Associate Planner- Term

Date Posted: 06/04/2026
Req ID: 48432
Faculty/Division: UofT Mississauga
Department: UTM: Facilities, Management & Planning
Campus: University of Toronto Mississauga (UTM)
Position Number: 00059521
Existing Vacancy: Yes

Description:

About us:
U of T Mississauga—the second largest campus of Canada's top-ranked university and the only research university in Ontario's booming Peel Region—is one of the world's great catalysts of human potential.
Our employee community hums with the energy of 3,400 faculty, librarians and staff, who power our campus with curiosity, connection and care. We work together to spark life-changing research and innovation, make an indelible mark on the world by building equitable cities and societies, enable healthy lives, create a sustainable future and ignite entrepreneurship. Above all, we prioritize student success and seek to give our 16,500 students the lift of a lifetime through learning and discovery. We love to open opportunities available nowhere else for our community to achieve their ambitions and make their unique contributions to Canada and the world.
This work all comes together on a spectacularly green campus, alongside the Missinihe-ziibi (Trusting Creek or Credit River), where we seek to honour truth, reciprocity and reconciliation on the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, Seneca and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. We're thrilled to welcome those who want to learn more about us and to be part of what we do.
Your opportunity:
Reporting to the Associate Director, Space and Program Planning, the Associate Planner supports the planning, analysis, and management of space across the University of Toronto Mississauga campus. As a member of the Planning, Design & Construction team within Facilities Management & Planning, the role contributes to planning studies, space assessments, and project coordination by gathering and verifying space data, preparing analyzes and reports, supporting feasibility assessments, and maintaining accurate space information aligned with institutional priorities.
Working closely with academic and administrative stakeholders, the Associate Planner helps identify space needs, document functional requirements, and develop planning recommendations for renovations, capital projects, and operational improvements. The role also supports project administration by coordinating meetings, maintaining records, tracking planning activities, and monitoring project progress. Through strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and a commitment to service excellence, the Associate Planner contributes to effective space governance and helps ensure planning decisions support UTM's standards for quality, accessibility, sustainability, and operational effectiveness.
Your responsibilities will include:

• Implementing plans and process improvements for project activities
• Liaising between stakeholders and/or contractors to gather and share information
• Gathering information in preparation for planning reports
• Maintaining a database of the university's buildings information
• Resolving minor complaints within the scope of the role and referring to larger issues when appropriate
• Exchanging information at project planning committee meetings
• Preparing and updating CAD drawings for review
• Creating and editing project documents

Essential Qualifications:

• Advanced College Diploma (3 years) in Architectural Design/ Technology or acceptable combination of equivalent experience
• Minimum four years experience in architectural or interior design, space planning, and project coordination
• Experience with handling multiple priorities and projects with conflicting deadlines while maintaining a high degree of accuracy and high quality
• Excellent planning coordination, organizational and analytical skills
• Strong background in preparing analysis and generating reports
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written skills, strong proof-reading and editing skills

Assets (Nonessential):

• Bachelor of Architecture would be an asset
• Advanced computer skills in Microsoft Office, Excel, Word, Auto CAD, Bluebeam and Adobe Suite
• Familiarity with commercial construction projects would be an asset
• Ability to exercise initiative, tact, discretion, problem-solving skills and work under pressure

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Adaptable
• Communicator
• Multi-tasker
• Organized
• Problem solver
• Procedural
• Team player

PLEASE NOTE: This is a term position for 14 months only

Closing Date: 06/15/2026, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW
Appointment Type: Budget - Term
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
USW Pay Band 12 -- $81,312. with an annual step progression to a maximum of $103,986. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.
Job Category: Facilities/Ancilliary Services
Recruiter: Valerie Davis

Lived Experience Statement
Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.