City of Toronto Looking for SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER INFRA COORD at Ontario Full Time

SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER INFRA COORD

Job ID: 38590

• Job Category: Project Management

• Division & Section: Infrastructure Services, Transit Expansion Division

• Work Location: City Hall, 100 Queen St

• Job Type & Duration: 1 Temporary Full-Time Temporary (36 Months) Vacancy

• Salary: $112,000- $144,200, TM1827, Wage Grade 7.5

• Shift Information: Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week

• Affiliation: Non-Union

• Number of Positions Open: 1

• Posting Period: July 7, 2023 to July 21, 2023

Major Responsibilities:

Reporting to the Project Director of the Transit Expansion (TE) Division, the Senior Project Manager will lead, manage, and coordinate City activities related to transit expansion. In this role, staff will liaise and facilitate effective communication and coordination between City of Toronto divisions, Metrolinx and other stakeholders for the implementation of Subways, GO Expansion, SmartTrack, and Rapid Transit programs. This includes working with a multi-disciplinary team of internal and external stakeholders to guide planning, design, and construction.

• Manages assigned projects ensuring effective teamwork, communication, high standards of work quality, organizational performance and continuous learning.

• Coordinates and manages divisional input and the delivery of identified cross-divisional projects.

• Works with divisions to define the scope of projects and develops project work plans and schedules.

• Facilitates and leads interdisciplinary, interdivisional and interagency working groups, partnerships, and consultation processes – setting agendas, documenting actions, findings, and conclusions.

• Building consensus while addressing technical, political, community, business, and other stakeholder requirements to advance transit priorities.

• Oversees the preparation and coordinated review of specifications and contracts to carry out transit expansion projects.

• Fosters and maintains cooperative working relationships within and external to the division.

• Responsible for supervision of a multi-disciplinary team to deliver high quality project management service to client groups.

• Maintains continuous professional development and an active awareness of industry advancements in planning, coordination and monitoring, and other appropriate fields to retain technical competency, and provide sound and strategic advice to the Program Director.

• Manages information and action requests from members of Council including preparing Council reports and briefing materials as required.

• Represents the division and Program Director and attends various meetings including interagency, intergovernmental, senior staff, steering committee and working group meetings as necessary including making presentations to Councillors and other government agencies.

• Develops and implements project controls and reporting, such as monitoring expenses of assigned projects against approved budgets, and tracking and mitigating risks and issues.

• Develops strategies/policies/programs/action plans, to achieve approved time frames and technical requirements.

• Leads the preparation of competitive documents (RFQs, RFPs), selection processes and retains and manages external consultants on internal and interagency capital works process improvement projects and studies.

Key Qualifications:

1. Post-secondary education in a professional discipline pertinent to municipal infrastructure planning and delivery (e.g., Urban Planning, Architecture, Civil Engineering, Business Administration) combined with project management experience or an equivalent of education and experience.

2. Extensive experience in stakeholder management with a high level of ability to influence and negotiate outcomes effectively with a broad spectrum of diverse stakeholders, while balancing political, community and public interests.

3. Extensive experience resolving conflicts in complex, multi-stakeholder situations.

4. Experience in a municipal environment or intergovernmental agencies would be considered an asset.

5. A high degree of conceptual ability and capacity to develop creative solutions to complex operating and evaluation problems.

6. Highly developed written communication and interpersonal skills at a senior management level to write concise reports and executive summaries, and to interact with diverse interest groups.

7. Political acumen, critical judgement and insight, as well as advanced skills and judgement in public relations and negotiation, including the ability to achieve consensus among parties having different objectives in a complex and sensitive political environment.

8. Ability to lead change, to be flexible, responsive, critical and able to demonstrate new ways to think, act and plan.

9. Ability to develop and administer budgets to ensure unit fiscal accountability and effective use of resources.

10. Ability to foster an organizational culture that emphasizes innovation, continuous learning, collaboration, transparency, accountability and trust while promoting a strong code of ethics and integrity to support public service excellence.

11. Ability to support the Toronto Public Service values to ensure a culture that champions equity, diversity, and respectful workplaces. Knowledge and understanding of relevant policies and government legislation including Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA), Occupational Health and Safety Act, Ontario Human Rights Code and Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act.

12. Lived experience as a member of an Indigenous, Black and/or equity-deserving group is an asset; with a strong understanding of equity, diversity and inclusion obtained through lived experience and demonstrated through daily interactions.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

The City is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to creating a workplace culture of inclusiveness that reflects the diverse residents that we serve. Learn more about the City’s commitment toemployment equity (https://jobs.toronto.ca/jobsatcity/content/Hiring-Policies-and-Statements/?locale=en_US) .

Accommodation

The City of Toronto is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive organization. We are committed to providing barrier-free and accessible employment practices in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). Should you require Code-protected accommodation through any stage of the recruitment process, please make them known when contacted and we will work with you to meet your needs. Disability-related accommodation during the application process is available upon request . Learn more about the City’sHiring Policies and Accommodation Process (https://jobs.toronto.ca/jobsatcity/content/Hiring-Policies-and-Statements/?locale=en_US) .