Manager, Construction Management

City of Ottawa / Ville d’Ottawa

full-time

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Location Type: Office

Location: Ottawa • 🇨🇦 Canada

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Salary

💰 CA$134,196 - CA$169,602 per year

Job Level

SeniorLead

About the role

  • Provide leadership and strategic direction to the Branch.
  • Establish and implement Branch priorities and programs that align to corporate vision, goals, and strategic planning initiatives.
  • Establish and maintain positive client relationships with internal and external management and stakeholders.
  • Direct/manage complex, multi-million dollar value contracts extending over multiple years.
  • Direct the operations of the work unit, including services and organization structure;
  • Manage financial and human resources; and be accountable for hiring and firing, performance management, and discipline of staff as necessary.
  • Act as spokesperson for the employer at the first step of the grievance process.

Requirements

  • Four (4) year undergraduate degree in Applied Science or Civil or Structural Engineering.
  • Possession of a Master’s degree in a related engineering discipline would be a definite asset.
  • A minimum of 8 years engineering and construction project management experience in managing major large-scale transportation initiatives, including a minimum of 5 years in the management of human resources and external contract resources, management of operating and capital budgets, preferably in a municipal setting.
  • Licensed Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) with Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO)
  • Knowledge of engineering techniques/practices relating to national, provincial, and municipal engineering standards.
  • Strategic planning and business consulting processes, including the development and implementation of long range and short term strategies for light rail design, construction, and maintenance.
  • Negotiation skills to manage large, complex multi-faceted legal contracts/agreements.
  • Management principles, planning, budgeting and supervision techniques and practices.
  • Economic and statistical analysis and research techniques.
  • Policy and program analysis, development, implementation and evaluation techniques.
  • Performance measurement and management practices.
  • Principles of project management, including RFP and contract document preparation, the tendering/bidder selection process, supervision/tracking of contract obligations to expected conclusions, evaluation of contractor productivity, efficiency, and performance.
  • Dispute resolution techniques, including legal processes relating to contract management.
  • Systems engineering, with knowledge of current engineering principles, methods and practices relating to a wide range of transportation engineering and infrastructure projects.
  • Ability to read/interpret construction plans and conceptual drawings.
  • Financial and other related business practices.
  • Contract document preparation, the tendering process and supervision of field services.
  • Protocols for developing of briefing notes, technical and legislative reports and submissions to project stakeholders.
  • Methods used to deal with the media in a professional manner.
  • Familiarity with applicable health and safety legislation, and knowledge of potential or actual danger to health or safety in the work place.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
project managementstrategic planningbudgetingeconomic analysisstatistical analysisdispute resolutioncontract managementsystems engineeringconstruction plan interpretationperformance measurement
Soft skills
leadershipnegotiationclient relationship managementcommunicationorganizational skillsperformance managementteam managementproblem-solvingstakeholder engagementgrievance handling
Certifications
Licensed Professional Engineer (P.Eng.)