City of Maple Ridge

Come grow with The City of Maple Ridge! Are you a team player with a “can do attitude”, excellent communication and customer service skills? We have the perfect opportunity for you!

Founded in 1874, Maple Ridge is one of BC’s oldest communities and one of the fastest growing Cities in Metro Vancouver. This tremendous pace of growth creates opportunities for professionals like you to bring your passion and talent to our organization. This is a place where you can make a difference, serve the community with pride and professionalism and work with our elected representatives to turn their vision for our community into action.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The City of Maple Ridge is seeking a collaborative, customer-focused, and knowledgeable manager to provide direction and coordinate the work of the community planning section of the Planning Department.  The Manager of Community Planning is accountable for monitoring, amending and implementing the policies contained in the Official Community Plan and other related documents and bylaws. Reporting to the Director of Planning, this role also acts as a liaison between the Planning Department and external stakeholders involved in a development application review process. If you are passionate about designing and shaping the world around you through the lens of sustainability, problem solving and policy development, we’d love to hear from you.

The successful candidate will have:

• Extensive knowledge of the principles, practices, methods and techniques used in managing various forms of land use planning projects.
• Thorough knowledge of the policies, rules, by-laws, and regulations governing the work of the department.
• Ability to administer and direct the Community Planning section operations, programs and projects with a corporate strategic focus and provide a high degree of leadership.
• Strong leadership skills to guide subordinate staff towards successful outcomes and workplace objectives.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective liaison and working relationships with internal contacts, governmental and business officials and representatives and the public.
• Ability to exercise sound judgement and represent the section in meeting and dealing with Boards, Committees and Commissions on planning matters and projects.
• Ability to prepare professional and technical planning and/or administrative reports and studies, and analyze and evaluate data for complex problem solutions.
• A graduate degree from a recognized planning program or closely related field
• Membership with the Canadian Institute of Planners.

EQUITY STATEMENT

At the City of Maple Ridge, we are dedicated to cultivating an inclusive culture that actively values and embraces diversity. We strive to attract and retain a talented, diverse workforce that is broadly reflective of the community we proudly serve. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process by contacting.

WHAT WE OFFER YOU:

The City of Maple Ridge is a great place to work with competitive compensation packages that include the Municipal Pension Plan, a strong employee wellness program and the opportunity for professional career growth and professional development. If you want to help shape a growing community in a municipality that strives for service excellence, then this is the position for you.

Please APPLY here: https://mapleridge.hiringplatform.ca/processes/109200-23-035-manager-of-community-planning?locale=en

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those under consideration will be contacted.