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Superintendent Park Board

Location: Vancouver, BC
Salary: Pay Grade RNG-SPT: $92,394 to $115,503 per annum

Main Purpose & Function 
The Park Board Urban Forestry Division is seeking to fill a superintendent role as follows:

 

• Superintendent of Urban Forestry Initiatives and Operations in Stanley Park: the role will be responsible for all urban forestry and tree care operations in Stanley Park including, but not limited to, tree pruning; tree removals; risk mitigation; tree planting and forest restoration; invasive species control and management; hemlock looper response; wildfire risk mitigation; and forest health. The superintendent will manage a team of approximately 6-8 staff with expansions of personnel as needed.

 

The Superintendent will report to the City Arborist (Supervisor of Urban Forestry). They will be responsible for managing the day-to-day operation and maintenance of Urban Forestry Services while ensuring work is completed in an efficient and cost effective manner.The Superintendent will undertake all duties in a manner that contributes to Park Board initiatives such as the Urban Forest Strategy and VanPlay as well as City-wide goals related to Climate Action, Reconciliation, equity, and risk management. The Superintendent will supervise staff including hiring, performance management, discipline, support, coaching, training and development and representing the employer in the grievance process.The positions are responsible for planning various work programs; establishing work schedules and procedures and coordinating activities with other work units; building relationships with customer and clients to improve service levels and increase customer satisfaction; performing crew audits to ensure compliance with safety, environmental and quality standards; conducting job costing and bid tendering; reviewing various paperwork/invoices; and managing budgets.

 

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

The main focus of this role is to enhance operational efficiencies and the management and coordination of day-to-day operation and maintenance of the Urban Forestry program. The Superintendent establishes and maintains effective communication and coordination with other divisions and departments in the Park Board, the City, consultants, and contractors; different levels of government, outside agencies, not for profit organizations, associations and the general public. This role will be expected to collaborate, coordinate and communicate with operators and stakeholders within and associated with Stanley Park. In addition, the role may need to support interagency coordination with Metro Vancouver, Provincial and Federal authorities. In addition, Inter-governmental relations with the Musqueam, Squamish and Tseil-Waututh host Nations will be required for some initiatives. This role is also responsible to set priorities for maintaining and coordinating the use of equipment with supervisors and superintendents in other divisions. The Superintendent participates in Park Board team meetings, conducts staff meetings and crew talks, provides supervision and leadership to staff including hiring, training, coaching, and performance management. This role may, from time-to-time, be required to provide coverage for other superintendents responsible for other Urban Forestry sub-areas within the City of Vancouver.

 

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

• Graduation from a university, institute of technology or college of horticulture, urban forestry, or parks management, supplemented by courses in horticulture, arboriculture, project management and supervisory training or an equivalent combination of training and experience
• Minimum of 3 to 5 years of supervisory experience, preferably within the public sector and union environment
• ISA Certified Arborist designation with TRAQ endorsement
• Experience in budget management
• Demonstrated experience in HR management, including recruiting, dealing with discipline, representing the Employer at grievance hearings and resolve/deny grievances
• Demonstrated experience and ability to simultaneously manage and review a number of projects
• Demonstrated experience in project management
• Experience working with community groups and stakeholders
• Demonstrated experience in applying policies and collective agreements working in consultation with Human Resources

 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of Urban Forestry principles, practices and techniques
• Thorough background in arboriculture operations and techniques that employ best practices to retain tree health and physiology
• Ability to provide feedback, coaching and mentoring to challenge and develop employees
• Ability to achieve results, set challenging goals, prioritize tasks, overcome obstacles, accept accountability, set standards and responsibilities, provide leadership with commitment to excellence
• Extensive knowledge and understanding of urban forestry operations, maintenance and effective customer service
• Good working knowledge of tree identification
• Ability to plan for, assign work and supervise a diverse workgroup and/or contractors engaged in urban forestry operations
• Excellent knowledge of budget management
• Good knowledge of and demonstrated ability to work with Civic, Provincial and Federal levels of government
• Good knowledge and experience relating to Federal and Provincial legislation, acts and regulations related to urban forestry and the environment
• Knowledge of methods and requirements to provide excellent customer service
• Knowledge of pertinent WCB and OH&S standards
• Well-developed interpersonal skills including ability to coach and train others
• Strong verbal and written communications skills with the ability to formulate and articulate ideas and opinions
• Excellent ability to resolve conflict and to lead problems solving in an inclusive positive manner with the ability to articulate own goals and objectives of all parties
• Proficient in standard Microsoft business software; PowerPoint, Excel, Email, Word
• Some knowledge and familiarity with SAP financial reporting software desirable

 

Where operationally appropriate and subject to change, the City of Vancouver has a Flexible Work Program. This program allows staff to work remotely 1 – 4 days a week from locations that are a daily commutable distance from their work at a City worksite.  At this time this position is eligible to be part of the Flexible Work Program.

 

The City’s COVID-19 vaccination policy is currently suspended and as a result, vaccination against COVID-19 is not required at this time. However, should circumstances change and the City deem it necessary to re-introduce such policy, you may be required to provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19 in order to be eligible to continue performing your duties.

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