DIRECTOR ENVIRONMENT CLIMATE & FORESTRY

City of Toronto • $165K — $222K *

Toronto, ON M3C 0E3In-Person

Education, Government & Non-Profit

8 - 10 years of experience

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Qualifications

Post-secondary degree in a relevant field such as Public Administration or Urban Planning.
Extensive experience leading teams in diverse environments with a focus on strategic leadership.
Proven track record in organizational transformation and executing large-scale initiatives.
Strong background in financial management and risk oversight.
Excellent communication, negotiation, and relationship-building skills.
Demonstrated political acuity and customer service orientation in public sector settings.
Analytical, strategic thinking, and problem-solving capabilities.

Responsibilities

Guide long-term strategy and business transformation initiatives to enhance efficiency and accountability.
Champion innovation and change management to meet organizational objectives.
Lead a diverse workforce by fostering high performance and resilience.
Oversee talent management and succession planning practices.
Promote a positive workplace culture focused on reconciliation and inclusion.
Direct all section activities through effective delegation and management practices.
Ensure fiscal accountability and alignment of section budgets with corporate policies.

Benefits

Comprehensive health benefits package.
Work-life balance with a 35-hour work week.
Opportunities for professional development and training.
Engagement in impactful civic projects with significant public implications.

Full Job Description

Job ID: 66737
Job Category: Management
Division & Section: Environment, Climate & Forestry, Program Delivery
Work Location: Union Station, 65 Front St E
Job Type & Duration: Full-time, Permanent Vacancy
Salary Range: $165,310.00 - $222,843.00
Shift Information: Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week
Affiliation: Non-Union
Number of Positions Open: 1
Posting Period: 02-Sep-2026 to 17-Sep-2026

Reporting to the Executive Director, this role leads strategic and operational planning for Program Delivery. The successful candidate will lead the implementation of major climate mitigation programs, strengthening how work is planned and delivered, and driving the move to implementation at scale. Success in this role will require strong judgment, steady operational leadership, and the ability to align people, partnerships, budgets and systems around clear public outcomes.

The ideal candidate will bring people-centred leadership, creativity, focus, and resilience to the challenge of delivering measurable results in a complex and rapidly changing civic environment.

Who You Are

You are an exceptional leader of people and change, able to bring clarity and momentum to complex work with significant public impact. You thrive in complex, multi-stakeholder, highly collaborative environments, balance strategic vision with operational excellence, and are skilled at building trust, leading transformation, and advancing equity and inclusion.

Major Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Transformation

Guides long-term strategy, program planning and delivery, and business transformation initiatives to drive efficiency, accountability, and performance excellence.

Champions innovation, evidence-based decision-making, and change management strategies to support the organization in achieving its objectives.

Leads a diverse workforce, fostering high performance, creativity, and resilience.

Oversees talent management and succession planning.

Plays a leadership role in efforts to build a positive workplace culture.

Promotes reconciliation, equity, diversity, and inclusion as core values.
Ensures alignment of services, resources, and reporting structures to support a modernized, functional-matrix delivery model.

Operational & Program Management

Directs all activities of the Section through subordinate management staff, ensuring clear delegation of responsibilities.

Oversees Section budgets, ensuring alignment with corporate policies, fiscal accountability, and timely reporting.

Ensures consistent application of risk and change management approaches.

Oversees the preparation of staff reports to Council, and Standing Committees.

Makes recommendations, and offers strategic advice to the Executive Director.

Government & Organizational Insight

As a member of the Division's Senior Management Team, demonstrates enterprise-minded leadership, supporting a unified workplace culture, participating fully in centralized planning and budgeting, and aligning the work of the section with the Division's operating model.

Builds strong, collaborative relationships with other senior leaders within the Division and City, members of Council and their offices, and external partners to advance City-wide solutions.

Demonstrates a strong understanding of the governance, policy, and operational challenges within large public sector organizations.

Represents the Division on intergovernmental committees, task forces, and corporate teams, helping position the City as a leader in climate and environmental action.

Required Skills and Qualifications

Post-secondary degree in Public Administration, Business Management, Urban Planning, Organizational Leadership or related discipline.

Extensive experience leading a team of skilled professionals in a complex diverse environment, with strong strategic leadership skills and the ability to motivate, develop, and foster collaboration while creating a culture that supports excellence.

Extensive experience in leading organizational transformation and program innovation and turning ideas into large-scale action that moves the needle.

Considerable experience in financial management, compliance, and risk management skills

Highly developed relationship-building, communication, and negotiation skills, with the ability to establish effective partnerships and collaborate productively with City divisions, contractors, and external partners to achieve organizational objectives.

Strong political acuity and judgement in addressing issues, concerns and complaints while maintain a customer service focus.

Excellent strategic thinking and planning skills, analytical and problem-solving skills.

Highly developed communication and presentative skills, with the ability to convey complex information clearly and effectively to diverse audiences across all levels of the organization.

Knowledge in environment, climate, sustainability, forestry, or related fields is an asset.

Knowledge of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations, the Collective Agreements and related Labour Legislation, municipal programs and services.

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