Build your future with us…

Parksville is an active community of urban professionals, families with young children and retirees who have chosen to live in this community for a quality of life and the region’s natural environment. Located on Vancouver Island’s sheltered east coast, 12,000 residents call Parksville home. We are committed to being the city of choice for ourselves and future generations in a clean, safe, friendly, economically viable and sustainable environment.

The City of Parksville is seeking a qualified individual to join our Operations Department. Reporting to the Director of Operations, the incumbent will assume complete responsibility for a team dedicated to executing a wide variety of work undertaken by the department. This includes but is not limited to the responsibility for coordinating, planning and directing activities related to the day-to-day operation and maintenance of municipal infrastructure including roads, water facilities [wells, river intake, pump station, distribution network], sanitary sewer collection system [pump stations and pipe network], storm drainage facilities, parks, open space, buildings, vehicles and equipment. The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker with a blend of natural leadership skills, strong relationship building qualities and a commitment to delivering exceptional public services and best practices in municipal operations.

This role will provide the greatest satisfaction to a detail-oriented professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment, understands the complexities of local government and relishes coaching, developing and leading staff to reach their full potential. The City of Parksville is looking for a highly motivated, proven team leader with exceptional interpersonal, communications and public relations skills and a demonstrated ability to “change gears” quickly, analyze, assess situations, prioritize and exercise sound judgment on key municipal matters.

As the ideal candidate you will have graduated from a technical institute as a Certified Applied Science Technologist or have a post-secondary diploma or degree in a related field supported by management training and Level 2 Supervisor certification (or better) with the Public Works Association of BC (PWABC); a minimum of eight years of relevant professional experience in a local government setting; plus five years in a managerial/supervisory capacity; experience in a unionized municipal environment is preferred.

If you are a visionary leader with strong team building and management skills, who believes in a high level of customer service, enjoys challenges and wants to work for a progressive local government with a positive team environment, then we would like to hear from you.