Current jobs related to Senior Housing Planner - Vancouver, British Columbia - City of Vancouver

  • Senior Housing Planner

    2 weeks ago

    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada City of Vancouver Full time

    Main Purpose and FunctionThe Senior Housing Planner will provide leadership and project management skills to implement parts of the City of Vancouver's new Housing Vancouver strategy. This position involves leading a staff team working on various projects and program work related to securing affordable housing through the City's planning and development...

  • Senior Housing Planner

    1 month ago

    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada City of Vancouver Full time

    Main Purpose and FunctionThe 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...

  • Senior Housing Planner

    1 month ago

    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada City of Vancouver Full time

    Main Purpose and FunctionThe 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...

  • Senior Housing Planner

    4 weeks ago

    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada City of Vancouver Full time

    Main Purpose and FunctionThe Senior Housing Planner position plays a key role in implementing the City of Vancouver's Housing Vancouver strategy, providing leadership and project management expertise to secure affordable housing through planning and development processes.This senior professional position involves leading a staff team working on various...

  • Senior Housing Planner

    4 weeks ago

    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada City of Vancouver Full time

    Main Purpose and FunctionThe Senior Housing Planner position plays a key role in implementing the City of Vancouver's Housing Vancouver strategy, providing leadership and project management expertise to secure affordable housing through planning and development processes.This senior professional position involves leading a staff team working on various...

  • Senior Housing Planner

    3 weeks ago

    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada City of Vancouver Full time

    Main Purpose and FunctionThe City of Vancouver is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Housing Planner to join our Planning, Urban Design & Sustainability team. As a key member of our professional team, you will play a critical role in implementing parts of the City's new Housing Vancouver strategy over the next 10 years.Key...

  • Housing Projects Planner II

    1 month ago

    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada City of Vancouver Full time

    Main Purpose and FunctionThe City of Vancouver is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Housing Projects Planner II to join our Planning, Urban Design & Sustainability team. This role is primarily responsible for advancing the delivery of affordable and social housing projects through the City's planning and development approvals processes.Key...

  • Housing Projects Planner II

    1 month ago

    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada City of Vancouver Full time

    Main Purpose and FunctionThe City of Vancouver is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Housing Projects Planner II to join our Planning, Urban Design & Sustainability team. This role is primarily responsible for advancing the delivery of affordable and social housing projects through the City's planning and development approvals processes.Key...

  • Housing Projects Planner II

    3 weeks ago

    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada City of Vancouver Full time

    Main Purpose and FunctionThe Housing Projects Planner II position in the City of Vancouver's Planning, Urban Design & Sustainability department is responsible for advancing the delivery of affordable and social housing projects through the city's planning and development approvals processes. This role will work to secure affordable and social housing through...

  • Housing Projects Planner II

    3 weeks ago

    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada City of Vancouver Full time

    Main Purpose and FunctionThe Housing Projects Planner II position in the City of Vancouver's Planning, Urban Design & Sustainability department is primarily responsible for advancing the delivery of affordable and social housing projects through the City's planning and development approvals processes. This position will work to secure affordable and social...

  • Housing Projects Planner II

    4 weeks ago

    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada City of Vancouver Full time

    Main Purpose and FunctionThe Housing Projects Planner II position in the City of Vancouver's Planning, Urban Design & Sustainability department is primarily responsible for advancing the delivery of affordable and social housing projects through the city's planning and development approvals processes. This position will work to secure affordable and social...

  • Housing Projects Planner II

    4 weeks ago

    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada City of Vancouver Full time

    Main Purpose and FunctionThe Housing Projects Planner II position in the City of Vancouver's Planning, Urban Design & Sustainability department is primarily responsible for advancing the delivery of affordable and social housing projects through the city's planning and development approvals processes. This position will work to secure affordable and social...

  • Housing Projects Planner II

    3 weeks ago

    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada City of Vancouver Full time

    Main Purpose and FunctionThe Housing Projects Planner II position in the City of Vancouver's Planning, Urban Design & Sustainability department is primarily responsible for advancing the delivery of affordable and social housing projects through the City's planning and development approvals processes. This position will work to secure affordable and social...

  • Senior Housing Advisor

    3 weeks ago

    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada BC Housing Full time

    Job Title: Supportive Housing AdvisorJob Summary:The Supportive Housing Advisor plays a critical role in administering funding and reviewing the effectiveness of Non-Profit Societies responsible for delivering housing and support programs. This position requires a high degree of financial oversight and risk mitigation, as well as the ability to build and...

  • Housing Projects Planner II

    2 weeks ago

    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada City of Vancouver Full time

    Main Purpose and FunctionThe Housing Projects Planner II position in the Planning, Urban Design & Sustainability department is primarily responsible for advancing the delivery of affordable and social housing projects through the City's planning and development approvals processes. This position will work to secure affordable and social housing through major...

  • Housing Program Specialist

    1 month ago

    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada BC Housing Full time

    Job Title: Supportive Housing AdvisorJob Summary:The Supportive Housing Advisor plays a critical role in administering funding and reviewing the effectiveness of Non-Profit Societies responsible for delivering housing and support programs. This position requires a high degree of financial oversight and risk mitigation, as well as the ability to build and...

  • Housing Program Specialist

    1 month ago

    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada BC Housing Full time

    Job Title: Supportive Housing AdvisorJob Summary:The Supportive Housing Advisor plays a critical role in administering funding and reviewing the effectiveness of Non-Profit Societies responsible for delivering housing and support programs. This position requires a high degree of financial oversight and risk mitigation, as well as the ability to build and...

  • Senior Planner

    3 weeks ago

    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Vancouver Airport Authority Full time

    Job Title: Senior PlannerAt Vancouver Airport Authority, we are seeking a highly skilled Senior Planner to join our Facilities Maintenance Department. As a key member of our team, you will play a critical role in ensuring the effective maintenance of our airport facilities and assets.Key Responsibilities:Prepare weekly crew block work order scheduling and...

  • Senior Media Planner

    1 month ago

    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Noise Full time

    Job Title: Senior Media PlannerWe are seeking a highly skilled Senior Media Planner to join our team at Noise. As a Senior Media Planner, you will be responsible for planning, strategizing, and fulfilling digital media-related activities for assigned clients.Key Responsibilities:Contribute to setting departmental goals that align with the strategic plan and...

  • Senior Media Planner

    1 month ago

    Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Noise Full time

    Job Title: Senior Media PlannerWe are seeking a highly skilled Senior Media Planner to join our team at Noise. As a Senior Media Planner, you will be responsible for planning, strategizing, and fulfilling digital media-related activities for assigned clients.Key Responsibilities:Contribute to setting departmental goals that align with the strategic plan and...

Senior Housing Planner

2 months ago

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada City of Vancouver Full time
Job Title: Senior Housing Planner

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Housing Planner to join our team at the City of Vancouver. As a key member of our Housing Policy and Regulation team, you will play a critical role in implementing the City's new Housing Vancouver strategy.

Job Summary

The Senior Housing Planner will provide leadership, project management, and team-building skills to implement parts of the City's new Housing Vancouver strategy. 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
Qualifications

We are looking for a highly qualified candidate with a Master's degree in planning or a related discipline and thorough professional experience at a responsible level. The ideal candidate will have 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.

The successful candidate will have the 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, and considerable knowledge of project management philosophies and practices.

The candidate will also have the ability to develop, review, and monitor financial and project analysis instruments, develop and implement policy in a multi-stakeholder environment, and build consensus on housing projects both with internal departments and with external parties.

We are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce that represents the community we so proudly serve. Indigenous peoples, people of colour, 2SLGBTQ+ persons, including all genders, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Accommodations will be provided upon request during the selection process.