Superintendent Park Board

1 month ago

Vancouver, Canada The City of Vancouver Full time

**Requisition ID**:38938

**Organization**

Located on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Peoples, Vancouver has a commitment to becoming a City of Reconciliation. Vancouver consistently ranks as one of the world’s most liveable cities and is working towards being the greenest city in the world. Named among Canada's Top 100 Employers, BC's Top Employers, and Canada's Greenest Employers, the City of Vancouver seeks colleagues who can help shape and embody our core commitments to sustainability, decolonization, equity and outstanding quality of life for all residents.

Consider joining our committed team of staff and being part of an innovative, inclusive and rewarding workplace.

**Main Purpose and Function**
The Superintendent of Stanley Park is responsible for managing the day-to-day operation and maintenance of Stanley Park while ensuring work is completed in an efficient and cost effective manner. The incumbent of this position is responsible for managing staff; this includes hiring, termination, evaluation, discipline, support, coaching, training and development and representing the employer in the grievance process; establishing work schedules and procedures, co-ordinating activities with other work units; building relationships with customer and stakeholders to improve service levels; performing crew audits to ensure compliance with safety, environmental and quality standards; conducting job costing and bid tendering and reviewing various paperwork/invoices. The incumbent is expected to exercise independent judgment and initiative, including providing expertise to other divisions and participating in the development of policies and long range plans.

**This position works a Thursday through Monday schedule.**

**Specific Duties and Responsibilities**
- The main focus is to enhance operational efficiencies, management and coordination of the day-to-day operation and maintenance of the park.
- Plans, schedules, prioritizes and manages a crew of skilled and semi-skilled maintenance staff to maintain passive turf, boulevards, trails, landscaped areas, athletic fields, other landscaped areas and facilities
- Establishes and maintains effective communication and coordination among staff, with other divisions and departments in the Park Board, the City, consultants, and contractors
- Sets priorities for maintenance of and coordinates the use of equipment with supervisors and superintendents in other divisions
- Participates in Park Board team meetings, conducts staff meetings and presents crew talks
- Provides leadership to staff, including hiring and termination, discipline, performance and attendance management, coaching, training, development and guidance and represents the employer in the grievance process
- Provides coaching on a timely basis; develops goals and expectations, identifies training and development, including all aspects OH&S technical and administrative requirements
- Meets with employees to resolve disputes and administers appropriate collective agreements, hears grievance meetings at step 1 of the grievance process and in consultation with superiors has the authority to resolve grievances at that step
- Establishes and maintains communication with staff to discuss policies, administrative issues and share information, programs plans and problems solve around difficulties encountered working in a challenging environment
- Sets performance goals and coaches employees to achieve desired results
- Establishes and monitors attendance management goals within the group; meets with employees to address and resolve attendance problems
- Provides input into staffing requirements to ensure efficient use of budget allocation
- Oversees contractors and consultants, ensures goods and services are provided within the set parameters of the contract, identifies discrepancies and makes recommendations to address problems identified
- Monitors operating and capital budgets, and provides input and recommendations into the budget process
- Maintains operational and administrative records, completes work orders and requests, keeping daily attendance records, checking time sheets for accuracy and completeness, authorizing overtime, vacation monitor expenditures to keep projects on schedule and within budget
- Responsible for keeping maintenance and work records and developing, implementing and monitoring work schedules
- Responsible for ensuring safe work procedures are in place and followed and investigates and represents the employer, as required, in OH&S Committee
- Other duties/responsibilities as assigned

**Qualifications**:
Education and Experience:

- Graduation from a university, institute of technology or college of horticulture and parks management, supplemented by courses in horticulture, arboriculture, project management and supervisory training or an equivalent combination of trainin

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