JOB INFORMATION
Requisition ID: 13713
Number of Vacancies: 1
Department: Property,Planning And Development (20000508) - Property (30000270)
Salary Information: 115,570.00 - 144,526.20
Pay Scale Group: 10SA (CAN/S/J/10SA)
Employment Type: Temporary Until October 2027
New or Existing Vacancy: Existing
Weekly Hours: 35 Off Days: Saturday and Sunday Shift: Day
Posted On: September 30, 2026
Last Day to Apply: October 9, 2026
The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), North America's third largest transit system and recognized as one of the top places to work in the GTA has introduced its new 2024-2028 TTC Corporate Plan - Moving Toronto, Connecting Communities which continues the TTC’s legacy of delivering service to hundreds of millions of customers a year. The TTC’s new vision and mission statements also help promote the many environmental, social equity and economic benefits that the TTC provides:
Vision: Moving Toronto towards a more equitable, sustainable, and prosperous future.
Mission: To serve the needs of transit riders by providing a safe, reliable, efficient, and accessible mass public transit service through a seamless integrated network to create access to opportunity for everyone.
The full Plan can be viewed on ttc.ca.
Career Opportunity
Looking to play a direct role in shaping development around one of North America's largest transit systems? Join the TTC and help protect critical transit infrastructure, influence city-building initiatives, and ensure development projects adjacent to TTC properties support safe, sustainable, and successful transit operations in the role of a Development Coordinator.
What You Will Do
In this role, you will coordinate and manage the review of development applications and property transactions that impact TTC lands, infrastructure, and property rights. Acting as a key liaison between developers, consultants, legal representatives, municipal partners, and TTC departments, you will help ensure that developments adjacent to TTC facilities are designed and constructed in a manner that protects TTC operations, assets, and future growth plans.
You will lead the coordination of internal reviews for development proposals, including conceptual, architectural, and engineering plans, working closely with Design Engineering and other TTC stakeholders to identify risks, address concerns, and ensure compliance with TTC standards, policies, and operational requirements.
The successful incumbent will manage negotiations from the early planning stages through to the execution of agreements, ensuring developers and stakeholders understand and address TTC requirements. You will negotiate and administer a variety of agreements, including construction, operating and maintenance, easement, encroachment, lease, entrance connection, and property-related agreements.
You will serve as a central point of coordination for stakeholders, helping to resolve conflicts, identify critical risks, and focus efforts on issues that could impact project delivery, transit operations, or infrastructure protection. You will prioritize competing issues, provide timely responses, and apply sound judgement when navigating complex planning, development, legal, and technical matters.
You will review development proposals in close proximity to subway stations, tunnels, transit facilities, and other TTC assets to ensure compliance with the TTC's Developer's Guide, applicable planning policies, engineering requirements, and operating standards. You will also respond to inquiries regarding property rights, easements, survey plans, and development opportunities affecting TTC lands.
In partnership with internal and external stakeholders, you will prepare reports, presentations, recommendations, and supporting documentation related to land development, infrastructure protection, and property matters. You will represent TTC interests at meetings, committees, and working groups while supporting city-building initiatives to ensure alignment with TTC operational and strategic objectives.
What Skills Do You Bring?
Use office technology, software and applications
Apply analytical skills
Secure and manage fiscal resources
Manage projects
Plan and organize activities / projects to meet section and organizational goals
Apply the principles and practices of quality assurance
What Qualifications Do You Bring?
- University degree or college diploma in Urban Planning, Land Development, Real Estate, or a related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
- Registered Professional Planner (RPP) designation through the Ontario Professional Planners Institute (OPPI) is required.
- 3 to 5 years of experience in urban planning, land development, development review, real estate development, property transactions, or related fields.
- Strong knowledge of the Planning Act, development approvals processes, municipal planning frameworks, and current planning and housing-related legislation.
- Experience reviewing and coordinating development applications..
- Demonstrated experience negotiating agreements and working with developers, consultants, legal representatives, municipalities, and other stakeholders.
- Sound understanding of land development processes, real estate practices, easements, leases, property rights, and development agreements.
- Ability to read and interpret conceptual, architectural, engineering, and construction drawings and understand their impact on transit infrastructure and operations.
- Strong project coordination and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to balance multiple priorities and manage competing deadlines.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify root causes, assess risks, and focus on critical issues that could impact project success.
- Proven conflict resolution and negotiation skills, with the ability to communicate difficult decisions professionally and ethically.
- Strong communication, presentation, and relationship-building abilities, with a customer-focused and collaborative approach.
- High level of attention to detail, organizational skills, and professional judgement.
- Demonstrated knowledge of current events, planning trends, housing initiatives, and legislative changes affecting land development and infrastructure projects.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and other business technologies used for project coordination and reporting.
- Commitment to diversity, inclusion, accessibility, and respectful workplace practices.
Assets
- Experience working within a transit, transportation, municipal, or public-sector environment.
- Experience working on development applications involving or adjacent to transit infrastructure, transportation facilities, or major public infrastructure projects.
- Experience protecting infrastructure within complex urban development environments.
- Additional training or coursework in real estate, appraisals, negotiations, conflict resolution, or development agreements.
- Experience coordinating multidisciplinary reviews involving planning, engineering, legal, construction, and operations stakeholders.
What We Offer
- Commitment to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture that promotes a sense of belonging and represents and reflects the needs of the communities we serve.
- A flexible, hybrid work approach that allows colleagues to find balance between their professional and personal lives and making the most of the benefits of working remotely and purpose-driven in-person collaboration opportunities.
- One of the great benefits of being a full-time TTC employee is becoming a member of the TTC defined pension plan.
- A comprehensive package that covers health, dental, vision and more.
- Support for professional development opportunities for all colleagues through a broad range of learning programs that include in-person and online training, leadership development, and support for colleagues’ well-being.
Commitment to EDI
The TTC is committed to upholding the values of equity, diversity, anti-racism and inclusion in the delivery of its services and in its workplaces. The TTC is committed to fostering a diverse workforce that is representative of the communities it serves at all levels of the organization and supports an inclusive environment where diverse employee and community perspectives and experiences bring value to the organization. The TTC encourages applications from all applicants, including members of groups with historical and/or current barriers to equity, including but not limited to, Indigenous, Black and racialized groups, people with disabilities, women and people from the LGBTQIA+ community. The TTC values and supports an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment and selection process. Accommodations for applicants are available upon request throughout the recruitment and selection process, including for those who identify as having a disability. Please contact Talent Management at (416) 393-4570 or Jobs@ttc.ca . Any information received related to an accommodation will be addressed confidentially.
General Prohibition in Hiring Process
The TTC is also committed to a fair hiring process based on job related qualifications, merit, and abilities. You are expected to write your own materials and provide your own qualifications and experiences during the hiring process. The TTC will not tolerate the use of artificial intelligence or external resources in any of your submissions or responses, or the disclosure of interview questions to others. By submitting your application, you acknowledge and agree to the following:
- The use of any artificial intelligence (AI) tool including, but not limited to, ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot, to generate or produce any information or materials to be submitted or any response to any assessment question or any interview question, is prohibited.
- All information and materials you submit, including resume, cover letter, and assessment responses, are your own original work without the use of any AI tool
- During any interview, your response to any interview question is your own without the use or assistance of any AI tool or any person.
- You will not disseminate or disclose to any person any interview question.
Should you breach the prohibition of AI tool use, or information dissemination or disclosure, you will be in violation of TTC’s hiring process and TTC may withdraw your application and may prohibit you from participation in the TTC hiring process.
Relatives of TTC Employees
The TTC’s policy prohibits relatives of current TTC employees from being hired, assigned, transferred or promoted into positions, where there is a conflict of interest due to a relationship. Should you be selected for an interview, you will be required to disclose the name, relationship and position of any relative who is a current TTC employee.
We thank all applicants for their interest but advise only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
