Senior Policy Planner

1 month ago

Toronto, Ontario, Canada City of Toronto Full time
Job Title: Senior Policy Planner

Join the City of Toronto's Policy Unit in the Strategic Initiatives, Policy & Analysis section as a Senior Policy Planner. In this role, you will lead and coordinate complex planning, policy, and research assignments and initiatives, focusing on ecology, natural heritage, and biodiversity.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Conduct complex planning studies, policy analysis, and research, coordinating staff and consultant teams to support planning policy, research, and analysis for natural heritage, ecology, and biodiversity.
  • Evaluate natural heritage, ecology, and biodiversity protection for complex planning applications and pre-application inquiries, ensuring consistency with legislation, provincial policy, and Official Plan policy.
  • Represent the Division at Community Councils, Standing Committees, and meetings with community groups, citizens, elected officials, and managers of other divisions and agencies.
  • Identify, analyze, and make recommendations on emerging ecological and environmental planning issues related to aquatic and terrestrial natural heritage and climate change.
  • Act as an expert witness on behalf of the City at the Ontario Land Tribunal.
  • Facilitate stakeholder meetings and major community engagement initiatives, ensuring broad public engagement and documentation of feedback.
  • Provide research leadership and advice on ecology and natural heritage planning to other Divisions in the corporation.
  • Maintain current knowledge of ecological principles, environmental policy, municipal policy, and research activities, critically analyzing development trends and activity.
Requirements:
  • Post-secondary education in biology, ecology, natural resource management, environmental science, planning, or a professional discipline pertinent to the job function.
  • Extensive experience leading and delivering complex projects related to planning, policy, and research studies for ecology and natural systems planning.
  • Extensive experience with community engagement and working in a multiple-stakeholder environment.
  • Extensive experience reviewing and/or preparing complex environmental impact assessments/studies (NHIS, EIS, NHE) in support of municipal development applications affecting natural heritage and biodiversity.
  • Membership or eligibility for membership in the Canadian Institute of Planners or Ontario Professional Planning Institute is an asset.
What We Offer:

The City of Toronto's Workplace Modernization Program offers a hybrid work program, providing flexibility to employees around how we work and where we work. This program supports a better work-life balance, improved job satisfaction, and employee engagement.

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