Development Compliance Supervisor, Planning Technician III Job Listing at City of Edmonton in Edmonton, AB (Job ID 55506)

Description

Bring your leadership expertise and advanced technical planning and enforcement knowledge to the City of Edmonton as a Development Compliance Supervisor. In this role, you will lead a dedicated team of Bylaw Enforcement Officers delivering complex inspections, compliance, and enforcement services to support Edmontonians' safety and our city's livability.

Operating within the Development Approvals & Inspections Section, you will provide senior-level inspections and compliance oversight for the Development Compliance Unit. You are responsible for operational supervision, work planning, and staff adherence to policies and safety practices while overseeing and managing a caseload of highly complex development compliance files. You will ensure alignment with the Zoning Bylaw, Municipal Government Act, and the City Plan.

What will you do?

• Provide formal in-scope supervision to Development Compliance Officers, including recruitment, onboarding, training, performance management, and operational scheduling
• Conduct day-to-day performance management and review of team members, addressing performance concerns in coordination with the Program Manager
• Supervise, coach, and provide advice and instructions to team members regarding inspections, compliance and enforcement protocols, policies and procedures, while ensuring that a change management/project management lens is applied to Development Compliance processes and procedures
• Ensure Standard Operating Procedures, policies, and protocols are continually updated to reflect current operations, and ensure accurate inspections, compliance, and enforcement records and statistics are captured of the team's activities
• Oversee and manage a caseload of complex commercial, industrial, agricultural, and residential zoning bylaw investigations
• Apply the unit's 4E compliance model to determine appropriate enforcement regulations, including issuing Municipal Government Act Orders, issuing penalty fines, pursuing court injunctions, and administering remedial actions
• In collaboration with the Program Manager and Law Branch, develop and execute escalated enforcement actions where appropriate
• Provide advanced interpretation and direction regarding the City's Zoning Bylaws and other relevant municipal bylaws to team members, community partners, and interested and/or affected parties
• Lead operational projects or phases of projects delegated by leadership; provide advice and guidance to project staff, develop work plans, and coordinate vendor procurement for escalated site remedial actions
• Prepare and oversee case files and court briefs, as well as giving evidence in court as required, including attendance at Subdivision and Development Appeal Board Hearings to provide accurate accounts of evidence from the investigations and justifying development permit decisions
• Coordinate multi-agency responses to complex development concerns
• Direct and audit team adherence to Occupational Health & Safety practices, hazard assessments, safe work procedures, and field safety protocols

Qualifications

• Two-year technical diploma in criminal justice, legal studies, law enforcement, police or investigative studies, planning, or architectural technology from a recognized institute of technology
• Eight (8) years of experience in inspections, compliance, enforcement, planning, or related fields

Assets:

• Two (2) years of formal supervisory experience

Skills required for success:

• Extensive operational knowledge of the Municipal Government Act, Provincial Offences and Procedures Act, and Edmonton Zoning Bylaw
• Ability to effectively interpret and apply the concepts, principles and behaviours consistent with leading, motivating and encouraging staff; ensuring compliance with the City's policies and procedures and representing the City of Edmonton in a professional, honest, respectful, and safe manner
• Expertise in municipal land use planning and development regulations
• Proficiency reading and interpreting development applications, architectural blueprints, site plans, landscape plans, and surveys
• Competency instructing, managing, evaluating, and developing subordinate team members
• Ability to conduct inspections and gather evidence in all weather conditions while working alone and maintaining a high standard of safety on active construction sites, or other commercial, industrial, or residential properties
• Ability to effectively manage escalated issues and conflicts with internal and external stakeholders, including members of the development industry, the public, and community interest groups. This includes the ability to negotiate an alternative course of action, and enforce regulations with consistency and impartiality
• Formulation and execution of operational team work plans and scheduling protocols
• Advanced conflict resolution and negotiation skills to address escalated issues with community partners and members of the development industry
• High proficiency utilizing software applications, specifically Pictometry, POSSE, SLIM, and Google Suite
• Strong data management skills and comfort working with spreadsheet formulas
• Exceptional organizational skills to independently manage heavy workloads and prioritize competing tasks under tight timelines, with the ability to prioritize and re-prioritize high volumes of competing work
• Clear verbal and written communication skills, including report writing, court brief preparation, and delivering presentations to collaborators
• Demonstrate the key behaviours and attributes of the City's six leadership competencies: Courage, Inclusivity, Values-Based Influencer, Collaborative Networker, Systems Thinker and Creative Innovator
• Ability to obtain and maintain Bylaw Officer status
• Alignment to our Cultural Commitments (https://bit.ly/4brRrXm)
• Embracing a culture of equity, diversity, reconciliation and inclusion

Conditions of Employment:

• Compliance with the City of Edmonton's safety standards for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), such as wearing steel-toe boots, hardhats, fit-tested masks/respirators, gloves, goggles, sunscreen and coveralls
• Hire is dependent on a Criminal Records Check (CRC) that is satisfactory to the City of Edmonton, and there may be a cost associated with this requirement
• Candidates are required to hold a valid Alberta Class 5 driver's license (or provincial equivalent) or higher. Candidates will be required to arrange their own transportation and, where appropriate, will be reimbursed in accordance with City of Edmonton policy. This may require the candidate to obtain business-use auto insurance
• Applicants may be tested

Work Environment:

• Note: This position may be eligible for a hybrid work arrangement with the flexibility to work from both home and the worksite as per the Letter of Understanding between the City of Edmonton and Civic Service Union 52
• This role works in both indoor and outdoor settings
• Exposure to environmental conditions, including extreme temperatures, inclement weather, dust, noise, light variation, vibrations, chemicals, and exposure to mechanical and electrical hazards may occur
• This role requires completion of repetitive and strenuous tasks such as standing, walking, kneeling, bending, stooping, crouching, lifting items, pushing, pulling, reaching, using feet/hand controls requiring physical stamina and resilience
• This is a public-facing role and requires engagement and interaction with diverse people from various backgrounds with different needs, expectations and emotional states

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

Up to 1 permanent full-time position

Hours of Work: 33.75 hours per week

Salary Range: $51.611 - $65.218 (Hourly); $90,925.680 - $114,897.810 (Annually)

Recruitment Consultant: JF/SO

Edmonton rests in the heart of Treaty Six territory in Alberta and the homelands of the Metis Nation.

Classification Title: Planning Technician III
Posting Date: Jun 24, 2026
Closing Date: July 01, 2026 11:59:00 PM (MDT)
Number of Openings (up to): 1 - Permanent Full-time
Union: CSU 52
Department: Urban Planning and Economy
Work Location(s): 5th Floor Edmonton Tower, 10111 104 Avenue Edmonton T5J 0J4

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