, working full-time hours. The standard work schedule is a 35-hour week, Monday - Friday.
The hourly range for the Infrastructure & Planning Services Clerk is $31.65 / hour - $35.49 / hour as per the 2025 - 2027 CUPE Local 417 Collective Agreement.
Please submit your application online via our applicant tracking system by December 19, 2025, at 4:30 PM.
We remind applicants that a pre-employment requirement is a Criminal Record Check, a valid Driver’s License and a satisfactory Driver’s Abstract (as per the above-mentioned background checks).