Manager, Sustainable Communities

The City of Hamilton is seeking a Manager for Sustainable Communities in Carmel, IN, to lead strategic policy planning and growth management initiatives. This role involves coordinating municipal comprehensive reviews, managing neighborhood planning, and ensuring compliance with city and provincial policies. The position emphasizes teamwork, innovative problem-solving, and effective resource management. It is a temporary role lasting up to 24 months, focusing on achieving the city's vision for community development.
Position: Job ID #31009: Manager, Sustainable Communities
Contribute to the City of Hamilton, one of Canada's largest cities - home to a diverse and strong economy, an active and inclusive community, a robust cultural and dining scene, hundreds of kilometers of hiking trails and natural beauty just minutes from the downtown core, and so much more. Join our diverse team of talented and ambitious staff who embody our values of sensational service, courageous change, steadfast integrity, collective ownership and being engaged empowered employees.

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Manager, Sustainable Communities Union:
Non-Union

Job Description #: 2475

Close date:
Interested applicants please submit your application online at by 4:00 p.m. on May 7, 2025.Duration:
Up to 24 Months This vacancy is for a period of up to 24 months as a result of a Special Project. Internal applicants should apply with your work e-mail address. External applicants are considered only after the internal posting process has been completed. Only applicants chosen for an interview will be contacted.

SUMMARY OF DUTIESReporting to the Director of Planning and Chief Planner, this position is responsible for provides leadership to a multi-functional workforce engaged in strategic policy planning and growth management initiatives, including the co-ordination and leadership of Municipal Comprehensive Review (MCR) and Official Plan Updates and policy planning studies and requirements, and secondary plans and neighbourhood planning functions in the City of Hamilton.

This position will provide leadership, guidance, technical competence, innovative problem solving, and will achieve results through effective teamwork. The Manager is responsible for leading the City's land use policy planning initiatives and works closely with staff, management and community stakeholders to ensure that policy planning studies and initiatives conform to City and provincial government planning policy, plan for efficient and effective use of infrastructure and transportation and support the City's strategic Vision and corporate goals.

The Manager provides professional long range and strategic planning services related to secondary/neighbourhood planning by initiating and managing related programs and projects and by managing the review, preparation and implementation of secondary/neighbourhood plans.

The Manager ensures that policy, growth management and neighborhood/secondary planning studies are delivered in accordance with city policies and procedures and Provincial Legislation in a cost effective, efficient and timely manner using a "best practices" approach.

Assumes responsibility and accountability for the Sustainable Communities Section work program and ensures it meets the needs of corporate departments, community partners and residents of the City of Hamilton.

GENERAL DUTIESAccountable for establishing and achieving Sectional goals and objectives, through co-ordination with other departments and community groups, and the effective and efficient use of financial and staff resources. Uses "best practice" approaches to maintain a focus on effective project management and innovative, integrated, corporate/community-level thinking among staff. Evaluates and reports on the Section's project service, financial, administrative and staff performance against internal and external benchmarks.

Designs and implements strategies to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the Section. Sets above average standards and leads by example.

Provides professional planning advice, guidance, leadership, mentoring, and direction to planning and management staff in a multidisciplinary team including management staff of other City departments and external agencies on growth management planning, official plan policy and secondary/neighbourhood planning.

Leads an effective section staff team, providing coaching and advice to subordinates so as to optimize their professional and project performance.

Oversees, participates and manages the Division's responsibilities in the formulation of strategic service and program master plans for the corporation. Develops and maintains positive working relationships with other departments to efficiently achieve department objectives and project outcomes.

Oversees, facilitates and manages the preparation and updating of neighbourhood secondary plans and other community plan projects, cultural and natural heritage and urban design programs,including processes to solicit effective public input and participation.

Oversees, facilitates and manages community planning advisory groups and program delivery partnerships established by Council to implement the City's Official Plan.

Responsible for ensuring the delivery of the work plan in the most effective and efficient manner consistent with the City of Hamilton Strategic Plan, with particular emphasis on the implementation of sustainable community objectives.

Manages secondary/neighbourhood…