Planner II - Senior Green Building Planner - Zero Emissions Homes

The City of Vancouver is seeking a Senior Green Building Planner to lead the implementation of the Zero Emissions Building Plan and Climate Emergency Action Plan. The role involves managing complex projects, developing policies, and engaging stakeholders to promote sustainable building practices. The position requires technical expertise in planning and project management, and collaboration with various teams and external partners to achieve ambitious environmental goals.
Planner II - Senior Green Building Planner - Zero Emissions Homes

Requisition : 42303

Organization:

Located on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Peoples, Vancouver has a commitment to becoming a City of Reconciliation. Vancouver consistently ranks as one of the world’s most liveable and environmentally sustainable cities. 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.

Consider joining our committed team of staff and being part of an innovative, inclusive and rewarding workplace.

Main Purpose and Function

The Senior Green Building Planner for Small New Construction provides leadership and technical expertise to support planning and implementation of the Zero Emissions Building Plan, the Climate Emergency Action Plan and their respective goals. The Senior Planner will lead a multi-departmental and ambitious work plan with strategies to implement improved building envelopes, renewable heating systems, and the transition to lower embodied carbon materials and construction methods in new detached and small multifamily buildings in Vancouver.

They are involved in all phases of related projects including planning, implementation, and handover/closeout as appropriate.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities
• Manages projects and plan development of medium to high technical and political complexity, including development and implementation of policy and regulations to apply city-wide or within specific districts or area plans; internal systems for permitting and compliance; training programs for staff and industry; and land-use or financial incentive programs to drive voluntary adoption of desired building approaches that far exceed the performance required in regulation.
• Plans out projects in detail, identifying project scope, budget, schedule, risks, key stakeholders, and project organization. Documents project plans in a Project Charter document.
• Assigns work (including deliverables, timelines, budgets, and quality expectations) and oversees project teams to successfully deliver projects. The team members could be Sustainability staff Team or other City employees, staff from partner organisations, and/or temporary staff or consultants for the project.
• Leads policy, technical, business case, or behavioral research and analysis; stakeholder engagement; consultant contracts; communications strategies; development of processes and/or compliance tools.
• Builds and sustains key internal and external partner relationships ensuring their requirements are identified and addressed or negotiating compromises on behalf of the City as required.
• Identifies both project risks and opportunities, actively managing the former while developing recommendations to leverage the latter.
• Represents the City on Provincial and National working groups and at international conferences.
• Makes effective recommendations involving significant policy or regulatory change impacting the building industry to senior management and Council.
• Supports the Team Lead and Green & Resilient Building Manager in optimizing overall green building strategic outcomes; may assume temporary team leadership when the Manager is absent; and organizes and conducts lessons-learned sessions at project completion/hand-over.
• Other duties/responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

Education and Experience:
• A post-secondary degree in planning recognised by the Canadian Institute of Planners and a minimum of two years’ professional experience in the planning field, preferably supplemented by supervisory experience or an equivalent combination of post-secondary education and experience of complex building design, construction, and policy/regulatory development experience that combines work in both the private and public sectors.
• A post-graduate degree in Planning, Architecture, Engineering, or related field is preferred.
• Membership or eligibility for…