Director, Urban Strategies Job Listing at City of Edmonton in Edmonton, AB (Job ID 54822)

Description

Lead the integration of land use, mobility, infrastructure, and urban design to guide Edmonton's urban form!

Reporting to the Branch Manager, Planning and Environment Services, the Director, Urban Strategies will lead the implementation of the City Plan by developing strategic level plans, policies, and programs that define and integrate the City Plan systems and networks. The Director will also lead and support multi-disciplinary teams of technical leaders and professional staff to develop and assess programs, strategies, and policies that guide the systems and networks related to mobility, land use, and urban design envisioned in The City Plan.

The Director has corporate accountability for strategic mobility direction (long range planning and network analysis), and land use planning (area-specific and long range land use policy, intermunicipal planning, urban design and heritage preservation). The Director is expected to implement the City Plan vision, proactively engage with partners to create and implement programs, and serve as a City representative for matters related to mobility, and land use planning.

This position provides strategic leadership for the corporation on the systems and networks aspect of the City Plan, ensuring the prudent use of resources, managing risk, and integrating the work of the section's leadership team. Major outcomes focus on translating the broader direction of the City Plan into clear guidance and concrete actions, integrating land use, mobility, infrastructure, and urban design to guide the development of Edmonton's urban form, and growing a healthy, sustainable, and livable city.

What will you do?

• Provide leadership and guidance to internal and external teams or groups ensuring best utilization of resources, processes, policies and conflict and issue resolution
• Implement the City Plan vision and proactively engage with partners to create and implement programs related to mobility, land use and urban design
• Serve as a City representative for matters related to urban design, mobility and land use planning as related to the section's roles and responsibilities
• Anticipate business opportunities, influence policy, planning and initiatives, and foster a culture of accountability through performance measurement
• Integrate multi-disciplinary teams to work collaboratively with business partners to support corporate priorities
• Build new and innovative collaborative partnerships with external agencies, orders of government, community organizations, and internal departments and branches

Qualifications

• Knowledge, training and/or education in Engineering, Urban Planning or a related discipline
• Experience working with transportation planning and/or land use and policy planning, or similar complex municipal planning
• Leadership experience within a large, complex organization managing a multi-disciplinary team, including the development of staff
• Combinations of education and/or experience will be considered

Assets:

• Experience working with municipal policy and provincial legislation in a multidisciplinary context
• Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in good standing and registered as practicing with APEGA. Applicants in a different Canadian jurisdiction eligible for Inter-Provincial Mobility (IPMA) with APEGA may be considered
• Registered Professional Planner (RPP) designation
• Additional training in financial management, public administration, government relations, project management, and/or change management

Skills required for success:

• Ability to cultivate strong relationships across diverse teams and partners fostering collaboration, trust, and mutual respect
• Operate as a strategically agile leader able to anticipate changes in corporate direction, business opportunities and influence enterprise-wide policy planning and initiatives
• Actively demonstrate the values and behaviours supportive of equity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace
• Ability to collaborate and build trust, obtain input, understanding, and participation from the team
• Ability to create a work culture capable of developing and maintaining a high performing team
• Think strategically to address large, complex issues, to manage projects while steering dynamically
• Proven ability to prioritize complex workflows and maintain team focus on critical objectives
• Strong political acumen, strategic planning, issue resolution and decision-making skills
• Alignment to our Cultural Commitments and Leadership Competencies (https://bit.ly/4brRrXm)

Conditions of Employment and Work Environment:

• 1 permanent, full-time position
• 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 the worksite
• Salary: (Annually) - $146,472.00 - $183,091.00
• 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 employment@edmonton.ca. Learn more about our benefits https://bit.ly/COEbenefits.

Talent sourced through this process may be considered for similar opportunities within the City of Edmonton.

Recruitment Consultant: JM/SB

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IND 123

Classification Title: ML4
Posting Date: Apr 08, 2026
Closing Date: April 29, 2026 11:59:00 PM (MDT)
Number of Openings (up to): 1 - Permanent Full-time
Union: Management
Department: Urban Planning and Economy
Work Location(s): 8th Floor Edmonton Tower, 10111 104 Avenue Edmonton T5J 0J4

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