People Leadership (20%)
- Cultivates a culture of excellence in customer service.
- Creates an open, positive working environment to stimulate open discussion, which includes both in office, remote, or hybrid employees.
- Invests time in managing and developing people through career planning and professional development. Provides insightful, motivating, and constructive feedback, coaching, and guidance.
- Sets clear expectations, monitors, evaluates, and conduct annual performance reviews.
- Sets and delegates work responsibilities and tasks for staff.
- Provides rewards and recognition in alignment with the County’s policies and procedures.
- Follows the HR policies and procedures when address performance or disciplinary or investigations and considerations.
Administers and Manages the County’s Open Spaces (20%)
- Achieves the Open Space Plan vision, strategic goals, and objectives.
- Develops and reviews policies and procedures related to open space planning and development as required to achieve Council vision and goals.
- Advises and makes recommendations on the implementation of approved policies, guidelines, and standards on open space, parks, and trail projects.
- Coordinates and reports on all projects and interdisciplinary studies related to the Open Space Plan.
- Develops policies and bylaws for open spaces, park and trails
- Acts as a resource for internal referrals related to open space for planning, development, and subdivision.
- Presents reports on open space initiatives to leadership team and Council, as required.
- Handles and responds to public inquiries.
Develops Multi-Year Capital Budget and Implementation Plans (20%)
- Prepares annual operating and multi-year capital budgets work plans, monitors progress, provides financial reporting, and ensures project implementation.
- Supports optimal resource allocations, including capital investment in asset lifecycle and replacement in the multi-year capital budget, through strategic long-term capital planning.
- Evaluates projects in alignment with Council and community input, strategic importance, environmental considerations, community well-being and other factors.
Relationships and Engagement (20%)
- Works cross-functionally with various internal stakeholders.
- Liaises with the community and develops professional relationships to achieve effective partnerships to meet open space goals and objectives.
- Engages with all internal and external stakeholders to ensure project success.
- Prepares and coordinates public engagement and communication initiatives as required for open space plans and projects.
- Represents the County or delegates representation on regional initiatives such as the River Valley Alliance and Alberta TrailNet.
Project Management (15%)
- Manages complicated projects with multiple and sometimes conflicting stakeholders. Accountable for open space planning and capital projects, including the coordination of permits, approvals, detailed designs, tendering, and fiscal reporting.
- Coordinates all applicable site meetings for contracted work to ensure work is completed following Sturgeon County Policy and Procedures
- Collaborates with stakeholders and departments; and manages consultants on open space projects.
- Collaborates with finance partners to maintain a framework for project budget monitoring and cost allocations.
- Makes effective recommendations on hiring decisions with Manager within approved roles, working in collaboration with the HR team.
- Leads and coordinates staff on special initiatives and projects.
Other Related Duties (5%)
- Adheres to applicable responsibilities and accountabilities as outlined in the Sturgeon County Health and Safety Management System.
