Posted Friday, July 4, 2025, 3:00 AM | Expires Monday, July 28, 2025, 2:59 AM
Why work for the Town of Canmore? For starters, you can take great pride in our collaborative organization, its positive work culture, and our amazing group of talented people. Our staff genuinely care about our community and accomplish outstanding work each day for its citizens. As a municipal government organization, the Town of Canmore exists to serve the community and visitors to Canmore. The organization is committed to supporting a triple bottom line sustainable future for all by promoting wellness and active living, being leaders in environmental stewardship, and ensuring the effective and efficient use of taxpayer dollars.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

Reporting to the Municipal Engineer, the Senior Community Development Engineer supports and advances key functions within the Town and the Engineering Department, including development review, permitting, and maintenance of development-related guidelines and policies. This role is responsible for engineering input on complex development applications, and provides technical guidance, mentorship, and direct technical support to Community Development Engineers and Engineering Technicians/Technologists, contributing to the successful delivery of municipal infrastructure and development applications.

EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering or Equivalent – Required
• Professional Engineer in good standing, licensed or eligible to practice in Alberta – Required
• Alberta Class 5 driver’s license or equivalent – Required

EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum 8 years of progressive municipal engineering experience, with demonstrated strength in development application review – Required
• Demonstrated mentoring or technical supervisory experience - Asset
• Strong understanding of engineering standards, land development regulations, and the Municipal Government Act – Required
• Experience in a municipal setting, and/or working with a board of directors – Asset
• Ability to critically assess engineering documents and provide technical guidance - Required
• Strong communication skills – demonstrated listening, negotiation, written and oral abilities; specifically, the ability to clearly articulate and transform complex ideas into clear narratives – Required
• Proficiently and efficiently uses computer operating systems, software and applications such as MS Office, Bluebeam Revu, etc. – Required
• Familiarity with stormwater modelling, water network modelling and land development software such as PCSWMM, WaterCad and Civil3D - Asset

THE TOWN OF CANMORE IS AN INCLUSIVE AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER. ALL APPLICANTS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR EMPLOYMENT WITHOUT ATTENTION TO AGE, COLOUR, RACE, GENDER, ANCESTRY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, DISABILITY OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION. PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES WHO ANTICIPATE NEEDING ACCOMMODATIONS FOR ANY PART OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS MAY CONTACT, IN CONFIDENCE, HR@CANMORE.CA

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