The City of Calgary Career Opportunity
Strategic Accommodation Planning Co-ordinator
Reference # 110972
Closing Date: Feb. 25, 2010

Business unit information
Corporate Properties & Buildings (CPB) is The City's landlord, developer and real estate manager. The business unit builds for The City's business needs and for Calgary's growth and future needs. This includes critical land and buildings for transportation, emergency response stations, operation sites and administrative buildings. Our vision is to deliver optimal solutions with a triple bottom line, sustainable delivery.

Responsibilities
The work of Corporate Properties & Buildings is exciting, fast-paced and challenging in nature. Reporting to the Manager of Strategic Services, the incumbent will lead the development of mid and long-term workplace accommodation strategies including policies and standards. This work is conducted within the Corporate Workplace Framework and specific duties include:

• Co-ordinate ongoing development and progress reporting on the corporate land framework.
  
• Conduct and report on strategic land planning projects.
  
• Respond and provide input to municipal planning initiatives and documents.
  
• Undertake business development initiatives (e.g. organization effectiveness, market research).
  
• Asset planning and budget development and requests.
  
• Business case development.
  
• Represent CPB on relevant corporate initiatives.
  
• Engage stakeholders in strategic efforts.
  
• Direct studies and strategies within the section.
  
• Work planning and organization.
  
• Staff recruitment, development and management.
  
• Consultant and project oversight.

Qualifications
The successful applicant will possess a certificate (equivalent to two years of full-time study) in Facility or Program Management with a minimum of 10 years of planning, policy and strategy development experience in a public service environment. Equivalencies of education and directly related experience will be considered. The ideal candidate has previous supervisory experience along with familiarity in municipal planning policy and processes, and facility accommodation experience.

Success in this position requires an individual with a range of experience, optimistic ambition and a passion for excellence. The successful candidate will have strong verbal and written communication skills combined with relationship and analytical abilities. A degree and/or a professional designation will be considered assets.

Notes
Please clearly demonstrate in a cover letter the alignment of your qualifications and skills against the stated requirements. Successful applicants must provide proof of qualifications. Only education obtained from an accredited institution will be recognized as meeting the minimum qualifications.

Applicants who applied on competition 110771 will still be considered and need not re-apply.
 

Applicants quoting reference 110972 must apply on or before Feb. 25, 2010.

For complete details about this position or to apply online visit our website at calgary.ca/careers and click on Job Opportunities or mail your resume to:

The City of Calgary
Human Resources (#8107)
P.O. Box 2100, Station M
Calgary, Alberta T2P 2M5

DO NOT SEND YOUR APPLICATION IN AN EMAIL.

Reference number 110972 must be quoted on your application.
We thank all applicants for their interest. However, only individuals selected for interviews will be contacted.

 

Human Resources