Manager of Building - Port Coquitlam, Canada - City of Port Coquitlam

City of Port Coquitlam

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Port Coquitlam, Canada

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Description

City of Port Coquitlam:

Manager of Building:

THE ORGANIZATION:
CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM

Port Coquitlam is a community of 61,000 with a strategic location in Metro Vancouver, a healthy base of businesses, new commercial and industrial areas, 271 hectares of parkland including the 25-km Traboulay PoCo Trail, well-established neighbourhoods, and a strong sense of community spirit known as PoCo Pride.

It also has a reputation for progressive governance and for its innovative approaches to managing waste, sustainable development and using technology to engage the community.

Since it was incorporated on March 7, 1913, Port Coquitlam has experienced significant growth and has remained relevant during changing times.

At the same time, the City has retained its authentic historic downtown core and a tradition of community involvement. The City has effectively balanced social, environmental, and economic values while fulfilling citizen priorities.

Vision and Mission

Council has selected the three priorities to guide the City's budget and service-delivery, based on community feedback received throughout the year and through the annual budget survey and other public consultation.

These priorities will translate into budgeted activities with tangible results, organized into six key focus areas.

Overall, the focus is on getting the basics right - planning and providing core municipal services (such as roads, utilities and other infrastructure, safety, and recreation) that matter to residents and businesses.

These are the building blocks for a safe, family-friendly community with affordable places to live at all stages of life, good-paying jobs, thriving businesses, and desired amenities and services.

To learn more, please visit the City of Port Coquitlam's
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THE OPPORTUNITY:
MANAGER OF BUILDING

Reporting to the Director of Development Services, the Manager of Building works collaboratively with development services, fire inspection and by-law enforcement staff to ensure that existing and new development aligns with City policies and regulatory requirements.

The Manager leads a highly trained team comprised of building inspection plumbing inspection, property use coordination, plan checking, and technical support staff.

The Manager is responsible for the development, administration, implementation and enforcement of policies and regulations critical both to the protection of public health and safety and to the growth of the community.

The work involves assigning, reviewing, supervising, and evaluating the work of staff engaged in the issuance of permits, conducting inspection and enforcement functions, communications, records management, and office support services.

Duties are performed with a considerable degree of independent judgment and action in accordance with established policies and sound administrative practices.

The Manager may assist in developing policies and resolving complex issues that may have City wide implications.

Illustrative Examples of Work

Plans, organizes, directs and coordinates the operations and programs of the Building Division in accordance with sound practices and objectives and applicable policies, legislation and bylaws;
Plans, assigns, checks, supervises and evaluates directly and through subordinates, the work of staff engaged in inspections, plan checking and permit issuing, administering and enforcing City bylaws and providing office support services;
Resolves a variety of the more complex and/or contentious administrative, technical and enforcement issues arising out of operations; renders decisions on highly complex issues of interpretation; directs the preparation of information and provides evidence, as required, in the prosecution of cases relative to noncompliance with applicable Acts, regulations, codes and bylaws;
Prepares divisional budgets and exercises control of same; authorizes expenditures and maintains budget controls; conducts studies, assists in preparing and presenting policy recommendations for submission to Council, administrative and technical reports, correspondence, and other material related to the work; plans, develops and implements new and/or improved methods and procedures for divisional work;
Establishes and maintains effective working relationships with a variety of internal and external contacts such as owners, contractors, architects, developers, design professionals and the public may attend Council and other meetings and liaises with a variety of internal and external contacts concerning matters related to the work;
Reviews statutory and bylaw provisions relating to the work, initiates new bylaws, prepares and presents recommendations for changing, amending or relaxing existing policy and bylaw provisions in specific situations;
Ensures accurate and comprehensive record keeping related to work of the Division in accordance with best practices; and
Hires, disciplines, lays off and participa