Campus Planner

Primary Purpose

The Campus Planner leads and supports campus‑wide planning initiatives that guide the University’s long‑term physical development. The role provides expert analysis on land use, zoning, environmental compliance, and regulatory impacts; manages planning projects; and serves as a primary liaison with municipal authorities.

Working closely with Sustainability, Infrastructure, and Real Estate units, the role supports informed decision‑making to ensure campus development aligns with institutional priorities, regulatory obligations, and principles of accessibility, sustainability, and responsible land stewardship.

• Leads and oversees the implementation, maintenance, updating, and monitoring of the Campus Plan and other strategic land use planning and campus development initiatives, including North Campus and R+T Park.
• Translates the Campus Plan into actionable and prioritized initiatives, ensuring alignment with institutional priorities, clear ownership, appropriate resourcing, and coordinated partnerships.
• Monitors and evaluates progress of the Campus Plan, identifies progress and barriers, and supports integrated reporting and continuous improvement to inform decision‑making and future planning.
• Analyzes campus land use, building footprint, site circulation, open space, infrastructure and environmental context to guide long‑term campus growth and use.
• Prepares regulatory analyses, feasibility studies, data reviews, and planning reports; determines when environmental assessments are required and coordinates assessment processes as needed.
• Collaborates with internal teams (Space Planning, Plant Operations, Sustainable Transportation, Legal and Immigration Services) and external consultants to coordinate planning, design and development efforts.
• Project‑manages planning initiatives, including management of schedule, budget, deliverables, internal and external engagement.
• Reviews site plan proposals, supports development review processes, and contributes to the preparation of requests for proposals for development projects.
• Manages multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring they are delivered on time and within budget.
• Facilitates communication between project teams, consultants and stakeholders.
• Reviews capital project proposals for alignment with the Campus Plan, design guidelines, accessibility standards, sustainability commitments, and land‑use objectives, and identifies opportunities to advance Campus Plan objectives through existing projects.
• Supports GIS mapping to develop maps, diagrams, presentations and planning visuals.
• Supports land acquisition and disposition processes by reviewing and revising reports, topographical maps and land surveys to inform planning and development decisions.
• Participates in the President’s Advisory Committee on Design (PACOD) and other relevant internal committees, providing expertise on campus planning, development and land use to support informed decision‑making and design guidance.

• Monitors and provides guidance on municipal, regional and provincial planning, zoning, environmental or regulatory changes as they relate to land use, planning and campus properties.
• Acts as the University’s liaison with municipal authorities to support campus planning, development and regulatory compliance.
• Provides expert guidance on how external regulatory changes impact campus operations, property leases, future development and long‑term strategy.
• Liaises with municipal planning and transportation staff on matters related to land‑use policy, zoning conformity, infrastructure upgrades and development approvals.
• Supports the preparation of municipal submissions, transportation studies, environmental impact reviews and other documentation required for regulatory processes.

• Ensures planning activities comply with municipal bylaws, provincial legislation, environmental requirements, heritage considerations and campus sustainability standards.
• Contributes to the development and refinement of campus planning policies and design guidelines.
• Integrates…