Senior Urban Planner

Career Opportunities: Senior Urban Planner (13697)

Requisition ID: 13697
Number of Vacancies: 1
Department: Property,Planning And Development (20000508) - Planning & Approvals (30000269)
Salary Information: 115,570.00 - 144,526.20
Pay Scale Group: 10SA (CAN/S/J/10SA)
Employment Type: Regular
New or Existing Vacancy : New

Weekly Hours: 35 Off Days: Saturday and Sunday Shift: Day
Posted On: September 24, 2026 Last Day to Apply: October 3, 2026
Reports to: Director, Planning and Approvals
For Inquiries: Michael Lipkus, michael.lipkus@ttc.ca

The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), North America's third largest transit system and recognized as one of the top places to work in the GTA has introduced its new 2024-2028 TTC Corporate Plan - Moving Toronto, Connecting Communities which continues the TTC’s legacy of delivering service to hundreds of millions of customers a year. The TTC’s new vision and mission statements also help promote the many environmental, social equity and economic benefits that the TTC provides:

Vision: Moving Toronto towards a more equitable, sustainable, and prosperous future.

Mission: To serve the needs of transit riders by providing a safe, reliable, efficient, and accessible mass public transit service through a seamless integrated network to create access to opportunity for everyone.

What You Will Do

In this role, you will provide specialized professional leadership and expertise in urban planning, real estate development, and strategic planning to support the TTC's capital infrastructure expansion, state-of-good-repair, and operational priorities. You will act as a key planning advisor, working across the organization and with external partners to ensure municipal and provincial planning initiatives align with and support TTC infrastructure, operational, and strategic objectives.

You will serve as the TTC's primary liaison on complex urban planning matters with municipalities, provincial agencies, and key stakeholders, including the Cities of Toronto, Vaughan, Markham, and Richmond Hill, as well as Metrolinx, CreateTO, and provincial ministries. You will manage TTC involvement in long-range planning initiatives such as Official Plans, Secondary Plans, District Plans, feasibility studies, ensuring TTC interests are represented through technical reviews, policy input, stakeholder working groups, and planning recommendations.

The successful incumbent will manage and coordinate the TTC Real Estate Investment Plan (REIP), supporting the development and implementation of strategies that advance city-building initiatives, transit supportive development opportunities, and TTC real estate priorities. You will also work closely with municipal partners and internal stakeholders to identify opportunities for coordination, process improvements, and efficiencies that support capital project delivery.

You will lead planning due diligence activities for capital, state-of-good-repair, and operational projects by reviewing planning policies, development proposals, legislation, permitting requirements, and municipal approvals processes. In this capacity, you assess impacts, identify risks and opportunities, and provide strategic recommendations that support project land use, design, approvals, schedules, budgets, and long-term operational requirements.

You will monitor and evaluate emerging planning legislation, development policies, and regulatory changes, including the Planning Act, Building Faster Transit Act, Ontario Building Code, and related frameworks, and implement required changes to TTC planning and approvals processes. You will provide guidance on urban planning, development, and real estate matters affecting TTC capital projects, infrastructure protection priorities, and operational interests.

In partnership with internal and external stakeholders, you will prepare briefing notes, board reports, committee reports, presentations, dashboards, metrics, key performance indicators (KPIs), and objectives and key results (OKRs) that support informed decision-making and demonstrate progress on strategic planning initiatives. You will also negotiate and support agreements with municipalities, agencies, and other stakeholders to advance planning priorities and city-building opportunities on TTC lands.

As a trusted subject matter expert, you will establish and maintain strong working relationships across the organization and with external partners, provide professional guidance on complex urban planning and development matters, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that enhance planning, approvals, and strategic coordination across the TTC.

What Skills Do You Bring?

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