This is a one-year contract position with the potential to extend to 18 months, reporting to the Development Manager. The Development Coordinator is a key position in the future delivery of CMLC’s Transit-oriented Community (TOC) portfolio sites, East Village, and the Culture + Entertainment District. The Development Coordinator will be responsible for assisting the Development Manager with day-to-day responsibilities required to obtain land entitlement for CMLC’s priority TOC sites. The Development Coordinator will also be responsible for strategic projects within East Village and the C+E District. This could include land development due diligence, land use planning, urban design, placemaking, and public realm construction coordination. The successful applicant must be a self starter, detail oriented, highly driven, have a strong eye towards design, and is passionate about placemaking and city building. Attention to detail and accuracy is fundamental and the Coordinator will not hesitate to go beyond the bare minimum to ensure the job is completed effectively and efficiently. This person can successfully work in different structures daily with constantly changing priorities.
The Development Coordinator will also work closely with project partners, City of Calgary administration, consulting teams, and interested parties, and will be relied upon for strong communication skills and relationship management.
Key Accountabilities/Deliverables
This role will primarily be responsible for the support and coordination of CMLC land development and entitlement projects as it relates to city building. This includes:
- Conducting research and completing recommendations on best practices in city building and transit-oriented community design and placemaking as it relates to public infrastructure (streets, parks, plazas, etc.), and land use plans
- Developing and maintaining strong relationships with City administration, CMLC project partners and key interest holders
- Completing reviews and recommendations for concept planning, land use planning, policy reviews and providing feedback as it relates to any work CMLC is leading
- Completing various development analysis in house including massing studies, parcel configurations and land use planning and infrastructure
- Completing site due diligence including land appraisals, geotechnical, environmental site assessments, and site surveys
- Coordinating a consulting team for land use and outline plan applications
- Coordinating a consulting team through subdivision applications, detailed engineering and landscape architecture design and the delivery of the public realm
- Maintaining knowledge of current City of Calgary bylaw, land use plans, policies, development and building regulations
- Supporting the Development Team in design excellence in public realm and infrastructure delivery and city building
- Reviewing consultant proposals and reports and prepare/amend contracts as required
- Coordinating project meetings, prepare agendas, and minutes
- Taking initiative to follow up on deliverables and drive project goals to success by meeting deadlines and ensuring all deliverables are of high quality, complete and accurate
- Providing support as required to the Development Manager to assist with strategic projects and land strategies including project management plans, request for proposals, budgets, change orders, invoicing, and correspondence such as memos and PowerPoint presentations
Critical Competencies
- Adaptability/Flexibility
- Time management
- Critical thinking and problem solving
- Data analysis
- Collaboration
- Communication skills and relationship management
Key Functional Skills
- Project management
- Written and oral communication skills
- Negotiation skills
- Stakeholder management
- Cash flow forecasting and budgeting
- Ability to balance multiple deliverables and meet deadlines
Qualifications
Desired Education
- A Masters or Bachelors Degree from an accredited institution in architecture, landscape architecture, land use planning, engineering and/or
- A Business Degree with project management training and/or
- Supplementary professional development through the Urban Land Institute or other
Essential Relevant Experience
- 2-5 years of experience working through land use planning and entitlement (preferably in the Calgary region)
- Understands the land use and development approval process and the current municipal approvals environment
- Demonstrated strong technical ability and analytical skills
- Excellentwrittenandverbalcommunicationsskills and the abilitytocommunicate effectively to all levels of management, team members, consultants, andexternalinterest holders
- Demonstrated ability to multi-task and work under pressure to meet deadlines
- A team player who aligns with CMLC’s organizational mandate and values.
- Preference will be given to candidates who:
- have experience in Revit, Rhino or AutoCAD
- have experience in ArcGIS
- have experience in Adobe InDesign and Adobe Illustrator
- have experience with CCDC and RAIC contractsThree to five years previous community engagement/operations/safety related field