City of Vancouver

Located on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh, Vancouver has a commitment to becoming a City of Reconciliation. Vancouver consistently ranks as one of the world’s most livable cities and is working towards being the greenest city in the world. Named among Canada’s Top 100 Employers, BC’s Top Employers, and Canada’s Greenest Employers, the City of Vancouver seeks colleagues who can help shape and embody our core commitments to sustainability, reconciliation, equity and outstanding quality of life for all residents.

This is a rare opportunity to play a strategic leadership role in a global city that is recognized as one of the most livable places in the world due to its thoughtful and innovative planning and urban design.

The Deputy General Manager, Planning, Urban Design & Sustainability (DGM) works in partnership with the General Manager and will play a key role in shaping the Vancouver of 2050 and beyond. The DGM provides high-level strategic direction and operational oversight for the Planning, Urban Design & Sustainability (PDS) department and is responsible for working with the PDS team as well as cross-departmentally to identify opportunities to improve process and increase efficiency and effectiveness. The DGM plays a key role on the senior management team to ensure the successful functioning of the department, while upholding the highest possible professional and ethical standards.

As the ideal candidate, you are a proven leader with a passion for public service. You are a creative, innovative, and strategic thinker, an outstanding communicator, and have a demonstrated track record of working collaboratively with a wide variety of partners in order to develop pragmatic solutions. You are well-versed in effecting change to improve operations and service delivery. You don’t shy away from making difficult decisions, and your robust relationship-building skills mean you are able to build mutually-beneficial working partnerships in an environment with multiple and often conflicting demands. The DGM is a contemporary leader who is aware of and seeks to understand cultural differences, diverse lived experiences, and systemic barriers to inclusion. You have a reputation for being an experienced manager who can lead and engage a diverse team of talented professionals and experts, and coach and mentor for future succession.

The City is working with PFM Executive Search in support of our commitment to recruit a diverse leadership team that represents the community we proudly serve. We are actively encouraging Indigenous applicants, people of colour, all genders, LGBT2Q+ and persons with disabilities to apply. Accommodations will be provided upon request during the selection process. For more information on the City’s commitment to diversity and inclusion, please visit the following link: http://vancouver.ca/your-government/diversity-in-hiring.aspx.