Assistant City Manager

destination one Consulting | Direct Placement

Lower Mainland, Canada | Posted on 09/26/2026

destination one Consulting has been retained by the City of Maple Ridge to recruit an accomplished and strategic Assistant City Manager.

This executive leadership opportunity presents a rare chance for a seasoned municipal leader to play a pivotal role in supporting the City Manager and executive leadership team in advancing the City’s strategic priorities, operational excellence, organizational transformation, and long term community growth. As one of British Columbia’s fastest growing municipalities, the City of Maple Ridge continues to make significant investments in infrastructure, community development, public service delivery, and sustainable growth, creating an exciting environment for forward thinking leadership and meaningful impact.

In this dynamic and high-impact role, the Assistant City Manager will serve as the City Manager ’s primary internal second-in-command, helping drive corporate strategy execution, cross-departmental coordination, and enterprise-wide initiatives that support Council priorities and the organization’s long-term vision.

Working closely with the City Manager and senior leadership team, the successful candidate willhelp ensure alignment across departments, strengthen organizational leadership capacity, and support the effective delivery of municipal services to a growing and diverse community.

This role formspartof the municipality’slong-term leadership succession planning,offering the opportunity for the successful candidate to progressively expand responsibilities while contributing to the continuity of executive leadership within the organization.

Reporting directly to theCity Manager, the Assistant City Manager is a senior executive responsible for supporting enterprise-wide leadership and ensuring that Council-approved priorities, corporate objectives, and organizational initiatives are executed effectively.

The Assistant City Manager works across the organization to coordinate strategic initiatives,remove operational barriers, and ensure that departments are aligned with the municipality’s strategic plan, corporate priorities, and service delivery expectations.

The role also supports the City Manager in maintaining strong relationships with Mayor and Council through coordinated briefings, committee participation, and the delivery of high-quality information to support effective decision-making.

This positionplays a critical role in strengthening organizational leadership, operational execution, and strategic coordination across the municipality.

• Support senior leadership across the municipality on behalf of the City Manager,supporting the coordination and advancement of corporate priorities and initiatives.
• Identify and advance key initiatives that require cross-departmental coordination and strategic alignment.
• Support the City Manager in providing leadership oversight, coaching, and direction toteam members as assigned.
• Strengthen organizational leadership capacity through mentorship, leadership development,and succession planning initiatives.

• Support the development and execution of the municipality’s Strategic Plan and corporate business planning processes.
• Supportenterpriseperformance management and multi-year business planning, ensuring alignment between strategic priorities, departmental work plans, and measurable outcomes.
• Leador sponsor enterprise-wide initiatives such as service reviews, organizational transformation projects, and process improvement efforts.
• Monitor progress of corporate initiatives and support corrective action where…