Manager - Engineering

Location

Thunder Bay, ON | Canada

Job description

The Corporation of the City of Thunder Bay

has a rewarding opportunity for a

Manager – Engineering!

Work Location : Thunder Bay

Thunder Bay is the largest community on Lake Superior. With a census metropolitan area population of 123,258 (Census 2021), it is the most populous municipality in Northwestern Ontario. Deeply rooted with European and Indigenous cultures, Thunder Bay is the sixth most culturally diverse community of its size in North America. The community values a high quality of life and promotes a clean, green, beautiful and healthy community that provides economic opportunity, respects diversity and provides affordable and safe neighborhoods that are accessible to all.

Thunder Bay is a vibrant community and is the region's commercial, administrative, and medical hub. From trees to transportation to the new frontier for research, health and life sciences, the community stands for hard work and innovation. The City by the Bay is home to 38 elementary schools, three middle schools, eight secondary schools, two private schools, an adult education facility, a post-secondary college and a university institution that provides a medical school and a law school.

As a four-season outdoor paradise Thunder Bay is the sunniest city in eastern Canada with an average of 2121 hours of bright sunshine each year. It is also one of the most dynamic "Cultural Capitals of Canada". Residents and visitors of Thunder Bay enjoy the harmony of a city rich in wide-open green spaces, parks and wilderness - and a major centre for visual and performing arts, and culture.

If you truly enjoy the advantages of work life balance that a smaller city provides in a large organizational setting, then come join us! If you already live here, we can’t wait for you to join our team!

The Opportunity

The Manager, Engineering is fully responsible for the overall strategic management and direction of the Engineering Section. This includes the development and implementation of policy standards relating to the work of the Section; and providing strategic leadership and direction that contributes to the effectiveness of city-wide departmental programs, services, and initiatives within the Engineering Section.

Leadership and direction are also provided towards all related programs in the portfolio, which includes asset management, asset renewal, design and construction, maintenance, repair, standards development, environmental studies, project management, policy recommendation, land development and capital infrastructure project forecasts and budgets.

The role reports to the Director of Engineering & Operations and is also responsible for the following accountabilities:

• Maintains Corporate obligations of Professional Engineers Act and its regulations.
• Ensures compliance with related legislation and applicable regulations as they pertain to the Section including but not limited to Ontario Safe Drinking Water Act, Environmental Assessment Act, Professional Engineers Act, Highway Traffic Act, Local Improvement Charges under the Municipal Act, Construction Act, Excess Soils Regulation.
• Provides Corporate and city-wide support in the area of strategic and long-term infrastructure asset management planning, understanding Council priorities and anticipating future community needs to support development.
• Responsible for the implementation and execution of the City’s Transportation Master Plan and Active Transportation Plan including implementation of Corporate and city-wide programs.
• Responsible for the planning, approvals, design, project management, contract administration, and construction of new and existing infrastructure.
• Oversees the incorporation of safety risk assessments prioritization into asset management planning activities for all infrastructure.

Ideal Candidate

• Degree in engineering and registration as a professional engineer in Ontario together with eight years’ progressively responsible management experience in the area of municipal engineering, or developing and using capital asset management frameworks and capital works planning for large construction projects
• Minimum of three years’ supervisory experience
• Excellent project/time management, analytical/critical thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
• Experience in a management capacity in a large, unionized, government or private sector organization
• Knowledge of and ability to interpret applicable legislation and related regulations, municipal by-laws, codes, and standards

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Why Work for the City of Thunder Bay (CTB)?

When you work for the City of Thunder Bay, you are part of our team, and here you can:

• Experience your importance,
• Unleash your potential,
• Know your work matters,
• Embrace diversity,
• Make a difference,
• Join a dedicated team, and
• Build community.

Learn more about the top reasons to work at the CTB:

Great Tangible Benefits

As an employee with the Corporation you will be in receipt of the following amazing benefits:

• competitive salary
• matching pension plan
• paid vacation and holidays
• health benefits coverage – 100% employer paid health, vision, & dental benefits
• life insurance & accidental death & dismemberment insurance (2 times your annual salary)
• employee family assistance program (EFAP)
• employee wellness program
• career progression opportunities
• corporate training & leadership development
• tuition reimbursement program (continuous learning)
• voluntary leave purchase plan (purchase 5 additional leave days)

Beautiful Thunder Bay

Learn why Thunder Bay is such great place to live and work:

General Information :

As an equal opportunity employer, the City of Thunder Bay encourages applications from Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, members of visible minority groups, women and members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community.

ONTARIO HUMAN RIGHTS CODE: It is a contravention of the Human Rights Code of Ontario to discriminate on the basis of: race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, family status, disability, age, record of offences, gender identity or gender expression. Therefore, a resume submitted to the City must not include references to any of the above characteristics. Do not include: 

• Photos
• Any certificates that have photo identification
• Driver’s licences
• Police records checks

Note: The above documentation will be requested by the Human Resources & Division should you be the successful applicant. If a Criminal Record Check is required, it will be requested by Human Resources should you be the successful applicant. Please do not submit your Criminal Record Check with your application.

ACCOMMODATION: Reasonable accommodations are available upon request for all parts of the recruitment process.

PRIVACY:  Personal information on this form is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act, c. 302, as amended, and will be used to determine eligibility for employment. Questions about this collection of personal information should be directed to the Human Resources & Corporate Safety Division, 125 Syndicate Ave Suite 42, Thunder Bay, Ontario, P7E 6H8, Telephone: 625-3866

The City of Thunder Bay is a place where art, culture and nature come together!

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