Parks Capital Projects Manager - Coquitlam, Canada - City of Coquitlam

City of Coquitlam

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Coquitlam, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Regular Full-time Exempt

About Us

One of BC's Top Employers, the City of Coquitlam offers meaningful career opportunities to make a difference within the local community.

As the sixth largest city in BC, we are home to more than 150,000 residents.

Our diverse municipality is a great place to work as it continues to grow through innovative urban design, inspiring arts, culture and recreation programs, and state-of-the-art transportation systems.

Our brand is built on managing our resources in a responsible and sustainable manner, while supporting a vibrant, growing regional urban centre.

We envision a bright future in Coquitlam that we hope includes you

About You / What We Are Looking For

As a result of growth in the community and increasing parks capital programs, the City has an opportunity for a new Parks Capital Projects Manager to join our team.

This position will report to the Manager Parks, and will look after major capital projects in the Parks division.

This role includes the opportunity to deliver new park development and major asset replacement and enhancement initiatives while overseeing a small team of CUPE staff that are dedicated to such work.

Recent examples of similar projects include the delivery of Sheffield Park and the complete replacement of the Percy Perry track and artificial turf field.

This position plays a pivotal role in helping deliver exceptional parks capital projects to the residents of Coquitlam and their families

The Parks Capital Projects Manager is responsible for performing professional work in developing plans for capital projects and working collaboratively with teammates in the Parks Planning and Design team in anticipation of the City's development or renewal of parks infrastructure.

This position will look forward to setting team priorities that are aligned with City and Departmental priorities as well as develop and implement processes, policies and tools to build high quality parks infrastructure.

Overseeing the Parks Capital Projects team will require considerable independent leadership, innovation and judgment and requires a professional with excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.

The successful applicant will have the ability to work effectively with other divisions and departments, external consultants, contractors, agencies and stakeholders, including citizen groups and the Coquitlam community.

This will include utilizing best practices and monitoring trends to provide expert advice on parks construction.

Minimum Qualifications

Other Requirements include:

Ability to foster a team focused, inclusive, collaborative and creative workplace.
Experience managing staff teams in a unionized work environment including coaching, mentoring, and probationary and performance reviews.
Advanced research, analytical and problem solving skills, with an ability to identify improvements for existing parks infrastructure.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to negotiate, influence, and liaise effectively with colleagues, members of the public and external agencies including report writing, meeting facilitation and the ability to prepare and present powerful public presentations to the public, City Council and Council Committees.
Familiarity with public engagement processes and the ability to effectively manage project issues.
Track record of success in promoting and maintaining a work environment which fosters and rewards teamwork, initiative, accountability, diversity and innovation.
Advanced levels of business acumen and critical thinking skills to identify risks and leverage opportunities when representing the Parks, Recreation and Culture Department on various matters that impact the public.
Strong financial management skills with the ability to prepare and recommend capital budgets for parks development.
Experience working within other public sector organizations and external stakeholders will be considered an asset.
An understanding of the strategic direction of the City.

What We Offer:
This excluded position has an annual salary range of $137,991 - $155, Rates). The rate of pay is based on a variety of factors including qualifications, knowledge, experience and skills.

You will have the chance to join a rapidly growing and diverse team dedicated to supporting the local community, and be able to engage in variety of learning and development opportunities.

Additionally, there is an opportunity to participate in an earned day off/flex day program. This position is based in Coquitlam with some flexible, hybrid work options available.

The City offers an attractive vacation and extended benefits package, including the ability to contribute to the Municipal Pension Plan.

Accessibility / Equal Opportunity Employer

The City of Coquitlam is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer working towards enhancing equitable practices in our recruitment and retention processes.

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