We’re looking for a Temporary Senior Planner, Development Review to join Clarington’s Planning & Infrastructure Services team (up to 18 months)

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Why Clarington?

Clarington is a community full of possibilities.

As one of the fastest-growing municipalities in Durham Region, Clarington is home to over 107,000 residents across four urban centres and 14 hamlets. With our population expected to double by 2051, Clarington offers a perfect blend of urban living and small-town charm. We’re known for our thriving energy and agricultural sectors, vibrant historic downtowns, and exceptional quality of life.

Our team thrives in a collaborative environment that promotes work-life balance and meaningful community impact. We value accountability, integrity, and respect, and we are deeply committed to fostering equity, inclusion, and diversity in the workplace. Together, we’re building a stronger Clarington — for today and for future generations.

The future is bright – and working with the Municipality of Clarington means you can help shape it. How will you make your mark?

About the Role

Vacancy Status: This posting is for an existing vacancy, to temporarily replace a Maternity leave.

Reporting to the Manager of Development Review, the Temporary Senior Planner, Development will be responsible for carrying out complex planning assignments with minimal supervision. The position will focus on facilitating development applications in an productive and timely manner.

Key Responsibilities

- Applying advanced expertise to process complex development applications and negotiate conditions of approval.
- Preparing and presenting reports to Council on a wide variety of municipal planning matters.
- Managing projects and conducting comprehensive planning studies, including research, analysis, and policy formulation.




- Facilitating public consultation and responding to inquiries.
- Making presentations to Council, public information centres and to resident groups as required.
- Mentoring and expert resource for junior planning staff.
- Leading in the establishment of new standards, processes and customer service initiatives including utilization of the AMANDA system to maintain all development application processes and procedures of development review processes.
- Representing the Municipality and the Department in a variety of settings with the province, other municipalities, agencies, developers, citizen groups, residents, and other Departments.
- Helping to facilitate major economic development projects with Economic Development staff.
- Providing expert testimony before Appeal Tribunals.
- Other duties as required.

What you bring

- A degree In Urban and Regional Planning from a recognized university program or an honours degree in a related program.
- A minimum of four (4) years of progressive planning experience at the municipal level.
- A designation as a Registered Professional Planner (RPP).
- Excellent working knowledge of the Planning Act, Provincial Plans, and municipal development processes.
- Excellent understanding of good urban design principles to evaluate proposals.
- Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to convey complex or detailed information in a manner that is understandable to a variety of audiences.
- Excellent research, analytical and problem-solving skills for highly complex projects.
- Excellent interpersonal, organizational, leadership and negotiation skills.
- Ability to work independently and as a senior member of a team.
- Excellent project management skills including timely delivery of results.
- Sound knowledge of planning principles and practices.
- Demonstrated commitment to continuous learning.
- Demonstrated experience at Appeal Tribunals.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, including Excel and PowerPoint.
- Proficiency in

📌 Senior Planner, Development Review (Toronto)
🏢 Municipality of Clarington
📍 Toronto