Project Officer Development Pf&R

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• Division & Section: Parks & Recreation, Parks Planning & Strategic Initiatives
• Job Type & Duration: 1 Temporary Full Time Vacancy(12 Months)

Salary Range: $105,241 - $160,649

• Shift Information: Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week
• Affiliation: Non-Union
• Number of Positions Open: 1
• Posting Period: 13-Oct-2026 to 27-Oct-2026

Reporting to the Manager and/or the Senior Project Manager, the Project Officer will take a leading role in the coordination and delivery of complex projects to plan for and deliver recreation facilities, new parkland and park improvements, helping to achieve the City's parkland objectives and enhance the liveability of the City of Toronto's neighbourhoods and communities. The successful candidate will support the Parks and Recreation Facilities Plan implementation including the 2027 plan update.

Major Responsibilities:

Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

• Lead, assess and co-ordinate complex parks and facilities plans and strategies, in accordance with City Council direction and City legislation and policies.
• Work with the Manager or Senior Project Manager to initiate and advance studies, projects and legal agreements that are consistent with the vision of Council, implement the Official Plan, the Parkland Strategy, Parks and Facilities Plan, and Ravine Strategy to, address local and city-wide parkland and recreational priorities.
• Lead, review, evaluate and/or implement local parks plans and area studies to ensure that P&R’s interests are addressed, including the identification of parkland and facility needs, and opportunities for improvement. This may also include implementation of Council-approved plans for the City’s major parks, including Toronto Island Park and High Park.
• Coordinate with partners within the branch, across P&R and in other City Divisions (e.g. City Planning, Corporate Real Estate Management, Transportation Services) and agencies (e.g. CreateTO) and beyond to align planning and implementation activities.
• Manage multi-stakeholder parks planning, design and implementation projects from inception through to implementation, including project scoping, procurement, and leading project teams, including external consultants.
• Contribute to ongoing strategic planning and development of city-wide service direction, policies and procedures to ensure that City Council parkland and recreation objectives are achieved.
• Negotiate solutions and strategies that achieve the Division's parkland and recreational facility objectives in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Engage the public and other stakeholders in the parks planning process and represent the City's interests in a variety of public forums as a champion of parks planning initiatives.
• Depending on position, prepare for and serve as an expert witness at tribunals or judicial proceedings for matters related to the Official Plan, Municipal Code By-law and the Planning Act as it relates to parkland and recreation facilities planning.
• Represent the Division at Community Councils, Standing Committees and meetings with Members of Council, community groups and other stakeholders (e.g. landowners, developers) by providing leadership and technical expertise.
• Provide input to the development of the division/branch/unit's capital budget for plan and project implementation and assist in managing the assigned budget and ensuring that expenditures are controlled and maintained within approved budget allocations.
• Lead a variety of land use planning analysis to support evidence-based decision-making and due diligence, including but not limited to geospatial analysis, Official Plan policies and zoning/land use designations, plans of survey and parcel information, demographic information, environmental and physical conditions, growth patterns and parkland and facility use and condition.
• Advise and report on planning and implementation issues related to parkland and recreation, including assessing demographic and societal trends which impact long range planning, and coordinating research and analysis activities and surveys.
• Develop briefing notes, reports, and correspondence for senior management, Councillors and others as requested to support strategic decision making related to parkland and recreational matters.
• Establish and maintain effective partnerships with City Divisions, Agencies, Boards and Commissions and serveas the Division's representative to consult with Members of Council, their staff…