Capital Consultant

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As a Capital Consultant, you will build and maintain strategic capital investment plans and budgets for assigned service areas, applying service-level priorities, and corporate policies to support effective investment decisions.

Operating at the intersection of finance, infrastructure planning and governance, you will support multiyear capital planning by preparing balanced and prioritized investment portfolios, analyzing funding scenarios, and identifying risks and opportunities within service-level capital programs. You will also administer the Stage Gating process for assigned areas, including chairing committee meetings, preparing materials, and to guide timely budget approvals. Primary duties include:

• Work with service areas to understand capital needs, priorities, funding requirements, risk 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, fragmented datasets across multiple systems to inform the development of 4-year and 10-year capital infrastructure investment plans.
• Monitor capital project and portfolio performance for assigned service areas, identifying risks and opportunities and recommending adjustments to align with strategic investment priorities and financial parameters.
• Support adjustments and reallocation within the capital portfolio in response to changing conditions while maintaining alignment with the approved capital investment plan.
• Administer the Stage Gate process for assigned service areas, ensuring that capital investment decisions are informed, documented, and aligned with strategic plans, financial policies, and Council-approved budgets.
• Build effective working relationships with service area representatives, finance, infrastructure planning teams and other partners to support coordinated capital planning and governance
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of capital planning, prioritization, governance, reporting and decision-support processes.

Qualifications

• A degree in Business, Management, Public Administration, Economics, or related field.

• At least 5 years of related experience in capital portfolio management or capital planning.

• Experience applying capital budget processes, and investment prioritization frameworks within 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.

• Success in this position requires excellent communication and critical thinking skills, the ability to build strategic relationships and deal effectively with organizational dynamics, well-developed political acumen, and an understanding of the complexities of decision making in the public sector.

• Bring a positive, solutions-oriented mindset and take a proactive approach to identifying needs, addressing issues and moving work forward.

• Comfortable working with ambiguity and actively seeks information, raises questions and proposes practical solutions when direction is not fully defined.

Pre-employment Requirements

• Applicants will be tested for appropriate skills.

• Successful applicants must provide proof of qualifications.

Workstyle

• This position may be eligible to work from home for at least part of the time as one of several flexible work options available to City employees. These arrangements depend on the operational requirements of the role, employee suitability, and are subject to change based on operational needs and corporate direction.

Position and Pay Information

• Business Unit: Capital Planning and Business Services
• Union: CUPE Local 38
• Position Type: 1 Permanent & 1 Temporary (up to 22 months)
• Compensation: Pay Grade 12 $48.54 - 64.88 per hour
• Hours of work: Standard 35 hour work week.
• Days of work: This position works a 5-day work week with 1 day off in a 3 week cycle.
• Location: 800 Macleod Trail SE
• Audience: Internal/External
• Apply By: November 23, 2026
• Job ID: 315460