Industrial Investment and Attraction Program Manager

2 months ago

Edmonton, Canada City of Edmonton Full time

**Job Number***:
**48157**

**The Rol**e:
Reporting to the Director, Regional Development, the Industrial Investment and Attraction Program Manager is responsible for overseeing and managing the delivery of regional and/or industrial projects and programs. This position requires a balance of leadership, strategic planning, project management, stakeholder engagement, and operational coordination.

This position leads a team that executes investment attraction and regional development strategies and manages the City of Edmonton’s role in the development process related to industrial land investment.

**Goals and deliverables**:

- Lead and motivate teams while building healthy, respectful and inclusive workplace environments that enable staff to reach their potential while strengthening organizational capacity
- Identify, develop and manage multiple high budget, politically sensitive and/or highly complex projects led by the City of Edmonton on behalf of the region that are interrelated using project management best practices
- Represent the City of Edmonton externally on major regional initiatives, which directly impact the City’s image and reputation, and may be confidential or politically sensitive
- Manage the procurement process where this may include by is not limited to development and execution of Requests for Information (RFIs), Requests for Proposals (RFPs), Evaluation Guides, and Contracts
- Develop and execute a cross-Corporation governance plan to ensure appropriate representation and participation from other Departments and Sections
- Request, monitor and manage project budget and cash flows to support the cost and financial management of the regional program
- Advance Edmonton’s economic interest in a regional context by providing advice in the form of recommendations. This requires the use of formal processes such as Council reports and briefing notes
- Provide advice to senior leaders on regional matters
- Ensure that the work completed is in alignment with the City Plan, the Economic Action Plan and the Industrial Investment Action Plan
- Anticipate business opportunities, contribute to policy, planning and initiatives, and foster a culture of accountability through performance measurement
- Build new and innovative collaborative partnerships with external agencies such as other orders of government, community organizations, regional partners and internal departments and branches

**Qualifications**:

- Knowledge, training and/or education in Planning, Business, Economics, Public Administration, Engineering and/or a related discipline. A Master’s Degree in a related field is considered an asset
- Experience at a leadership level in project management, strategic business planning, and developing and implementing complex economic development projects
- Project Management, Change Management or Economic development related credentials considered an asset
- Knowledge of industrial development and how this may inform strategy development is considered an asset
- Knowledge of regional governance, municipal governance and growth management boards
- Understanding of land development and economic development
- Equivalent combinations of education, training and experience may be considered

**What does success look like**?
- Operate with a high level of political acumen and manage the complexities of regional and industrial development
- Leverage expertise in regional governance, regional planning and the principles and practices of policy development and implementation
- Operate in an ambiguous and changing environment
- Build strategic networks, alliances and partnerships with diverse stakeholders
- Provide strategic leadership in strategy development and lead the implementation of complex initiatives
- Operate as a strategically agile leader able to anticipate business opportunities and influence enterprise-wide policy planning and initiatives
- Bring together political/stakeholder and operational efforts to achieve common goals
- Influence initiatives and create solutions without positional authority
- Demonstrate service excellence, embracing diversity and promoting inclusiveness
- Present complex ideas to diverse audiences and establish clear expectations
- Demonstrate alignment with the Cultural Commitments of Safe, Helpful, Accountable, Integrated and Excellent, fostering an environment for others to do the same. For more information on the City’s Cultural Commitments, please visit edmonton.ca/our-culture
- Demonstrate the foundational competencies, key behaviours and attributes of the City’s six leadership competencies: Courage, Inclusivity, Values-Based Influencer, Collaborative Networker, Systems Thinker and Creative Innovator. For more information on the City’s leadership competencies, please visit edmonton.ca/our-culture

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