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Title posted on CivicJobs.ca - Director, Building Division
Posted on December 17, 2024 by Employer details City of Coquitlam
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Director, Building DivisionRegular Full Time - Excluded One of BC?s Top Employers, the City of Coquitlam (?Coquitlam? or ?the City?) offers meaningful career opportunities to over 2,000 employees to make a difference within the local community. As the sixth largest city in BC, Coquitlam is home to more than 150,000 residents. The diverse municipality is a great place to work as it continues to grow through innovative urban design, inspiring arts, culture and recreation programs, and state-of-the-art transportation systems. Coquitlam?s brand is built on managing its resources in a responsible and sustainable manner, while supporting a vibrant, growing regional urban centreVisionSustaining a high quality of life for current and future generations, where people choose to live, learn, work and play.MissionTo serve the public interest through open, fair and accountable local government with a focus on leadership, innovation and community priorities and strengths.Corporate ValuesOrganizational values form the foundation for the City?s decision-making framework and relationships with its interest holders, including employees, residents and clients. The City of Coquitlam strives to be an organization recognized for its excellence in City governance and employee, resident and client relations. To learn more, please visit Coquitlam?s 2024-2027 Strategic Plan.THE OPPORTUNITYThe Building Division plays an essential role in ensuring the safety and energy efficiency of all residential and commercial developments within the City, as well as ensuring that all building construction aligns with the BC Building Code, Official Community Plan and Zoning Bylaw. The Division is experiencing a significant increase in both the volume and complexity of building applications, with the newly created role of Director, Building Division (?Director?) responsible for overseeing projects worth $1.6B of construction value in 2023. The Director is responsible for the direction, operation, and progress of Coquitlam?s Building Division. They are responsible for the administration of the BC Building Code, the Building Bylaw, and other associated bylaws and policies through plan reviews and inspections to ensure safety, compliance, and efficiency in all building construction in the City. The Director is responsible for leading divisional objectives, including providing strategic level advice to senior management and elected officials, and establishing and managing budgets. Reporting to the GM, Planning and Development, the Director provides coaching, mentorship, and succession planning to build capacity to a total team of 48 staff through two Managers reporting directly, and ensures a culture of continual improvement and customer service. By modernizing processes, upgrading technology, and implementing digital transformation, they strive to implement best-in-class permitting and inspection practices, thereby optimizing the overall customer experience. The Director also serves as Chief Building Official and is responsible for working with developers and the construction sector to minimize the impacts from construction on residents following the City?s Good Neighborhood Development policy. The Director is a key member of the Planning and Development Department?s senior leadership team. This is an outstanding opportunity for a progressive and visionary leader to make a significant impact on a building division whose activity has grown exponentially in both volume and complexity. Bringing a strategic lens and a service mindset, the Director will bring strong change management, teamleadership, and process optimization skills to enable Coquitlam?s Building Division to enhance its operational effectiveness, balancing the interests of developers and the community at large.Major Accountabilities Leadership and Team Management: oversee a team of plans reviewers, building officials, inspectors and support staff, providing guidance, professional development, training, and me- LocationCoquitlam, BC
- Workplace information On site
- Salary$177,540YEAR annually
- Terms of employment Permanent employmentFull time
- Starts as soon as possible
- vacancies 1 vacancy
- Source CivicJobs.ca #100256
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