General Supervisor, Urban Forestry and Ecology

Edmonton, AB
$123,938-154,921 per year
Temporary
Full-time

2 days ago

1 temporary, full-time position up to 12 months in durationApply your strategic leadership to a complex portfolio dedicated to public safety, environmental health, and operational excellence in urban forestry!Reporting to the Director, Parks and Urban Forestry, the General Supervisor leads a diverse team of nearly 200 unionized staff who deliver a variety of services and programs to Edmontonians. The Urban Forestry and Ecology unit acts as the steward of over 400,000 boulevard and open space trees and approximately 4,000 hectares of natural areas within the City of Edmonton.The Urban Forestry and Ecology unit is responsible for three principal areas of service. The Tree Care team provides expert municipal arboriculture services to ensure a resilient and thriving urban forest, focusing on tree health, public safety, and accessibility. Concurrently, the Planting and Establishment team strengthens the urban forest by renewing, installing, and establishing over 6,000 high-quality, disease-free caliper trees across the City’s boulevards and open spaces. The Natural Area and Ecology team oversees the preservation and ecological monitoring of natural areas. This includes ensuring the implementation of relevant policies and bylaws, coordinating tree and fire risk mitigation, maintaining formal viewpoints, and protecting natural stand trees during construction, all while championing naturalization and restorative activities.What will you do?

Engage and support staff in developing action plans to enhance communication, solve problems creatively, promote integration and support excellence
Ensure staff are empowered, have the competencies, and are well equipped to perform their roles
Strategically identify and allocate necessary resources, including staffing and budget, for the successful execution of projects and programs
Ensure the prudent and effective use of financial and human resources, determine and review annual budget requirements, and proactively monitor performance and financial reporting
Support Program Managers in meeting Service Level Agreement targets
Ensure strict adherence to all Occupational Health and Safety (OH&S), ENVISO environmental management system, procurement guidelines, project, program management methodologies, and all other relevant City policies and procedures throughout the area
Apply the GBA+ process to the development and review of policies, practices and frameworks

Qualifications

Knowledge or training and/or education in Management, Environmental Science, Landscape Architecture, Planning, Engineering, or other related disciplines
Experience in a leadership role within a large, complex unionized organization
Demonstrated knowledge in landscape operations management with experience overseeing service delivery
Combinations of education and experience will be considered

Assets:

Experience working with large seasonal operations and staff change over
Additional certification or coursework/training in financial management, public works administration, change management, or other leadership training

Skills required for success:

Ability to lead and motivate teams while building a healthy, respectful and inclusive workplace environment that enable staff to reach their potential while strengthening organizational capacity
Strategically agile leader able to anticipate business opportunities and influence enterprise-wide policy planning and initiatives
Able to build new and foster existing partnerships with community organizations, business partners, external agencies, orders of government, and internal branches
Foster an environment that results in an efficient, effective, and innovative delivery of service
Influence initiatives without positional authority
Understand complex municipal subject matter and build influential relationships with external agencies and orders of government and successfully bring together partners for operational efforts and to achieve common goals
Demonstrate service excellence, embracing diversity and promoting inclusiveness
Alignment to our Cultural Commitments and Leadership Competencies (

) * Embracing a culture of equity, diversity, reconciliation and inclusionConditions of Employment and Work Environment:

1 temporary, full-time position up to 12 months in duration
Hours of Work: 36.9 hours per week, Monday - Friday. This position may be eligible for a hybrid work arrangement with the flexibility to work from both home and a parks operational yard
Salary: (Annually) $123,938.39 - $154,920.88
Hire is dependent on Criminal Information Check satisfactory to the City of Edmonton. There may be a cost associated with this requirement

The City of Edmonton values applicants with a diverse range of skills, experiences and competencies, and encourages you to apply. We strive to provide reasonable access and accommodations throughout the recruitment process. To request an accommodation, please contact . Learn more about our benefits . Talent sourced through this process may be considered for similar opportunities within the City of Edmonton.Recruitment Consultant: JM/SBThis requisition is open to internal candidates only.

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