Manager, Building and Inspections

**Job Status**
- Regular Full-Time

**About Us**
- Home to vast parkland and attractions including Grouse Mountain, Lynn Canyon and Capilano Suspension Bridge, the District of North Vancouver is inspired by nature, and enriched by people. Designated one of BC’s Top Employers for six years, the District offers exciting professional development opportunities and a competitive total compensation package including a nine-day fortnight and hybrid work options. This is an exciting time to join the District, as we embark on a range of initiatives to transform digital service delivery, customer experience, and our approach to climate action. Known for being a flexible, family-friendly employer with an inclusive workplace culture, the District of North Vancouver is an exceptional place to work. If you are civic-minded and interested in making an impact on people and businesses on the beautiful North Shore, consider working for the District of North Vancouver.

**Position Overview**
- The District is looking for an experienced and innovative professional to join our Development Services department as a Manager, Building and Inspections. As Chief Building Official, you will manage the operations of a busy department of 20+ staff engaged in permitting, inspection and plan review related activities while leading innovation and transformation change through the ongoing Development Approval Process Review project. You will be instrumental in analysing existing processes and systems to develop process and efficiency improvements, reviewing existing regulatory bylaws and frameworks and explore opportunities for streamlining, developing a pilot approach to risk-based building and other construction related inspections, continue leadership and innovative solutions to promote building energy efficiency, and explore opportunities for tracking and reporting embodied carbon in new construction.

As a seasoned leader with exceptional communication skills and innovative ideas you will inspire collaboration, creativity and professionalism in your teams and provide key focus on process efficiency and service delivery. You will use your professional knowledge of the BC Building Code and other building regulations to provide technical input to the permit review and approval process, support inspections during construction and authorize final occupancy approval including resolving related disputes or issues.

You have thorough knowledge of construction best practices, building science and a proven ability to analyse, interpret, problem solve and make sound, reasoned and practical decisions on a range of complex and possibly contentious technical issues related to code and zoning. You have excellent interpersonal and technical report writing skills and the ability to deliver informative presentations to a range of stakeholders including senior management and Council. An inclusive leader, you are committed to innovative practices with an emphasis on customer service.

**Qualifications**
You have a University degree in Architecture or Engineering with a Professional designation or are a Registered Building Official and have a minimum of 10 years’ experience in progressively senior positions, in regulatory review and approval of all types of buildings (Part 3 and Part 9) and associated inspections, ideally within the public sector. A valid BC Driver’s Licence is required for this position, membership in BOABC (Level 3) or Exempt Professional under the Building Act.

**Details**
**Salary**:The annual pay range for this exempt position is $155,083.45 to $172,268.
**Hours of Work**:35-hour work week.

**Apply**

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We thank you for your interest in employment with the District of North Vancouver and advise that only those shortlisted for an interview will be contacted.

We respectfully acknowledge the Coast Salish peoples, specifically the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh), on whose ancestral lands the District of North Vancouver is located.

**Compensation**
- The annual pay range for this exempt position is $155,083.45 to $172,268

Posting Detail Information

**Posting Number**
- JP#25-53

**Job Open Date**
- 08/26/2025

**Job Close Date**
- 09/19/2025

**Special Instructions to Applicants