Remote-Eligible Capital Planning Consultant

City of Calgary; Calgary; Hybrid; CAD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Calgary is seeking a Capital Consultant to build and maintain strategic capital investment plans and budgets across service areas. You will apply service-level priorities and corporate policies to support informed investment decisions and steward multi-year capital planning.

Responsibilities include administering the Stage Gate process, chairing meetings, preparing materials, and guiding budget approvals while aligning with financial parameters and Council-approved budgets.

Qualifications

• Degree in Business, Management, Public Administration, Economics, or related field.
• 5+ years of capital portfolio management or capital planning experience.
• Experience applying capital budget processes and investment prioritization frameworks in a public accountability environment is an asset.
• Creative problem-solving skills with the ability to investigate unique and complex variables, and to respond rapidly with customized solutions.
• Intermediate proficiency in Excel is required; advanced proficiency is preferred.
• Excellent communication and critical thinking skills, ability to build strategic relationships and navigate organizational dynamics, strong political acumen.
• Positive, solutions-oriented mindset and proactive approach to identifying needs and moving work forward.
• Comfortable working with ambiguity and able to propose practical solutions when direction is not fully defined.

Responsibilities

• Work with service areas to understand capital needs, priorities, funding requirements, risks and dependencies.
• Apply investment criteria and leadership direction to support the development of prioritized and financially sustainable capital investment portfolios.
• Review, reconcile, and compile complex datasets across multiple systems to inform 4-year and 10-year capital plans.
• Monitor capital project and portfolio performance, identify risks and opportunities, and recommend adjustments to align with priorities and financial parameters.
• Support adjustments and reallocation within the capital portfolio in response to changing conditions while maintaining alignment with the plan.
• Administer the Stage Gate process, ensuring decisions are informed, documented, and aligned with plans and budgets.
• Build relationships with service area reps, finance, planning teams, and partners for coordinated capital planning.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of capital planning, prioritization, governance, reporting, and decision-support.

Skills

Creative problem-solving

Communication skills

Critical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business/Management/Public Administration/Economics

Tools

Excel

Job description

The City of Calgary is seeking a Capital Consultant to build and maintain strategic capital investment plans and budgets across service areas. You will apply service-level priorities and corporate policies to support informed investment decisions and steward multi-year capital planning.

Responsibilities include administering the Stage Gate process, chairing meetings, preparing materials, and guiding budget approvals while aligning with financial parameters and Council-approved budgets.