Project Manager, Urban Design

7 months ago

Guelph, Canada The City of Guelph Full time

Why Guelph:
**What we offer**
We offer competitive wages and comprehensive benefits to meet the needs of our diverse employees. Many of our positions offer:

- Paid vacation days, increasing with years of service;
- Paid personal days;
- Hybrid and flexible work arrangements;
- Defined benefit pension plan with OMERS, including 100-per-cent employer matching;
- Extended health and dental benefits, including Health Care Spending Account;
- Employee and Family Assistance Program;
- Parental leave top up program;
- Learning and development opportunities including tuition assistance;
- Employee recognition programs.

Position Overview:
**Key duties and responsibilities**
- Provides overall project management for strategic urban design initiatives and capital projects including design guidelines, demonstrations and visualizations, secondary plans, land use studies and corporate city-building projects.
- Develops City policy and implements guidelines related to urban design and city form to be incorporated into the Official Plan, Secondary Plans.
- Directs internal staff teams and consultants and effectively manages project deliverables.
- Develops formal project documents including project charters and work plans.
- Conducts research, develops recommendations, prepares reports and delivers presentations.
- Provides leadership and facilitates public consultation, stakeholder engagement and liaison in a positive and inclusive manner; including education, information and consultation.
- Builds effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders including the development community in order to advance projects.
- Prepares and oversees and is responsible for consultant contracts including managing the procurement process.
- Manages and monitors project budgets.
- Provide expert advice and interpretation of urban design policies and guideline documents.
- Recommends and implements creative site design solutions supportive of city’s urban design policies and guidelines.
- Leads the review of urban design master plans, provides recommendations and advice on implementation.
- Advises on municipal projects from a design perspective.
- Ensures all requirements of the Planning Act and other applicable legislation are met.
- Provides planning recommendations and advice to the department head, Council, and the public on a wide variety of planning matters from a design perspective.
- Provides evidence at Ontario Land Tribunal hearings and other tribunals, participate as an expert in facilitation, mediation and settlement of appeals.
- Supports continuous improvement initiatives and the building partnerships mandate of the corporation.
- Other duties as assigned.

**Qualifications and requirements**
- Post-secondary degree in Urban Design, Urban and Regional Planning, or related discipline.
- Considerable experience in urban design.
- Full Membership in the Ontario Professional Planner’s Institute (OPPI) as a Registered Professional Planner.
- Ability to give evidence related to complex planning studies before the Ontario Land Tribunal.
- Excellent graphic design skills and experience in computer programs with demonstrated ability to develop 3-D models (3-D Studio, Sketch-up, etc.)
- Excellent organizational, analytical and decision making skills.
- Ability to lead teams and influence, negotiate and mediate conflict and resolve issues.
- Ability to coordinate the efforts of multi-disciplinary project teams and consultants; including preparing and monitoring work plans.
- Proficiency in facilitating effective community/stakeholder engagement.
- Skilled in providing a solution oriented, customer service approach using good judgement, creativity and strategic thinking.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate with all levels of staff, stakeholders, the media, Council and the general public.
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access and Outlook).
- Knowledge of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and other applicable legislation.

**Pay/Salary**
Non-Union Grade: 6 $91,567.41- $114,459.27

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