Senior Project Manager

There is nothing more Canadian than a road trip through Northern Ontario. Towering rock faces give way to scenic outlooks. If a vast northern landscape riddled with lakes, trees and rocks appeals to you and you are an engineer seeking an opportunity to be part of a once in a lifetime construction project – the Ministry of Transportation wants to hear from you.
MTO is recruiting a number of Senior Project Managers to support construction of Highway 69 between Parry Sound and Sudbury. Highway 69 is a transformative transportation project that is enhancing one of Ontario’s most important trade and travel corridors.

The remaining four-laning work presents exciting engineering challenges, including major interchange construction, new bridges, innovative contract delivery approaches, and environmentally sensitive design solutions. As part of a committed and passionate team you will have the chance to use your ingenuity to overcome the challenges this breath taking and rugged geography can present. You can hone your creativity as you work in collaboration with others on innovative approaches to expediting construction of this highway which is so vital to northern Ontario.

Check out this opportunity to contribute to a high-profile infrastructure program while advancing your career through meaningful leadership, technical excellence, and project delivery experience on projects of provincial significance today.

Please note that this competition is for two permanent positions and the successful candidates can work out of one of the following office locations:

• 437 Mckeown Avenue, North Bay
• 3767 Highway 69 South, Sudbury
• 704024 Rockley Rd, Temiskaming Shores, New Liskeard
• 207 Main St West, Huntsville

About the job

In this position, you will:

• Initiate and manage a variety of medium to complex preliminary and detailed design highway improvement projects;
• Acquire and administer engineering consultants;
• Direct the activities of multi-disciplinary staff on transportation projects, monitoring work outputs and technical soundness to ensure project goals are obtained;
• Liaise and work with ministry staff, senior management, First Nations, stakeholders, agencies, municipalities, developers, consultants and the public; and
• Resolve planning and engineering issues.

Qualifications

What you bring to the team

Transportation Planning and Highways Design

• You have knowledge of civil engineering theories, principles, and practices related to transportation planning, highway engineering design, and construction.
• You have knowledge of geotechnical and structural design, to develop, analyze and recommend engineering designs for complex transportation projects.
• You can interpret and apply functionally-related provincial and federal legislation, ministry policies, procedures and standards to assess the accuracy and completion of proposals and designs, contract drawings and documents.

Leadership, Communication and Interpersonal Skills

• You have well-developed leadership skills to assign and schedule work and to lead multi-disciplinary teams to successful results.
• You have proven oral and written communications skills to write reports and present proposals, recommendations and provide evidence.
• You have proven effective interpersonal and relationship management skills to resolve problems, formulate agreements and maintain effective working relationships with engineering consultants, external agencies, senior government officials, and the public.

Project Management and Analytical Skills

• You have project management skills and experience to manage medium to complex projects, including acquisition and management of consultants.
• You have sound analytical skills and good judgement to assess and recommend solutions to problems in terms of applicable legislation, engineering quality, economic benefit and environmental impact
• You have demonstrated problem solving and decision-making skills.

Additional information

Address:

• 2 English Permanent – Full Time, 437 Mckeown Ave, North Bay, North Region or 3767 Hwy 69 South, Sudbury, North Region or 704024 Rockley Rd, New Liskeard, North Region or 207 Main St W, Huntsville, Central Region