Manager, Recreation Services

THE OPPORTUNITY

Burnaby is investing in the next generation of public recreation at a scale the City has never seen before. Two flagship facilities are under construction and nearing completion: Cameron Community Centre and Library, a major redevelopment that will be the largest community centre in Burnaby, and Burnaby Lake Recreation Centre — one of the most complex aquatic and arena facilities in BC, featuring a 10-lane 50-metre competition pool, a combined leisure and 25-metre lane pool with water features, a diving tower, family hot tub, sauna and steam room, and an NHL-sized arena. Burnaby Lake has been specifically designed to meet the requirements for hosting aquatic sports championships. Cameron Community Centre and Burnaby Lake Recreation Centre represent an exciting change in what Burnaby offers its community. The opportunity — and the mandate — is to co-lead the building of a world-class aquatics service alongside an experienced aquatics manager, bringing dedicated leadership to the planning and opening of these two facilities and the expanded network they represent. This is a role in its own right — and the City is hiring accordingly. You will be visible in ways that matter. Council will have questions. Aquatic user groups will have expectations. Your team will look to you to set the tone for what excellence looks like at these facilities. We are not looking for someone who can manage that — we are looking for someone who is energized by it. What we’re looking for goes beyond technical expertise: it’s confidence, warmth, judgment, and the kind of leadership that makes people want to follow.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Reporting to the Director of Recreation and working collaboratively within the Recreation management team and others across the City, you will provide strategic and operational leadership for the aquatic expansion at Burnaby Lake Recreation Centre and Cameron Community Centre through their facility openings. Your mandate is to deliver successful facility openings and build a strong foundation for ongoing operations. Following the openings, you will assume leadership of the City's aquatics network, overseeing service delivery and operations across Burnaby's indoor and outdoor pool portfolio. Your responsibilities will include: Leading aquatics at Cameron Community Centre and Burnaby Lake Recreation Centre — from pre-opening planning and commissioning through to day-to-day operational leadership across a multi-pool portfolio of extraordinary scale and profile Building, mentoring, and retaining a high-performing aquatics team, including supervisors, Aquatic Leaders, Lifeguard-Instructors, and auxiliary staff Designing and overseeing delivery of a comprehensive aquatic program portfolio — competitive, recreational, instructional, and therapeutic — that serves Burnaby’s diverse and growing community Establishing and maintaining the highest standards of aquatic safety, regulatory compliance, and risk management Managing the aquatics operating budget with accountability, rigour, and strategic foresight Building strong relationships with competitive user groups, swim clubs, community partners, and external stakeholders — including those with an interest in provincial and national championship events Representing aquatics with confidence and credibility to senior City leadership, Council, and the community Contributing actively as a member of the Recreation management team, collaborating with peers to support divisional priorities and shared goals.