Job Description

City of Castlegar

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Director of Community Safety & Development

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BASIS: FULL-TIME, PERMANENT | CLOSING DATE: NOVEMBER 14, 2025, AT 9:00 AM

The Director of Community Safety & Development provides strategic leadership and advice for guiding the growth and resilience of the City of Castlegar. This position oversees land use planning and development services, building inspection, protective services, emergency management, and climate readiness programs.

Key Responsibilities

Reporting to the Chief Administrative Officer and serving as a key member of the Senior Leadership Team, the Director of Community Safety & Development provides vision, leadership, and expertise in policy development, regulatory compliance, and municipal planning to support sustainable economic and social development while enhancing public safety.

Qualifications

The successful candidate will have a bachelor's degree in a related discipline such Planning, Engineering, Public Administration or Emergency Management plus a minimum of 5-years of applicable experience at a senior level in local government. A combination of education & experience will be considered.



A competitive compensation package will be provided including an attractive salary range of $129,644-$154,695 plus excellent benefits, including enrolment in the Municipal Pension Plan. Please visit our website at castlegar.ca for a full job description and information on our community.

Qualified applicants are invited to submit their detailed resume via email to

hr@castlegar.ca

with the subject line Director of Community Safety & Development.

We wish to express our appreciation to all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position and advise that only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.



Applicants must be legally able to work in Canada.

About Castlegar

Live more at one-third the average housing price of metro Vancouver and two-thirds the B.C. average. Be an outdoors action hero in the West Kootenay wild, in British Columbia's interior, where the Columbia and Kootenay rivers meet and endless adventures are right in your backyard.



Work for a City going places - with an ambitious vision, a dynamic municipal government, and a track record of doing cool things - including Millennium Park & Ponds, Sculpturewalk, and an ongoing refresh of Columbia Avenue, our main artery. The City of Castlegar is growing and we're looking for the perfect person to get in on the action.

Learn More

To view all available job positions or learn about applying for a City position, please visit

castlegar.ca/careers

Education : Bachelor's degree


Experience : 5 years or more