Planning Advisor

Job Title

Planning Advisor

Organization

Montreal Fire Safety Service

Recipients

City employees and external candidates

Job Type

Permanent position

Application Period

July 20 to August 7, 2026

Salary

Salary Scale (2023): $65,937 to $110,907 | Pay Group: 29-002

The salary scale will be updated upon renewal of the collective agreement. Salary Change Notice

Job Category: General Professional

Hours: 35 hours/week - possibility of remote work

Address: 4040, Avenue du Parc, H2W 1S8. Travel to units. Parking available and easily accessible by public transportation

This process aims to fill 1 permanent position (104130). For employees belonging to the General Professionals accreditation, the eligibility list from this process will be used to fill all positions in this function at the Montreal Fire Safety Service, Operations Division, Quality Assurance and Operational Effectiveness Division, whose requirements are the same or similar. OUR OFFER

The Operations Division is responsible for intervening to save lives, protect property, and preserve the environment. Engaged in an ambitious organizational transformation, it aims to become a recognized and inspiring model of excellence in intervention. With 66 fire stations spread across the Montreal metropolitan area, the team consists of over 2,400 firefighters and over 70 state-major officers, ensuring continuous presence 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The organization adopts a hybrid management approach, combining hierarchical management with innovative matrix management. This approach integrates project management and process management, requiring the diversification and professionalization of skills within the team.

Your Mandate

You will play a key role in creating value for the service by supporting managers in planning, tracking, and implementing processes and optimization projects. Your contribution will not only meet regulatory requirements but also support organizational transformation. You will be a central pillar of operational governance, promoting continuous process improvement through the implementation of projects, accountability mechanisms, and guiding teams through changes.

More specifically, you will:

• Develop and deploy Microsoft solutions to establish data management systems and operational, tactical, and strategic dashboards;
• Guide managers in planning, tracking, and implementing projects;
• Support the implementation, tracking, analysis, and improvement of processes, either through projects or process reviews, including the development and tracking of performance indicators for accountability;
• Analyze business risk management issues and solutions;
• Identify optimization opportunities and propose solutions adapted to operational realities to reduce non-value-added tasks and strengthen the value chain;
• Implement change management strategies, including training, and foster team adhesion and skill development.

Questions? Feel free to contact Caroline Duguay-Gauthier, talent acquisition specialist.

PROFILE REQUIRED

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent academic) in administration, engineering, operations management, management information systems, organizational development, or another relevant field
• 4 years of experience related to the responsibilities of the position, specifically in project management (in a matrix context), continuous improvement/process optimization, organizational transformation, or governance
• Experience in a regulated environment and with quality management systems
• Good knowledge of Microsoft M365 suite (*Sharepoint/Teams, Excel, Lists, Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse, Power BI*)
• Microsoft training and/or certification (asset)

OUR BENEFITS

• Challenging opportunities
• A career serving the Montreal population
• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Work-life balance
• Opportunity to advance your career

Be proud or proud to work for the largest employer in the Montreal metropolitan region and the largest francophone metropolis in North America. The City of Montreal, it's nearly 30,000 talents who contribute every day to the growth of the City and make a difference for the population and the public good.

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Considering diversity as a true richness, the City of Montreal invites women, Indigenous peoples, visible minorities, ethnic minorities, and people with disabilities to submit their applications. Please identify yourself during the application.

For more information on our recruitment processes, visit https://montreal.ca/careers. For any other questions, email dotation@montreal.ca with the job offer number in the subject line.

Ensure to attach all documents proving you meet the requirements and include all relevant information for your application directly in your resume. We invite you to follow the evolution of your application in your online application file. We will only communicate with candidates whose applications are retained. DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION

The City of Montreal offers a workplace environment where respect, diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values.

With its employment equity program and employment integration programs, the City takes concrete steps to increase diversity within its workforce.

Inclusive, the City strives to remove barriers in workplaces faced by people with disabilities and implements measures facilitating accessibility. In this regard, accommodations during the skills assessment process may be offered upon request.

Thank you for contributing to diversifying and enriching the Montreal public service!