Manager Maintenance Operations - Kitchener, Canada - City of Kitchener

City of Kitchener

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Kitchener, Canada

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Description

Manager Maintenance & Operations (Parks, Forestry, Trails)
Competition Number

Job Code
0619
Posting Date
January 30, 2024
Closing Date
February 20, 2024 (at 6:00pm)
Job Status
Permanent Full-TimeThe
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City of Kitchener is a vibrant and dynamic city of approximately 270,000, in the heart of southwestern Ontario. As the largest municipality in Waterloo Region, Kitchener continues to be poised for development and growth, enhancing its reputation as a leader in city-building and innovation, with nationally recognized strategies to build its neighbourhoods, its digital infrastructure and its diverse economy.
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Position Overview:

Reporting to the Director of Parks and Cemeteries, the Manager of Parks Operations is responsible for the operations and daytoday maintenance of the City's Horticulture, Turf, Sports Field, Parks Infrastructure & Amenities, and Downtown teams. We are seeking a dynamic leader, who can lead a team of specialists while developing maintenance programs, and participating in parks planning projects.

Responsibilities:

Directly supervise full time, and seasonal staff providing mentorship, direction and guidance
Ensure that City parkland inventory is maintained in accordance with the standards established by the City
Manages the City's horticultural program, Sportsfields' maintenance program and the Parks Infrastructure and Amenities
Manages the City's Downtown team involving major streetscape maintenance, Carl Zehr Square and a broad range of citywide event supports and seasonal displays
Plans and develops objectives and determines goals for the section, including administrative, technical, operational, and financial components.
Determines staffing requirements in accordance with section and seasonal workload and makes recommendations to the Director
to ensure resources match workload.
Acts as the primary office of interest, or the steward, with respect to all parks and open space related issues and is profiled in that manner with Council, the public, and other communities
Develops, recommends, and administers annual budgets
Oversees project management and manages complex, multidisciplinary and multistakeholder project teams related to parks, trails, open space development and environmental land management initiatives through development, design and construction phases
Oversees the provision of emergency service (e.g., winter storm clean up) provides direction and allocation of resources. Ensures, through protocol and communication, that legislated requirements are met
Contacts various Ministry staff (Grand River Conservation Authority, Ministry of Natural Resources, Ministry of the Environment, Ministry of Labour) for consultation regarding legislated work requirements, as well as to receive information regarding changes in legislation and standards
Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

Must have the ability to support and project the organization's core values of trust and respect, collaboration, and change and growth, as well as our leadership traits, which are reflected in employees who:
1. Lead by example and expect the same of others;
2. Recognize accomplishments;
3. Collaborate with others to realize shared outcomes;
4. Enable others to be their best;
5. Look beyond today.
4-years Honours degree in Landscape Architecture or a related field.
47 years of related experience including an onthejob period of adjustment.
Ability to represent the City and the Division at various external meetings and media opportunities
Ability to read and interpret legislation, technical journals, manuals, work orders, design drawings, bylaws, correspondence, reports, and supplier information
Leadership skills in order to effectively manage staff and projects to successful outcomes
Valid MTO DZ/G class driver's license in good standing.
Must provide Drivers Abstract at your own expense as a condition of employment.

We will accommodate the needs of applicants under the Human Rights Code and Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process. Please contact Human Resources at

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or ext. 7261 to make your needs known, so that we can support your full and equal participation throughout the hiring process.