Manager, Municipal Planning

Government of Nunavut; Iqaluit; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Northern Allowance

Job summary

Government of Nunavut seeks a Manager, Municipal Planning in Iqaluit to lead a team of planners and engineers, guiding capital planning and advising on municipal infrastructure priorities.

The role emphasizes delivering feasible, culturally informed planning solutions across water, waste, roads, and related systems, while managing budgets and multi-year programs, under the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Nunavut (TIN).

Qualifications

• A degree in civil engineering or a related field from a recognized post-secondary institution.
• Five years of related work experience.
• Two years of supervisory or managerial experience.
• Experience working with Inuit organizations and northern governments is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Oversee planning of infrastructure including water treatment, wastewater management, solid waste disposal, road networks, and related systems.
• Guide the preparation of functional planning studies and technical feasibility reports.
• Ensure planning is grounded in engineering principles, codes, standards, environmental considerations, and Nunavut’s geographic and cultural context.
• Translate community inputs into functional project plans to inform long‑term infrastructure strategies.
• Lead and develop a team of municipal planners and engineers; assign tasks and review quality and performance.

Skills

Five years experience

Supervisory experience

Cross-cultural experience with Inuit

Education

Degree in civil engineering or related field

Job description

Title: Manager, Municipal Planning
Department:Transportation and Infrastructure Nunavut
Community:Iqaluit
Requisition Number: 979
Type of Employment:Indeterminate
Salary range:$149,905 to $170,111 per year,37.5hours/week
Northern Allowance:16,328 per year
Housing:Subsidized Staff Housing is not Available
Union Status:Excluded
Closing date:October 2, 2026@11:59 p.m. eastern time

This employment opportunity is restricted to residents of Iqaluit only.

An eligibility list may be created to fill future vacancies.

Reporting to the Director, Capital Projects, for the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Nunavut (TIN), the Manager, Municipal Planning manages a staff of planners and engineers in the provision of expert advice throughout the GN to plan infrastructure which are designed and constructed to meet functional and operational requirements within established budgets and ensures high-quality planning services that support sustainable community development. The Manager is to ensure efficient capital investment, and effective delivery of municipal services, including but not limited to water treatment, wastewater management, solid waste disposal, road systems, and related works. This position is responsible for ensuring municipal planning services are provided which result in the provision of appropriate solutions to the GN’s infrastructure needs. The Municipal Planning Section provides capital planning direction and support to Government of Nunavut (GN), as well as regional project management staff within TIN. The position manages the provision of municipal planning support to all GN departments, boards, agencies, municipal governments throughout the GN, as well as non-governmental organizations. The Manager, Municipal Planning contributes to leading the capital planning of capital municipal projects, as well as the development of project business cases to substantiate project approval by providing feasibility and planning studies, and briefs to describe the character, size, and location of northern infrastructure to ensure planned infrastructure meets clients’ operational needs, reflects values, at the lowest possible lifecycle costs.

The primary responsibility of this position includes but not limited to:

• Oversee the planning of infrastructure including but not limited to water treatment, wastewater management, solid waste disposal, road networks, and related systems.
• Guide the preparation of functional planning studies, and technical feasibility reports.
• Ensure planning is rooted in sound engineering principles, relevant codes and standards, environmental considerations, and reflect unique geographic, climatic, and cultural conditions throughout Nunavut.
• Translate community inputs and operational requirements into functional project plans to inform long-term infrastructure strategies.
• Manage a team of municipal planners, assigning tasks, reviewing work for quality and consistency, and supporting performance development.
• Ensuring that projects’ scopes are properly defined and planned before proceeding with the RFP for design.
• Lead the development of comprehensive business cases to support of multi-year capital planning and project approvals.
• Provide expert input to capital planning committees, ensuring that municipal infrastructure projects are properly scoped, justified, and prioritized.

The knowledge, skills, and abilities required for this job are usually obtained through the following:

• A degree in civil engineering, or a related field from a recognized post-secondary institution.
• Five (5) years related work experience.
• Two (2) years experience in a supervisory or managerial position
• Experience working with Inuit organizations and municipal governments in the North maybe considered an asset.

The Official Languages of Nunavut are Inuktut, English and French. Applicants may submit their resume in any of the official languages of Nunavut. Fluency in more than one of Nunavut’s official languages would be considered an asset.Knowledge of Inuit communities, culture,land,Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit, and experience working in a northern cross-cultural environment are also considered assets.

Acceptable combinations of education and experience at the senior administrative level may be considered for this position. We encourage you to apply if you have equivalent years of education and/or experience equal to the education and experience requirements listed above.

• The Government of Nunavut is committed to creating a representative workforce; therefore, priority will be given to Nunavut Inuit who self-identify as being enrolled under the Nunavut Agreement in accordance with the Priority Hiring Policy.
• Government of Nunavut employees serving a probationary period must obtain and provide written authorization from the deputy head of their employing department. The authorization from the deputy head must accompany your application for your application to be considered.
• Possession of a criminal record may not disqualify candidates from being considered. An assessment of the criminal record will be measured against the scope and duties of the position.This is only a requirement for positions that require a satisfactory criminal record or vulnerable sector check.
• Applicants may submit their resume in any of the Official Languages of Nunavut.
• Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
• The onus is on candidates in receipt of foreign post-secondary education credentials to have their foreign credentials assessed through a recognized Canadian education institution. Failure to do so may result in the rejection of their application.