Manager of Current Planning

ABOUT US

The City of Spruce Grove is a fast growing, dynamic city committed to building and maintaining a fiscally responsible community that serves our residents, attracts visitors, and promotes future growth.

The “Values, We Live By” are accountability, communication, leadership, integrity, and respect while we work towards maintaining a work/play balance.

We are an organization that cares, an organization that is committed to our city and committed to you. The City of Spruce Grove is committed to public service, where everyone feels empowered to contribute their best work. We believe that by working together in a spirit of collaboration and respect, we can achieve great things.

THE OPPORTUNITY

This is a full-time, permanent position. The salary range is: $114,714.60 -$136,354.40.

RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Development Planning
- Oversee the review and processing of statutory bylaw amendments, Land Use Bylaw amendments and redistrictings.
- Oversee road closures and reserve removals.

2. Subdivision and Endorsement
- Oversee related data management e.g. reserve land, densities, to monitor compliance with statutory plans.
- Responsible for preparation and implementation of the Naming Policy and Addressing Bylaw.
- Oversee the preparation and presentation of reports to the Subdivision and Development Appeal board.

3. Development and Compliance
- Monitor conditions for compliance and respond to development compliance complaints.
- Oversee the preparation and presentation of reports to the Subdivision and Development Appeal board.
- Monitor Land Use Bylaw for inconsistencies, challenges of interpretation or other potential improvements to allow for timely updates.
- Coordinate and respond to complaints and inquiries from customers and Council related to development.
- Initiate compliance actions in response to complaints.
- Provide technical assistance and advice on City's bylaws and compliance procedures to Development and Development Planning staff and Peace Officers.
- Provide individuals with information on development-related bylaws during complaint process.
- Prepare or oversee preparation and delivery of warning letters or stop work orders, as needed.
- Work with City's solicitors on procedures, legal documents and correspondence and other aspects of development decisions, appeals and compliance.

4. Project Management
- Use consistent project management approaches to oversee a variety of projects related to development for the City for both planned and emergent projects.
- Prepare and undertake project scoping and budgeting, Requests for Proposal, Consultant oversight and manage project budgets.
- Manage and prioritize a variety of identified and emergent projects, identifying expected outcomes, needed resources and providing timely outcomes.

5. Supervisory Management
- Prepare and conduct employee discussions and performance reviews on a regular basis.
- Provide effective and regular feedback to employees as part of ongoing performance management.
- Coach and mentor staff.
- Participate in hiring process and ensure staff are appropriately trained.
- Develop and communicate annual goals and objectives consistent with the City's Corporate Plan and Employee Performance Review process.
- Ensure training and development is well planned and contributes effectively to increasing employee competencies.
- Lead regular meetings and team building exercises designed at improving communication and enhancing collaboration.

6. Communication, customer experience and engagement
- Oversee consistent excellent customer experiences related to current planning, development, subdivision and development compliance.
- Communicate and collaborate with team members, City departments, Provincial departments and key partners as required.
- Oversee and provide excellent and strategic professional planning advice on current planning and development matters to Council, senior staff and other City departments.
- Ensure understanding by internal staff or other users of Land Use Bylaw, Municipal Government Act, as well as pertinent Provincial and City plans and policies.
- Inform internal matters related to other City Departments.
- Attend occasional and regular evening and weekend meetings.
- Ensure consistent, clear and professional written communication and presentations.
- Facilitate meetings with staff or other parties to support development planning.

7. Other
- Understand and adhere to City policies, procedures and standards, whether written or implied, as amended from time to time.
- Provide leadership for Health and Safety by making every reasonable effort to ensure the health and safety of staff within the section. Understand the safety incident reporting requirements.
- Contribute to a positive safety culture by always acting in a safe manner and complying with City safety policies Act as a steward of the City's Corporate Culture through empowerment and support to staff.
- All employees shall act in a safe manner at all