Director of Urban Planning and Development for the Territory

Director of Urban Planning and Sustainable Development of the Territory (PDDT)WHAT THE CITY OFFERS

• A permanent and stimulating job in a dynamic team at the heart of the City's activities.
• The opportunity to make a difference for the Rosemèroises and Rosemèrois by deploying your creative thinking and energy.
• Work Schedule

Monday to Thursday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

What sets us apart

Favorable working conditions to balance work and personal life: Telework policy for several administrative positions

Paid Holiday Season leave in addition to annual vacation A schedule that ends Friday at noon!

Pension fund with guaranteed benefits

Employer-paid collective insurance program

Mobile leave and sick leave OUR VALUES Consistency | Openness | Solidarity | Commitment OUR MISSION Create a living environment that meets the needs of our community while maximizing the appeal of our territory through the quality of its environment.

Are you fueled by challenges? Contributing to our mission and its innovative projects excites you? Join our committed team to make a difference for citizens and a thriving community!

SALARY SCALE $112,495 to $137,210 STRATEGIC POSITION AND ROLE

The Urban Planning and Sustainable Development of the Territory (PDDT) Direction acts as a strategic and functional direction, serving all other directions. It supports and guides municipal decisions in matters of environment, land use, and infrastructure.

This position, at the heart of organizational performance, requires strategic, mobilizing, and cross-functional leadership. The incumbent ensures the consistency of orientations, acts as an integrator of territorial and environmental issues, and contributes to the implementation of municipal priorities.

In a context of transformation, they:

• Mobilize the team,
• Appropriate roles and structure,
• Establish effective governance and prioritization practices,
• Maintain a trusting relationship with the general management and council.
• GENERAL MANDATE
• Provide strategic, regulatory, and professional expertise and advice.
• Develop and evolve policies, standards, and reference frameworks.
• Ensure the alignment and consistent application of orientations.
• Carry out mandates related to the territory's plans and policies, advocating a citizen approach.
• Exercise mobilizing leadership and promote adherence to the city's policies and practices.
• Contribute to the planning, prioritization, and follow-up of municipal aspirations.
• Maintain close collaboration with the general management and other city departments.
• PLANNING AND GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE
• The PDDT contributes to integrated project and policy management:
• Participate in the annual and budgetary planning of projects.
• Ensure the alignment between priorities and organizational capacity.
• Support governance, prioritization, and risk management of projects.
• Establish mechanisms for monitoring and accountability.
• Foster collaboration and consistency among departments.
• SPECIFIC MANDATES
• Environment and Sustainable Development
• Ensure the vision and leadership of the environmental function.
• Deploy and monitor environmental policies.
• Structure initiatives related to climate issues and natural resources.
• Evolve the function by ensuring its strategic positioning within the organization (mandate, structure, resources).
• Ensure the consistency and compliance of actions.
• Land Use and Territorial Development
• Ensure the consistency between orientations, projects, and regulations.
• Plan and supervise the implementation, modification, or revision of land use tools (urban plan, PPU, territorial policies).
• Implement territorial planning.
• Represent the city to developers and negotiate agreements with them.
• Deploy territory revitalization initiatives.
• Infrastructure and Equipment
• Ensure the alignment between infrastructure, development, and orientations.
• Participate in the planning and prioritization of capital projects.
• Integrate sustainable development principles into projects.
• Strategically oversee major infrastructure projects.
• Governance and Prioritization
• Establish a realistic prioritization of projects.
• Structure governance and monitoring mechanisms.
• Ensure the delivery of organizational priorities.
• REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, urban planning, or related field
• Member of OIQ or OUQ, or MBA

Experience

• Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience, including 5 years in strategic management
• Experience in a municipal or comparable setting
• Experience in managing cross-functional projects
• Experience collaborating with a general management and/or elected officials
• Assets
• Organizational transformation
• Establishment of governance or prioritization practices
• Development and implementation of a strategic plan
• Planning of project portfolios (PQI)
• PERSONAL SKILLS AND PROFILE
• Personal Competencies:

Rigour, Listening, Teamwork Contribution and Customer Orientation, Communicate the vision, Manage contributions, Strategic thinking, Planning/Organization, Accountability, Political sense, Tolerance to ambiguity, Mobilization / Change Management

Multidisciplinary Expertise

• Urban planning, environment, and infrastructure issues
• Ability to support decision-making through strategic analysis
• ORGANIZATIONAL VALUES
• The person embodies: Consistency, Openness, Solidarity, Commitment
• Interested persons are requested to submit their résumé by July 31, 2026

The City of Rosemère subscribes to the employment equity program. Members of targeted groups are invited to apply. We thank all applicants for their interest. However, we will only communicate with those who are invited to an interview.

Salary: $112,495 to $137,210 per year

Benefits

• Disability Insurance
• Supplementary Health Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Paid Leave
• Employee Assistance Program
• Wellness Programs
• Retirement Plan
• On-site Parking
• Location: Hybrid Telework in Rosemère, QC J7A 3W1