Senior Housing Planner

7 days ago

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada City of Vancouver Full time
About the Role

The City of Vancouver is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Housing Planner to join our team in Housing Policy and Regulation. This is a senior professional position that involves leading a staff team working on a variety of projects and program work related to securing affordable housing through the City's planning and development processes citywide, legal agreements, and protection of existing low-income affordable housing.

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide leadership, coordination, planning, research, and analysis related to securing affordable housing through planning and development processes.
  • Play a key role in implementing City-wide inclusionary housing policies, such as the Sustainable Large Development Rezoning Policy and in recently adopted community plan areas.
  • Implement policy and apply guidelines through the development process to enable moderate income rental housing projects throughout the city.
  • Contribute to the development of rezoning policies and district schedules as required to advance the City's affordable housing goals and targets.
  • Lead complex negotiations with private sector applicants as part of the community amenity contribution and public benefits process to secure on-site affordable housing.
  • Employ a diverse range of quantitative and qualitative analytical techniques, including scenario building and option appraisals, to develop effective housing projects.
  • Build strong relationships with non-profit/co-op partners to renew and redevelop their land and buildings, where appropriate, in order to maintain and improve affordable housing supply.
  • Collaborate with a wide range of internal departments and external stakeholders to develop partnerships that will effectively implement housing projects and assist in meeting the new Housing Vancouver targets.
  • Provide liaison with the public, community groups, representatives of the development industry, non-profit/co-op housing providers, and senior government representatives and agencies.
  • Prepare and present Affordable Housing Project reports and recommendations to senior staff and City Council and attend at Council meetings to represent the Team and respond to questions as required.
  • Supervise a staff team by developing individual work plans, performance objectives, training and development opportunities, coach, mentor, and motivate staff to achieve high levels of performance, and encourage a team approach to achieving housing and corporate objectives.
  • Support the Director in recruitment and managing shifting work demands, providing project management support, and ensuring the team is responsive to changing priorities.
Requirements
  • University graduation at the Masters level in planning or a related discipline.
  • Thorough professional related experience at a responsible level, or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
  • Knowledge of current housing and land use policies of the City of Vancouver and other levels of government, as well as municipal development approval processes and regulations.
  • Ability to lead a team of professional planners implementing projects using strong coaching and mentoring skills.
  • Up-to-date knowledge and understanding of social, economic, political, technological, demographic, and environmental trends, factors, and issues related to housing context in Vancouver and Metro area.
  • An in-depth knowledge of the factors affecting housing supply and demand, including land use planning, land and development economics, social safety net policies, income distribution, and the influence of individual characteristics.
  • Considerable knowledge of project management philosophies and practices, including project scope, budgeting, scheduling, and coordination of team activities.
  • Up-to-date knowledge of municipal planning, land development, community development, housing planning, and policy development.
  • Highly developed methodological, analytical, creative, and conceptual skills.
  • Ability to develop, review, and monitor financial and project analysis instruments.
  • Ability and demonstrated experience in developing and implementing policy in a multi-stakeholder environment.
  • Proven ability to develop and present evidence-based recommendations to senior staff, governing bodies, and stakeholders.
  • Ability to build consensus on housing projects both with internal departments and with external parties, including community stakeholders in potentially contentious environments.
  • Ability to lead and participate on teams involving diverse interest groups using facilitation, conflict resolution, and interest-based mediation skills to achieve mutually agreeable solutions.
  • Ability to speak effectively to a variety of audiences, including the general public, community, and business groups, and to city council.
  • Ability to communicate complex ideas and provide clear and concise reports both verbally and in writing.
  • Ability to work in a changing environment, while delivering complex projects on time and on budget.
  • Familiarity with rezoning processes and a working knowledge of zoning and land-use regulations and urban design principles is strongly preferred.
  • Ability to meet transportation requirements.

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