Director, Transportation & Infrastructure Planning

The Details Job Title Director, Transportation & Infrastructure Planning Job Number J0926-0067 Job Code NUTBD Job Category Transportation Bargaining Unit Non-Union Job Type Full Time Employment Type Replacement Number Of Positions 1 Hours Of Work 35 hrs/wk Salary $146,579.81 - $183,162.74/Year Date Posted September 10, 2026 Closing Date October 2, 2026 The Role The Director, Transportation & Infrastructure Planning leads the plans, policies, and concepts that shape Kingston’s right-of-way – its sidewalks, pathways, and streets – bringing vision, leadership, and strategic direction to the City’s transportation network. Working collaboratively across City departments and with external stakeholders, this position guides transportation planning and policy matters, including related stormwater considerations, providing creative and best-practice solutions for how the City grows and connects. Visible and engaged in the community, the Director proactively seeks input from residents and stakeholders on planning initiatives within the City’s right-of-way to enhance transparency and allow concerns to be addressed early in the process. This position aligns strategic planning and concept development with stakeholder needs and the capital program. The department’s defining deliverables are approved, defensible long-term transportation and infrastructure plans, translated into project concepts and programs, delivered through one integrated function that spans policy, planning, and design through to network management. The Director leads this front-end planning work with a team that has transportation expertise that manages the project from the initial stages through engagement to delivers sound, approved, project concepts that can be advanced through detailed design. The Director also oversees the teams of engineers, planners, analysts, technologists, and other subject matter experts who manage and deliver the City’s transportation programs including road safety, active transportation, and traffic management. Through the oversight of these functions the Director ensures the growth and renewal of the right-of-way are planned, funded, delivered, and maintained in alignment with Council priorities while advancing the City of Kingston’s vision for a connected, safe, and accessible multimodal transportation system, supported by a resilient stormwater network, that meaningfully supports growth and asset management. Meet your department... Transportation & Infrastructure Services is responsible for planning, building, operating and maintaining the infrastructure and transportation systems that keep Kingston moving and support a growing, connected and sustainable community. The group brings together transit, transportation planning and programs, engineering, and public works services to support the safe and efficient movement of people and goods, manage and renew critical municipal infrastructure, and deliver essential services to residents. What You'll Do... Lead all infrastructure planning & programs activities, with a focus on ensuring the City’s rights-of-way reflect the direction of the Integrated Mobility Plan and support the growth and redevelopment envisioned in the Official Plan. Oversee and guide short-term and long-term strategic plans, master plans, studies, and development charge technical work that connect people and places and protect the right-of-way through appropriate policy, network planning, technologies, and programs. Examine, recommend, and oversee implementation of new transportation policies and programs that promote a multimodal transportation network, advance road safety, reprioritize the use of road space for all users, and support transit priority, while also strengthening asset management and system resilience. Lead the conceptual design function that produces approved, defensible project concepts, and oversee their handoff to Engineering Services or Public Works for detailed design and delivery. Provide leadership and …

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