Manager of Development and Environmental Services

**City of Maple Ridge**

**Manager of Development and Environmental Services**:
**THE ORGANIZATION: CITY OF MAPLE RIDGE**
Established in the late 1800s on the traditional territories of the Katzie and Kwantlen First Nations, the City of Maple Ridge is located north of the Fraser River between the Pitt River and Stave Falls in the shadow of the Golden Ears Mountain. Maple Ridge is connected to the south Fraser by the Golden Ears Bridge, putting the City within 45 minutes of downtown Vancouver, the US border, and several airports.

Maple Ridge has doubled in size every 20 years since 1921 and is one of the fastest growing areas in Metro Vancouver. With a growing population of over 90,000, the City offers a blend of authentic rural activities and urban amenities alongside a unique culture and history that is intertwined with traditional BC industries.

Maple Ridge is a community of passion, choice and opportunity, welcoming diversity and providing a safe and secure environment for residents and visitors alike. The City boasts a balanced and stable economy, providing local, high-quality jobs and growth opportunities for residents while also balancing environmental protection initiatives with job creation and sound development. Smart development has revitalized the urban core, providing a new focus for community, cultural and economic activities. In fact, investments to build the Golden Ears Bridge and the new Pitt River Bridge have helped fill a housing boom and new investment in business.

Maple Ridge proudly serves its constituents as business friendly, responsive and dedicated civil servants. The organization is undergoing a cultural transformation to position it as the leading centre of excellence in the Metro Vancouver area, serving a region expected to grow to over 165,000 people in the next two decades.

To learn more, please visit the City of Maple Ridge’s **website**.**

**THE OPPORTUNITY: MANAGER OF DEVELOPMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES**

This Manager’s leadership is also crucial in coordinating professional staff in environmental quality control reviews, addressing critical issues such as tree, soil and fill permits, air and water quality, stream and habitat protection, and effluent discharge. As the primary contact for the development community, the Manager engages with Council, the public, industry professionals, and external agencies, exercising significant independence in their decision-making. The Manager’s ability to navigate complex and contentious projects will be essential to achieving desired outcomes, all while working within established guidelines and policies.

This is an outstanding opportunity for an experienced planning leader to take the development and environmental team of a rapidly growing community to the next level. With a focus on mentoring staff and developing team capacity, while collaborating across the City’s divisions, the Manager will make a significant impact in the ongoing cultural transformation and customer-centric approach that is underway at Maple Ridge. With an eye to responsiveness, innovation, and efficiency, developing strong relationships inside and outside of the organization, the Manager will create a results-driven departmental culture that signals that Maple Ridge is “open for business.”

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Directs the environmental and development sections of the Planning Department, including providing significant input over the recruitment, selection, training, performance and discipline of staff, and the maintenance of safe work practices;
- Recommends the development, establishment and maintenance of policies and operating procedures related to his/her section of the department;
- Recommends improvements to the Municipality’s standards, bylaws, policies and procedures as they relate to environmental and current planning issues;
- Provides the Director of Planning, CAO, and the Council with professional advice, including analysis of issues, options available and the advantages and disadvantages and policy issues associated with alternative Council actions;
- Ensures that Council decisions affecting the sections are carried out in a timely and efficient manner and that Council is informed of actions taken and issues that may come before Council;
- Implements and co-ordinates environmental quality control reviews of municipal development projects involving such matters as tree, soil and fill permits air, water quality, stream and habitat protection and effluent discharge;
- Responds to a wide variety of inquiries from the public, landowners, developers, and other parties;
- Undertakes or contracts for studies and community surveys and directs the work of consultants hired on a contract basis for special projects;
- Attends and presents at Committee of the Whole meetings, Public Hearings and Council Meetings; and,
- May act for the Director of Planning and as Approving Officer.

**THE PERSON**

**Professional and Personal Qualific