Supervisor, Parks Capital Delivery

**Job Description**:
**JOB TITLE**:Supervisor, Parks Capital Delivery

**DEPARTMENT**:Community Services

**POSTING NUMBER**:106297

**NUMBER OF POSITIONS**:1

**JOB STATUS & DURATION**:Full Time Permanent

**HOURS OF WORK**:35-hour workweek

**LOCATION**:Hybrid Model*- when working onsite, you will report to the location of Williams Parkway Operations Centre

**SALARY GRADE**:7

**HIRING SALARY RANGE**:$111,485.00 - $125,421.00 per annum

**MAXIMUM OF SALARY RANGE**:$139,356.00 per annum

**JOB TYPE**:Management and Administration

**POSTING DATE**:September 11, 2024

**CLOSING DATE**:September 24, 2024

**AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY**:
Under the direction of the Manager, the Supervisor, Parks Capital Delivery is a senior professional who supervises and oversees the professional staff responsible for Parks Capital Delivery. The supervisor is responsible for capital project assignments, workload, and staff capacity management, as well establishing capital project forecasting and budgetary projections. As a senior professional, the Supervisor, Parks Capital Delivery may lead and participate in highly complex and sensitive capital projects. This position is also responsible for ensuring corporate compliance with divisional and departmental policies as well as provincial and federal regulations. Finally, the Supervisor, Parks Capital Delivery will provide leadership, guidance, and mentoring for professional technical staff in one or more areas of expertise such as landscape architecture, project management, parks planning as well as standards compliance.

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**
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PROGRAM MANAGEMENT & SECTIONAL OVERSIGHT**
- Supervises, directs, and oversees a team of professional staff responsible for Parks Capital Delivery.
- Responsible for capital project delivery assignments as well as workload and staff capacity management. This includes both unionized professional staff as well as non-union project management staff assigned to the Parks Capital Delivery section.
- Responsible for leading and participating in highly complex and/or sensitive capital projects that carry a high degree of risk, including financial, regulatory, and reputational damage to the City.
- Contributes to the formation of corporate goals and objectives related to parks capital delivery.
- Responsible for ensuring corporate compliance with divisional and departmental policies as well as provincial and federal regulations.
- Provides strategic direction to the Parks Capital Delivery team on matters relating to project prioritization, workflow management, and policy management.
- As a senior professional, provides sound technical advice and leadership to subordinate staff in one or more areas of expertise such as landscape architecture, project management, parks planning, and standards compliance.
- Supports various committees, task forces, and working groups by organizing and attending meetings, writing reports, and responding to inquiries.
- Conducts onsite field evaluations as required to aid in the delivery of parks capital projects.
- Is responsible for the oversight of procuring external professional consultants and contractors. Is responsible to undertake procurement evaluations as well as assigning relevant professional staff to aid in procurement evaluations.
- Provides leadership and guidance to sectional staff on complex technical tasks and must be able to resolve complicated and intricate problems using tact and discretion. Supports the manager in the establishment of critical project updates, budget updates, and administrative updates.
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PEOPLE LEADERSHIP**
- Provides leadership, direction, and guidance to both Non-Union (Project Managers) and Union Staff (Landscape Architects, Landscape Technologists).
- Ensure distribution of assignments align with the qualification and experience of staff while maintaining and monitoring established service levels.
- Foster a productive team environment by effectively addressing issues, supporting, and motivating staff including mentoring and training.
- Monitor the Parks Capital Delivery section’s activities to ensure safety, quality, efficiency, and productivity.
- Promote professional development and continuing education.
- Review employee performance on a regular basis rewarding achievements and excellent work and taking progressive, corrective, or disciplinary action as required.
- Analysing staff workload and reporting to divisional and department management on staffing requirements
- Advising consultants and contractors on the City’s requirements related to parks capital projects.
- Supervise the preparation and maintenance of the section’s guidelines, policies, procedures, and technical standards.
- Oversee the development and maintenance of the construction cost database for the section.

**OPERATION SUPPORT**
- Establishing project requirements with client departments, acting as a team leader on the project teams.
- Supervising the preparation of project charters, gove