Cornwall is a beautiful community with a population of 47,000 situated on the banks of the St. With a growing economy, expanding population and fantastic quality of life, there has never been a better time to start the next phase of your career with the City of Cornwall! Cornwall is a diverse and progressive community where residents and partners feel safe, welcomed, and enjoy a high quality of life supported by access to financially responsible and sustainable municipal services and infrastructure.

The Manager, Planning leads the Planning team’s efforts to deliver innovative and sustainable planning solutions and approvals for the municipality. This role is responsible for overseeing departmental operations, managing projects, and ensuring compliance with municipal and provincial regulations. The Manager plays a key role in policy development, strategic planning, and fostering collaboration across teams and with the community.

Develop and implement planning strategies that balance growth with environmental sustainability, economic prosperity, and community well-being. Lead a team of planning professionals, mentoring and empowering them to excel while fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration. Oversee key projects such as Official Plan reviews and Zoning By-law amendments, secondary plans, development applications such as site plan approvals, minor variances, zoning by-laws, and urban design standards.

Engage with community members, developers, and other key interest-holders, facilitating public consultations and transforming feedback into actionable planning policies. Collaborate with internal departments to ensure planning initiatives align with economic development, transportation, infrastructure, and environmental strategies. Provide expert advice, reports, and recommendations to Council and senior leadership on major planning decisions and initiatives.

Ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements related to municipal planning, development, and land use.



Foster strong relationships with external agencies, organizations, and government bodies to support municipal planning goals. Promote continuous improvement in planning processes, policies, and practices to enhance service delivery.

Prepare and manage the department budget, monitoring departmental expenditures and providing regular financial reports to the General Manager and Financial Services. Provide strategic direction and leadership to ensure team alignment with organizational goals, fostering collaboration, accountability, and high performance. Develop team capacity by coaching, mentoring, and identifying career development opportunities, ensuring alignment with operational and organizational priorities.

Guide and support team members to meet operational objectives, ensuring compliance with organizational standards, policies, and procedures while fostering a collaborative and respectful work environment. Facilitate the successful onboarding of newly hired employees by delivering comprehensive training and continuous development, ensuring alignment between their role, organizational objectives, and the municipality’s culture. Provides leadership and direction to staff and committee members as it relates to the operation of key committees supported by the department such as Planning Advisory Committee, Committee of Adjustment and Heritage Committee.

Degree in Urban Planning, Geography, or a related field Minimum of 7 years of experience in municipal planning or a related field, with a minimum of 3 years in a managerial role.

Strategic Planning: Strong ability to develop, implement, and monitor strategic and operational plans.





Municipal Planning Expertise: Comprehensive knowledge of municipal planning legislation, policies, and processes.

Technical Proficiency: Familiarity with GIS software and other tools used in land-use planning and analysis. Interest-Holder Engagement: Strong interpersonal skills to build relationships with diverse teams, external parties and agencies, and community members.

Legal Acumen: Knowledge of municipal and provincial regulations, ensuring compliance with legal requirements related to planning, development, and land use, as well as proficiency in preparing and reviewing legal documentation and contracts, representing the municipality in legal proceedings, hearings, and appeals. Work is primarily performed in an office, with periodic travel for site visits, attendance at public meetings or consultations, training, professional development events, and inter-municipal meetings. Standard business hours, Monday to Friday, with occasional evening or weekend work required to support municipal activities or events.

Cognitive demands include balancing competing interests while ensuring long-term community benefit and evaluating complex development proposals and planning issues.

Physical demands include extended periods of sitting and looking at a computer screen.

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Record and Judicial Matters Check The Corporation of The City of Cornwall strives to promote and demonstrate the values of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. We are committed to reflecting the diversity of the community we serve and encourage qualified candidates of all backgrounds and abilities to apply. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required.

Information collected will be handled in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. At the City, we respect, encourage and celebrate our diversity. Interviews may be conducted virtually through Microsoft Teams or in-person. #

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