Manager, Building and Inspections – District of North Vancouver

Manager, Building and Inspections

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If you are civic minded and interested in making an impact on people and businesses on the beautiful North Shore, consider working for the District of North Vancouver.

Home to vast parkland and attractions including Grouse Mountain, Lynn Canyon and Capilano Suspension Bridge, the District is inspired by nature, and enriched by people. As one of BC’s Top Employers, the District offers exciting professional development opportunities and a competitive total compensation package including a compressed day off schedule (nine-day fortnight). This is an exciting time to join the District, as we embark on a range of initiatives to transform digital service delivery, customer experience, and our approach to climate action.

The District is looking for an experienced and innovative professional to join our Regulatory Review and Compliance department in the newly created position of Manager, Building and Inspections. As Chief Building Official, you will manage the operations of a busy department of 20+ staff engaged in permitting, inspection and plan review related activities while leading the transformation of the department away from paper based manual systems to digitized processes for plans submission and review. You will be instrumental in the implementation of the District’s Community Energy and Emissions Plan (CEEP) taking a lead role in initiatives such as implementing the Energy Step Code, developing policy and bylaws for a sustainable approach to construction and demolition waste and exploring opportunities to promote low-carbon fuel-switching in existing buildings and tracking and reporting embodied carbon in new construction.

As a seasoned leader with exceptional communication skills and innovative ideas you will inspire collaboration, creativity and professionalism in your teams and provide key focus on process efficiency and service delivery. You will use your professional knowledge of the BC Building Code and other building regulations to provide technical input to the permit review and approval process, support inspections during construction and authorize final occupancy approval including resolving related disputes or issues.

You have a University degree in Architecture or Engineering with a Professional designation or are a Registered Building Official and have a minimum of 10 years’ experience in progressively senior positions (equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered), in regulatory review and approval of all types of buildings (Part 3 and Part 9) and associated inspections, ideally within the public sector. You have thorough knowledge of construction best practices, building science and a proven ability to analyse, interpret, problem solve and make sound, reasoned and practical decisions on a range of complex and possibly contentious technical issues related to code and zoning. You have excellent interpersonal and technical report writing skills and the ability to deliver informative presentations to a range of stakeholders including senior management and Council. An inclusive leader, you are committed to innovative practices with an emphasis on customer service.

If you are interested in this position, and have a passion to serve people and the community, we would like to hear from you. Please apply on-line with your cover letter and resume at https://careers.dnv.org by May 30, 2021 to be considered for this competition.
 
We thank you for your interest in employment with the District of North Vancouver and advise that only those shortlisted for an interview will be contacted.