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Position Description

Job posting closes: January 15th, 2024 at 5:00pm Yukon Standard Time

At our core, the City of Whitehorse is committed to cultivating an inclusive employee community and workspace, confronting racism and biases for fairness and equity, while advancing reconciliation and accessibility.

The City promotes work life balance for its employees and offers flexible work arrangements, such as work from home and compressed work weeks, subject to applicable administrative directives.

An Eligibility List may be established from this job posting – The duration of the eligibility list may be up to 12 months. The eligibility list may be used to fill future permanent full – time, permanent part-time, temporary full – time, temporary part-time, term or casual vacancies based on the requirements of the organization within the same classification. Future vacancies for similar positions will be filled by going to the next highest ranked candidate until the eligibility list expires.

This position is covered by a collective agreement between the City of Whitehorse and the Public Service Alliance of Canada/Yukon Employees Union. 

The City wishes to thank all applicants for their interest but only those candidates selected to advance in the recruitment will be contacted. Note that only those candidates eligible to legally work in Canada will be considered.

Manager, Property Management

Job Code: 296

Department: Property Management

Job Summary: 

The incumbent is responsible for the management and delivery of vertical infrastructure projects as well as the maintenance and asset management of the City's built facilities once the construction phase is complete. 

Duties and Responsibilities: 

1. Lead the project management services of vertical design and construction, including facilitating the planning, programming, design, new construction, and renovations for City buildings and facilities. Projects managed range from capital/deferred maintenance to ground-up new buildings. 
2. Manage project and design teams (user agencies/owner, architect, contractor) by bringing and implementing ideas that will increase collaboration, performance, innovation, and accountability to the overall process required to successfully plan, procure, design, and construct projects. 
3. Manage and provide leadership in all human resources areas, including recruitment, safety and performance management consistent with collective agreements and city policies. 
4. Create, analyze and maintain project schedules and budgets in association with complex and/or high value defined scopes of work. 
5. Understand and manage the contractual obligations of all parties involved in large, complex, alternative delivery agreements including managing and coordinating alternatives in contracting, procurement and advanced project delivery methods. 
6. Generate thorough and accurate project reports for distribution to highly political stakeholders. 
7. Develop and manage annual budgets by forecasting requirements and analyzing variances, data and trends including the development and oversight of the maintenance budget. 
8. Prepare for emergencies by creating building evacuation and other action plans. 
9. Define and measure project performance and anticipate trends in project performance to mitigate potential risk. 
10. Plan and oversea all repair and installation activities including relationship management with contractors and service providers. 
11. Liaises with external funding agencies and manages potential external funding sources for City capital projects. 
12. Ensures, so far as is reasonably practicable, that safety procedures and standards are followed by personnel throughout the department. 
13. Act as Director as assigned. 
14. Other related duties. 

Category Management

Position Requirements 

Working Conditions: 

Majority of work is performed under normal office conditions. Some evening and weekend work with occasional exposure to inclement weather and temperature extremes when conducting site visits and inspections. 

Knowledge and Skills: 

• A Bachelor's Degree in Project Management, Engineering, Architecture or a related field. 
• Eight (8) years of professional project management experience in commercial, institutional and/or municipal/governmental work as an owner's representative, construction project manager or as a design project manager, including four (4) years at a supervisory or management level in the related occupational group including planning, managing, and scheduling projects and preparing and reviewing contract documents. 
• A completed course in Facilities Management supplemented with a Facilities Management or Asset Management certification would be advantageous. 
• Ability to deliver defined results within budget and schedule. 
• Experience managing complex, alternative delivery contracts/projects with high dollar values and with minimal guidance or oversight. 
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate amenably with project teams in a challenging and diverse environment and resolve conflicts at all levels. 
• Ability to effectively manage multiple tasks and priorities and work in a fast-paced environment while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail. 
• Experience and ability making sound decisions in circumstances of ambiguity, uncertainty, and pressures of limited time. 
• Experience in change management, budget development, financial management, and risk management with a passion for mentoring peers through positive interpersonal interactions. 
• proven written and oral communication skills to develop and present reports, position papers and proposals. 
• Ability to follow strict and ethical policies and procedures that guide municipal project delivery work. 
• Class 5 driver's license 
• Licenses and certifications must be kept current as a condition of employment. 

Examples of Required Equipment to Operate: 

General office equipment including computer skills to operate software programs related to work processing, spreadsheet, electronic mail, etc. 

Accommodation Requests:

Shortlisted candidates who require accommodation or have accessibility needs during the selection process are encouraged to reach out to the Recruiter and make requests to ensure their full participation. The City of Whitehorse is committed to reviewing requests and making arrangements for reasonable accommodation and accessibility requests. You may email careers@whitehorse.ca.

Other Details:

Job seekers are required to create an online profile and submit their application electronically through the City's online Applicant system via www.whitehorse.ca/careers. Instructions on applications are provided at https://www.whitehorse.ca/our-government/employment/how-to-apply/. If you have any further questions regarding this posting, please contact the recruiter at HR@whitehorse.ca.

To apply for this position, you are required to submit your resume. 

Various tests and/or exams may be administered as part of the recruiting process. 

At the time this posting closes, candidates must have valid and current licenses/certifications/education that match the position requirements. Candidates who are selected to continue with the recruiting process will be required to provide proof of qualifications during their interview. 

Employment Contract Management and Confidential Exclusion Bylaw

Range $76.22 - $95.89

Hours Per Week 5 X 7.5 Hours

Organizational Unit City of Whitehorse -> Corporate Services -> Property Management

Location City of Whitehorse