Title

Director, Planning

Job Status

Regular Full Time

Position Overview

The City of North Vancouver is the urban core of the beautiful North Shore and has a long-term vision to be “The Healthiest Small City in the World.” Guided by five key priorities – being a City for People, a Resilient City, a Vibrant City, a Connected City, and a Prosperous City – the City continues to build on its strong foundation.

With a population of over 67,000, the City is one of the fastest-growing municipalities in Canada and serves as the economic and transit hub for the region. It has earned a strong reputation as a dynamic place to live and work, receiving accolades such as being named “Canada’s Most Livable City” for the second consecutive year by The Globe and Mail. Its award-winning Shipyards District stands as a testament to this success, transforming a former working shipyard into a vibrant and highly valued public space.

The City is now seeking a talented and ambitious planning professional to lead its planning function.

Responsibilities

The Director, Planning is responsible for designing and delivering planning initiatives and programs, including development planning, city design, urban regeneration, and analytics. Leading a team of more than 25 staff, the Director will oversee a broad and diverse mandate. Key responsibilities include shaping a new vision for the department, managing projects across a range of scales, mentoring and developing a growing team, and ensuring the organization has the systems, policies, and processes needed to support continued growth in a transparent, consistent, and efficient manner.

Requirements

The ideal candidate is an experienced planning leader with a background in a dynamic, high-growth municipality. They will bring experience addressing complex urban challenges such as densification, major development applications, large-scale planning studies and projects, Official Community Plan and rezoning bylaw development and updates, and improving development processes. The successful candidate will be an exceptional people leader, communicator, and relationship builder, capable of fostering alignment and consensus among both internal and external stakeholders, and with Council.

This is an opportunity to join an agile, innovative, and highly collaborative organization where staff take pride in planning and delivering real positive change. The successful candidate will contribute to making the City of North Vancouver an even better place to live, work, and play.

Compensation

The expected base salary range for this role is $178,908 to $209,184 plus benefits.

Hours of Work

Compressed work schedule.

Additional Information

How to Apply

To explore this opportunity further, please visit https://boyden.thriveapp.ly/job/3255

This position will remain open until filled.

We respectfully acknowledge that we live and work on the traditional and unceded territories of the Sḵwx̱ wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh Nation). The City of North Vancouver is committed to Reconciliation with these Nations, who have lived on these lands since time immemorial.