Position Summary
Situated on the picturesque Grand River, the City of Brantford is a rapidly growing community of over 100,000 residents, located in the heart of Southern Ontario with direct access to Hwy. 403 and is in close proximity to the GTHA, Waterloo and Niagara regions. As a single-tier municipality, Brantford is responsible for the full spectrum of municipal service areas. We invite you to join our #TeamBrantford corporate culture with many progressive initiatives, including our hybrid work environment. At the City of Brantford, we strive to reflect our values of Integrity, Collaboration, Continuous Improvement, Respect and Inclusion in everything we do. The City is committed to the professional development of our staff and invite you to come, grow with us!
Reporting to the Commissioner of Community Development, the Director of Development Engineering leads a multi-disciplinary team responsible for engineering review, approvals, and inspections related to new developments in the City.
The Director of Development Engineering is one of the City s foremost city-builders, responsible for a range of services and functions related to managing and ensuring the city s sustainable growth and development in accordance with the Official Plan and supporting master plans. The role requires a strategic, long-term outlook, as well as an ability to meet the demands of a fast-paced environment related to development approvals.
The Director of Development Engineering will recommend and implement policies and strategies with respect to ensuring the efficiency of the City s engineering review, approval and inspection process and to meet mandated goals and objectives. Accountable for establishing and achieving Departmental goals and objectives, as established by the Commissioner, through the effective and efficient use of financial and staff resources.
Use of a "best practices" approach in developing and delivering quality services in a timely and cost-effective manner is required. Instills a customer service focus within the Development Engineering Section of Community Development. Pursues continual improvements to ensure that the City s development engineering review process is timely and efficient.
