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November 4, 2015
November 4, 2015
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Demonstrate your technical expertise while you advance your career in the field of construction contract management!
What can I expect to do in this role?
As a Contract Services Administrator, you will:
•review and oversee contract drawings and documents during the pre-engineering phase
•prepare and evaluate requests for quotes and proposals for the consultant procurement process
•provide advice on interpretation of special provisions, issues, safety, environment and quality
•oversee, review and assess contractors' and consultants' performance
•provide technical supervision for on-site administration of a construction project
•ensure accurate payments, financial forecasts and appropriate documentation for claims settlement negotiations
•provide supervision, direction, training and technical advice to all staff for on-site administration activities of a construction project
Location: 220 Main Street South, Kenora, Ontario
How do I qualify?
Mandatory Requirements:
•you will travel to construction sites and have a minimum valid Class G2 driver's licence or equivalent as recognized by the Province of Ontario
•you will work throughout Northwestern Ontario and frequent travel (usually daytime trips) with rare overnight travel within Ontario with longer than normal hours to be expected
•you will be deployed to the field under emergency situations
•you will be expected to perform inspection/work around water, at heights, within enclosures and traverse rough grounds under various environmental and working conditions
Technical Knowledge:
•you have knowledge of highway engineering standards, specifications, mathematics, construction practices and contract management
•you have knowledge of engineering principles to manage construction projects of all levels of complexity
•you have the ability to operate computers and associated software
Project Management and Analytical Skills:
•you have the ability to effectively manage and supervise multiple concurrent projects
•you have analytical and problem-solving skills to assess engineering and construction issues having financial impacts and political sensitivity
People Skills:
•you have communication skills to prepare reports and deal effectively with senior management, contractors, consultants and other stakeholders
•you have negotiation and dispute resolution skills
•you have leadership skills to provide supervision, guidance and support to staff
Salary range: $69,680.00 – $99,600.00 per year
Closes: September 25, 2014 -
Manager Positions – Engineering & Construction Services Division
Toronto is Canada’s largest city, the fourth largest in North America, and home to a diverse population of about 2.8 million people. Consistently ranked one of the world’s most livable cities, Toronto is a global centre for business, finance, arts and culture, and proud to be the Host City for the 2015 Pan American and Parapan American Games.
Creating the safe and sustainable municipal infrastructure that makes Toronto so livable is the responsibility of the City’s Engineering & Construction Services (ECS) Division. With an annual capital program of $500 million and growing, ECS provides specialized engineering design and construction services to internal clients, including Toronto Water, Transportation Services, and Solid Waste Management Services, and to external clients, including the development industry, utility companies, and other public agencies.
If you’re a highly motivated Professional Engineer with management experience in municipal infrastructure design and construction, and ready to lead a focused and challenging portfolio, ECS wants you to consider joining the award-winning Toronto Public Service in one of the following Manager positions:
•Manager, Bridges, Structures & Expressways (File #2024747X), responsible for leading and managing staff involved in condition assessment, infrastructure planning, and the design and construction of works for the City’s bridges, structures and expressways, including culverts, retaining and noise barrier walls, embankments and overhead signs.
•Manager, Design & Construction Linear Infrastructure – Basement Flooding Protection Program (File #2023807X), responsible for leading and managing staff involved in the engineering design and construction of sewer infrastructure and related capital works in support of the City’s Basement Flooding Protection Program.
•Manager, Design & Construction Linear Infrastructure – Stormwater Management Infrastructure (File #2023633X), responsible for leading and managing staff involved in the engineering design and rehabilitation, reconstruction and upgrading of the City’s watercourses and stormwater management infrastructure.
•Manager, Design & Construction Linear Infrastructure – Trunk Sewers & Transmission Mains (File #2023543X), responsible for leading and managing staff involved in the planning, design, rehabilitation, reconstruction, and upgrading of the City’s trunk sewers and transmission mains.
•Manager, Design & Construction Major Infrastructure – Don & Central Waterfront Project (File #2024732X), responsible for leading and managing staff involved in the planning, development and implementation of multidisciplinary engineering designs and construction of wastewater systems, pumping stations, and other major infrastructure, and the interception and treatment of combined sewer overflows for the cleanup of the Don River and City's Central Waterfront.
•Manager, Design & Construction Major Infrastructure – Wastewater Treatment Plants (File #2024728X), responsible for leading and managing staff involved in the planning, development and implementation of multidisciplinary engineering designs and construction associated with the City’s wastewater treatment systems, wastewater pumping stations, and other major infrastructure, including the interception and treatment of combined sewer overflows.
The primary focus of these full-time, permanent positions is to manage service delivery to achieve organizational performance and quality standards and expectations, ensuring that assigned programs and projects conform to division, cluster, and corporate standards.
Overview of Key Qualifications
To be considered for the position of Manager within the Engineering & Construction Services Division candidates will have:
•A Professional Engineering (P.Eng.) licence and membership in good standing in Professional Engineers Ontario.
•Project management experience, from inception to implementation, including planning, design, resource allocation, budget preparation, scheduling and task management for multi-year projects to ensure that design and construction of municipal infrastructure conforms to standards, specifications, procedures, etc.
•Extensive experience managing, attracting, motivating, and leading a diverse workforce and establishing and operating in an environment that promotes excellence.
•Considerable experience in the preparation of contract documents, request for proposals, preparation of tenders for construction projects, technical reports, reports to Council or external agencies or third parties.
•Exceptional knowledge of the principles of civil engineering, structural engineering, and of materials and methods of construction, rehabilitation and upgrading of municipal infrastructure.
•Knowledge of financial reporting processes, including budget preparation and control, expenditure forecasting, preparation and interpretation of financial reports, and reporting on Key Performance Indicators.
•Ability to operate as a fully accountable program leader, deliver complex projects, thrive in an environment with high expectations and frequent and competing deadlines.
•Well-developed people management skills to promote and foster effective teamwork, resolve conflict, and establish excellence in a customer service oriented environment while balancing the interests of all stakeholders.
•Ability to interact and communicate effectively, orally and in writing, with all stakeholders and levels of the organization and achieve results in a unionized and non-unionized environment.
•Familiarity with applicable federal and provincial regulations and requirements, including collective agreements, the Occupational Health and Safety Act and the Construction Lien Act.
Salary Range: $103,256 - $121,326 per year, plus a superior benefits package. -
Director Positions – Engineering & Construction Services Division
Toronto is Canada’s largest city, the fourth largest in North America, and home to a diverse population of about 2.8 million people. Consistently ranked one of the world’s most livable cities, Toronto is a global centre for business, finance, arts and culture, and proud to be the Host City for the 2015 Pan American and Parapan American Games.
Creating the safe and sustainable municipal infrastructure that makes Toronto so livable is the responsibility of the City’s Engineering & Construction Services (ECS) Division. With an annual capital program of $500 million and growing, ECS provides specialized engineering design and construction services to internal clients, including Toronto Water, Transportation Services, and Solid Waste Management Services, and to external clients, including the development industry, utility companies, and other public agencies.
If you’re a highly motivated Professional Engineer with senior management experience, looking for the opportunity to lead a complex and challenging portfolio, ECS wants you to consider joining the award-winning Toronto Public Service in one of three newly created Director positions:
•Director, Design & Construction – Linear Underground Infrastructure (File #2024742X), responsible for engineering design and construction of capital projects such as sewer infrastructure in support of the Basement Flooding Protection Program, and standalone sewer and watermain infrastructure, including transmission mains and trunk sewers.
•Director, Design & Construction – Major Infrastructure (File #2024745X), responsible for engineering design and construction of treatment plant upgrades and expansions, and other large-scale projects such as combined sewer overflow projects for cleanup of the Don River and Central Waterfront.
•Director, Engineering Review (File #2024733X), responsible for the engineering review of land development applications, third-party and utility projects, and soil and groundwater quality; and for the management of engineering records and drawings, and composite utility mapping.
The primary focus of these full-time, permanent positions is to direct and manage service delivery to achieve organizational performance and quality standards and expectations, ensuring that assigned programs and projects conform to division, cluster, and corporate standards.
Overview of Key Qualifications
To be considered for the position of Director within the Engineering & Construction Services Division, candidates will have:
•A Professional Engineering (P.Eng.) licence and membership in good standing in Professional Engineers Ontario.
•Extensive experience in leading, motivating, directing and managing a diverse workforce in a fast-paced, politically sensitive, and customer service-oriented environment.
•Extensive experience in developing, designing and implementing service delivery strategies, policies and programs based on evaluation of operational processes to ensure that design and construction of municipal infrastructure conforms to standards, specifications, procedures, etc.
•Considerable experience in quality improvement management that provides program staff with direction, guidance, processes, indicators and tools to increase efficiencies and improve the effectiveness of services provided.
•Extensive experience in managing and delivering broad-scale, multi-year, complex projects from inception through to implementation with minimal direction, including planning, coordinating and administrating engineering and professional services.
•Knowledge of financial reporting processes, including budget preparation and control, expenditure forecasting, preparation and interpretation of financial reports, and reporting on Key Performance Indicators.
•Ability to foster teamwork, manage change and operate in an environment that promotes excellence.
•Highly developed interpersonal, public, labour and human relations skills to build and maintain effective relations and partnerships with all stakeholders.
•Ability to interact and communicate effectively, orally and in writing, with all levels of the organization and achieve results in a unionized and non-unionized environment.
•Excellent negotiating, conflict resolution, project management, strategic, analytical and problem-solving skills.
•Ability to listen, understand, respond, lead change, adapt, and think conceptually.
•Ability to manage competing priorities and demands in an environment with high expectations and frequent and competing deadlines.
•Familiarity with applicable federal and provincial regulations and requirements, including collective agreements, the Occupational Health and Safety Act, and Construction Lien Act.
•Ability to identify, manage, lead and implement change effectively within a complex organization.
•Effective decision-making skills with a track record demonstrating innovation and results-oriented leadership.
Salary Range: $138,955 - $163,272 per year, plus a superior benefits package.
Closes: September 30, 2014. -
Supervisor Positions – Engineering & Construction Services
Toronto is Canada’s largest city, the fourth largest in North America, and home to a diverse population of about 2.8 million people. Consistently ranked one of the world’s most livable cities, Toronto is a global centre for business, finance, arts and culture, and proud to be the Host City for the 2015 Pan American and Parapan American Games.
Creating the safe and sustainable municipal infrastructure that makes Toronto so livable is the responsibility of the City’s Engineering & Construction Services (ECS) Division. With an annual capital program of $500 million and growing, ECS provides specialized engineering design and construction services to internal clients, including Toronto Water, Transportation Services, and Solid Waste Management Services, and to external clients, including the development industry, utility companies, and other public agencies.
If your municipal infrastructure experience and ability to lead a diverse workforce in both unionized and non-unionized settings are backed by a Civil Engineering Technology diploma or equivalent, exciting opportunities are now available at ECS to join the award-winning Toronto Public Service as a:
•Supervisor, Design (File #2024813X), reporting to the Manager, Design & Construction Linear Infrastructure (Major Roads) in the Design & Construction (Transportation Infrastructure) Section of ECS, this position is responsible for providing engineering design services for major roads, sidewalks, development-related improvements, various minor structure projects, streetscaping, and underground works when combined with major roads as part of the City's Capital Works Program.
•Supervisor, Utility Review (File #2024811X), reporting to the Manager, Third Party & Utility Review in the Engineering Review Section of ECS, this position is responsible for supervising a customer service-based operation that provides the administration, review, and approval of proposed public utility construction.
Overview of Key Qualifications
To be considered for the role of Supervisor within the Engineering & Construction Services Division, candidates will have:
•A diploma in Civil Engineering Technology, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
•Experience performing a supervisory role in a customer service function, working closely and effectively with colleagues, provincial officials, consultants, solicitors and other internal and external clients.
•Excellent people management skills and ability to motivate a diverse workforce, promote and foster effective teamwork and establish excellence in a service-oriented environment.
•The ability to handle day-to-day personnel and labour relations issues as well as monitor, motivate, develop and evaluate assigned staff.
•Well-developed interpersonal, human relation, written and oral communication, negotiation, conflict resolution, project management, analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to interact and communicate effectively with all levels of the organization and to forge solid relationships with internal and external clients.
•The ability to thrive in an environment with frequent and competing deadlines, multiple tasks and high performance expectations, and manage priorities and demands in a rapidly changing environment.
•Proficiency with corporate software applications.
•Knowledge of the various types of materials and methods used in the construction and maintenance of utility and municipal infrastructure.
•Knowledge of City policies and standards related to design and construction, or to construction within the public right-of-way.
•Knowledge of relevant legislation, e.g., Occupational Health and Safety Act, Ontario Provincial Standards & Specifications, Employment Standards Act, Human Rights Act, and Collective Agreements.
Salary Range: $82,806 - $97,297 per year, plus a superior benefits package.
Closes: October 10, 2014 -
Posting for: City of London, Environmental & Engineering Services
Position: Engineer-in-Training
File #: M-47-14E
The Corporation of the City of London strives to foster a workplace in which all individuals maximize their potential, regardless of their differences. We are committed to attracting, engaging, developing and celebrating exceptional people in public service who are representative of our community.
Summary:
Assists Environmental Services Engineers in planning, designing, programming engineering infrastructure within various Engineering and Operational Divisions in the Service Area. Duty assignments are rotated amongst the Divisions for periods of approximately one year - over a total four-year program. The program is aimed at developing engineering management expertise within the Service Area. The position reports to the City Engineer for purposes of annual assignments and career management, and reports to Environmental & Engineering Services Engineers or Division Heads within the respective Divisions for professional direction and supervision in day to day tasks.
Qualifications:
Registered as Engineer-in Training with the Professional Engineers of Ontario (P.E.O.)
Additional Requiremens:
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Bachelor of Engineering degree (Civil or Mechanical) from a university recognized by the P.E.O.
Closes: Sunday, September 28, 2014