Project Coordinator

City of North Vancouver; North Vancouver; On-site; CAD 71,000 - 84,000; Full time

Job summary

The Corporation of the City of North Vancouver is seeking a temporary, full-time Project Coordinator to support the Parks team. You will lead park design efforts, engage the community, manage tenders, and supervise construction of park infrastructure across multiple scales.

You will apply knowledge of urban planning, landscape architecture, and environmental design, coordinate design processes, and report on progress while building strong internal and external relationships.

Qualifications

• University degree in Landscape Architecture, Engineering, or related fields with professional design experience.
• Training and/or experience in project management and graphic design are highly valued.
• Experience in CCDC and MMCD contract management will be considered an asset.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support park design, plans, and related community engagement processes.
• Oversee tendering and project management for construction of park infrastructure and amenities.
• Conduct field inspections to ensure compliance with contracts and monitor construction progress.
• Provide project administrative support for large-scale park projects like Harbour Swim Deck.

Skills

Project coordination

Stakeholder engagement

Graphic design

Contract management

Education

University degree in Landscape Architecture or Engineering

Tools

CCDC MMCD

Job description

The Corporation of the City of North Vancouver

Project Coordinator

Temporary Full-time

The City of North Vancouver is the urban core of the beautiful North Shore and has a long-term vision to be “The Healthiest Small City in the World”, with five key priorities to be a City for People, a Resilient City, a Vibrant City, a Connected City and a Prosperous City.

The Infrastructure, Transportation and Parks Department requires an innovative temporary, full-time Project Coordinator within the Parks team for one (1) year. In this exciting role you will bring your high level of organization, collaborative nature, inspiration and expertise to expand and enhance the City’s diverse park system by leading and supporting a variety of projects that will provide new amenities and programming opportunities to our community. This will involve park design and preparing plans, leading related community engagement processes, tendering and project management for the construction of park infrastructure and amenities at a range of scales. You will conduct field inspections to ensure that all work performed is in accordance with contracts, assess construction progress, and maintain reports, records and various other material related to the work. You will also be required to provide high levels of project administrative support for large-scale complex, multi-streamed park projects like the City’s proposed Harbour Swim Deck.

You will have considerable knowledge of practices, principles and techniques applicable to urban planning, landscape architecture, parks and environmental planning and design as well as the ability to understand and explain technical concepts, and coordinate the design process and construction work. You will possess the ability to effectively build and maintain cooperative working relationships with a variety of internal and external contacts. Providing professional advice and recommendations to other departments, Council, and public will be critical in this role. Experience in CCDC and MMCD contract management will be considered an asset.

Your qualifications include a university degree in Landscape Architecture, Engineering, or other related areas with professional design experience, or an equivalent combination of training and experience. Training and/or experience in project management and graphic design are a highly valued asset.

For temporary full-time positions of 8 months or longer, a City employee who is successful on the posting will have the right to revert to their former position.

Salary: $51.51 to $60.87 per hour (Pay Grade 27 – 2026 rates)

Hours of Work The City of North Vancouver currently works on a compressed work schedule of 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday to Friday, with one scheduled day off (Monday or Friday) approximately each three-week scheduling cycle.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer—one that reflects the diversity of our community and values the unique contributions of each person. Guided by our core values and Council’s vision for an open and inclusive city, we work to create respectful, safe, and accessible workplaces. We regularly review and improve our hiring practices to help identify and remove barriers. Through ongoing learning, we continue to address any that remain.

We welcome applications from all qualified candidates. If you need an accommodation during the selection process, or are having trouble completing or submitting your application, please contact us at [e-mail]. We’re here to support your full participation.

Thank you for your interest in the City of North Vancouver.

We respectfully acknowledge that we live and work on the traditional and unceded territories of the Sḵwx̱ wú7mesh (Squamish) and Səl̓ ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. The City of North Vancouver is committed to Reconciliation with these Nations, who have lived on these lands since time immemorial.