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Capital Regional District (CRD)

Senior Manager, Regional and Strategic Planning

Employer/Organization: Capital Regional District (CRD)

Closing: September 21st 2019 4:30 PM PST

Details

Make a difference and become a part of the Capital Regional District’s vibrant future!  Located in one of the world’s premier places to live, work and visit, the Capital Regional District (CRD) strives to create liveable, vibrant communities, practice exemplary environmental stewardship and build a prosperous and sustainable economy.  We are an outcome driven, high performance organization respected for its commitment to the citizens we service and the services we provide.

 

Position Purpose

Reporting to the General Manager of Planning and Protective Services, the Senior Manager, Regional and Strategic Planning is a division manager responsible for leadership of and senior planning services for the CRD’s Regional Planning division and for CRD strategic and corporate planning initiatives.  The position provides leadership and direction in the areas of regional growth management, transportation planning, and regional information and research services.

 

Key Accountabilities/Position Outcomes

  • Provides leadership, direction and support in all matters relating to the delivery of services of the Regional Planning division, and for strategic and corporate planning initiatives of the CRD.
  • Develops and coordinates the implementation and/or design of the regional growth/sustainability strategy, transportation strategy and related initiatives.
  • Liaises with and provides effective professional leadership, guidance, advice and information to the CRD directors, committees, departments and member municipalities, and with external agencies including data license agreements.
  • Ensures a continued understanding and provides expert advice on regional data management systems, modeling and analysis software and procedures, as well as of urban and regional planning theory, concepts and methods.
  • Prepares and presents information to a variety of user and interest groups, including to CRD committees, and prepares applications for grant programs to enhance the delivery of service.

 

Qualifications

Degree in urban and regional planning or equivalent with 10 years progressively responsible and directly related experience, including substantial technical and administrative experience in regional planning services preferably in a local government setting, and significant experience in staff leadership; or an appropriate combination of qualifications, training and experience.  Requires full membership in the Canadian Institute of Planners. 

 

Role Specific Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

  • Proven ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external organizations.
  • Ability to generate, coordinate and manage multiple projects for a number of program areas and to meet required objectives and deadlines.
  • Knowledge of the Local Government Act and other relevant legislation and regulations.
  • Extensive knowledge of and experience with project design, management and implementation.
  • Extensive knowledge of technical planning concepts and methods including statistics and census concepts, definitions and data, projections and modeling for land use, demographics, housing, employment and transportation.
  • Excellent organization, customer service, public relations, communications (written and verbal), project management and leadership skills.  Computer literacy required.
  • Valid BC Driver’s License.

 

Applications

To apply for this exciting opportunity, please submit your resume and covering letter online at www.crd.bc.ca under “Careers”.                                                                                                                                                                           

The CRD wishes to thank you for your interest and advises that only those candidates under active consideration will be contacted.

For More Information

www.crd.bc.ca/about/careers

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