Employment Opportunity

Manager of Planning - Full-Time, 1 Year Contract

Rate of Pay: Pay Band 6 $76,466.06 - $96,368.16

The County of Annapolis is currently seeking a Manager of Planning to join our team for a 1 year term! This is an opportunity to work amongst the breathtaking natural beauty of the Bay of Fundy shoreline and the lush Annapolis River, where you will be captivated by coastal communities, towns, village, historic properties and stunning parks that are the pride of our county. Annapolis County is an ideal location to live, work and play.

The Managerof Planningshall be responsible forproviding daily support, leadership, coaching and mentoring to all Planning and Inspection, GIS and Civic Addressing staff.Key responsibilities include preparing, updating, reviewing, and writing the Municipality’s Municipal Planning Strategy and Land Use Bylaw, assisting with development permits and subdivision applications, investigating resident complaints, processing applications for strategy amendments, development agreements, and site plans; conducting detailed studies for planning areas, serving as staff resource for Planning Advisory Committee and Area Advisory Committee meetings, reviewing zoning confirmation requests, subdivision regulations, and municipal servicing specifications; responding to various communications, supporting Annapolis County’s Regional Emergency Measures Organization, and any other duties as may be assigned from the Director.

Qualifications and Expectations:

Candidates for this position must possess at a minimum, an undergraduate or master’s degree in planning, or a similar educational program from a recognized post-secondary institution. Being a member of the Canadian Institute of Planners would be considered an asset.

Ideally, the candidate must have a minimum of five (5) years' experience working in a municipal or provincial planning setting where the focus has been on interpreting planning rules and regulations and provincial legislation, with preference given to those whose experience is directly or indirectly working with a municipal government organization, or a combination of formal experience and lived experiences. 

Due to the nature of this position, the employee must:

• Have exceptional reading and report writing skills

• Have ability to facilitate and present public presentations

• Be adept dealing with difficult people and be able to discuss complex matters in simple terms tactfully and respectfully

• Be fluent with the Microsoft Office Suite
• Have comfortability working in a fast-paced work environment, often under public pressure

This position will occasionally require work outside of normal office hours including evenings and weekends.  

Deadline for submissions: 4:00PM on April 3rd, 2026

Please submit your application via our careers page: https://careers.risepeople.com/municipality-of-the-county-of-annapolis/en 

Applications will not be accepted via Social Media (Facebook)

The County of Annapolis thanks all those for applying but only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Statement of Intent: Our goal is to be a diverse and inclusive workforce representative of the communities we serve at all job levels. We encourage applications from Indigenous People, Persons of African Descent, Black/African Nova Scotians and other Racially Visible Persons, Persons Living with Disabilities, Gender Diverse Persons and members of other historically excluded communities. While we recognize the inherent difficulty of doing so, members of equity seeking communities are encouraged to self-identify in their cover letter or your resume.

 Sabrina Uccello, HR Coordinator
employment@annapoliscounty.ca
(902) 532-0890
Municipality of the County of Annapolis
752 St. George St, PO Box 100
Annapolis Royal, NS B0S 1A0

www.AnnapolisCounty.ca