Special Project Development Planner

**Posted On**:
November 19, 2025 at 9:00 AM

**Ends On**:
December 14, 2025 at 11:59 PM

**Special Project Development Planner (Permanent Full-Time)**

** Job Posting ID 25E-62**

North Bay is a diverse community that offers a perfect blend of opportunity and easy living. Servicing a regional catchment area of 112,000 people, this progressive city of 51,553 residents is nestled between Lake Nipissing and Trout Lake and is conveniently located just three and a half hours from major Ontario centers such as Toronto and Ottawa.

** Join our team and create your future with the City of North Bay.**Discover the Gateway to the North, where easy living is embraced.**

The Special Project Development Planner, reporting to the Manager of Planning & Building Services, supports strategic planning initiatives and special projects that shape the City’s growth and development. This role involves research, policy analysis, and project management for long-range plans, zoning by-law amendments, and community development programs. Acting as a key liaison between internal teams, external agencies, and the public, the planner ensures alignment with municipal objectives and provincial legislation.

** Key Accountabilities**:

- Lead and support special planning projects across the Community Services Division, ensuring timely completion and effective inter-agency coordination.
- Conduct research and analysis on planning policy initiatives, including assisting with Official Plan reviews, zoning by-law amendments, and provincial/local policy changes.
- Assist in project management for community development projects, including Master Plan implementation, policy development, formulation and liaising with advisory committees and community partners.
- Collaborate with internal departments and external agencies to advance strategic objectives and ensure compliance with planning legislation and policies.
- Assists and supports the Policy & Development Planner in the implementation of the Growth Community Improvement Plan.
- Support Municipal Advisory Committees (e.g. Municipal Heritage Committee, Municipal Accessible Advisory Committee) and/or working committees as required.
- Provide accurate planning information and guidance to internal staff, external stakeholders, and the public, including interpretation of planning and policy documents.
- Represent the City at meetings, committees, and public forums, including evening and off-site engagements as required.
- Maintain accurate records and documentation, including meeting minutes, schedules, and statistical data for planning projects.

**Key Qualifications**:

- A bachelor’s degree in Land Use Planning or a degree in a Planning related program.
- Existing membership or eligible for membership or working towards membership in the Ontario Professional Planners Institute and the Canadian Institute of Planners.
- Three (3) years relevant professional planning experience, preferably in the municipal or public sector environment including experience in policy development, interpreting, analyzing, and recommending policy directions/options, and development or implementation of master plans or similar land use plans.
- Effective oral and written communication and interpersonal skills to present and interact with various levels of the internal organization, external government agencies/authorities, the development community, ratepayer groups and the public.
- Demonstrated sensitivity to matters of public interest and political context.
- Relationship management, time management, facilitation, negotiation skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently as well as in a team environment.
- Knowledge of the Ontario Planning Act, Environmental Assessment Act, Provincial policies and plans, Infrastructure planning and approval processes including experience in interpreting and translating legislation into policy and policy options.
- Legally entitled to work in Canada.

**The following will be considered as assets**:

- Well-developed presentation, project management and administrative skills with ability to develop recommendations for a wide range of planning initiatives.
- Knowledge of computer hardware and software programs, which may include econometric or transportation modeling, database management, or GIS.

**Hours of work**:8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday (35 hours/week). Periodically, there may be a requirement to work outside of regularly scheduled hours.

** Environment**: Non-Union

While we appreciate the interest of all applicants, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under the City of North Bay’s Accessibility Policy. We encourage applicants to make their needs known to Human Resources in advance.

** An Equal Opportunity Employer