Shape the Future of Ontario's Transportation Network Through High Impact Project DeliveryAre you a strategic and collaborative engineering leader who thrives on guiding complex work from concept to completion? Do you excel at bringing clarity to challenging programs and motivating teams to deliver meaningful results for the public?
Consider joining the Major Highway Projects Division as the
Manager, Major Project Delivery. In this leadership role, you will guide a multidisciplinary team responsible for delivering large and technically complex engineering programs that support Ontario's transportation network. You will shape program direction, lead major planning and delivery activities, and ensure that projects align with ministry priorities and professional engineering standards.
You will contribute to high profile initiatives such as the Bradford Bypass and the Garden City Skyway, along with other significant highway projects that support future mobility in the province.
This is an opportunity to influence major infrastructure outcomes, strengthen a high performing team, promote innovation, and contribute to a safe, inclusive, and collaborative work environment. If you are ready to bring your expertise, sound judgment, and leadership to a role with meaningful impact, we invite you to explore this opportunity.
The Ontario Public Service: Strengthening Ontario, Together. A career in the Ontario Public Service (OPS) is driven by purpose. We're building a stronger Ontario by delivering programs and services that make a real difference in people's lives. If you share this ambition, you'll find a workplace that reflects the diversity of the people we serve and empowers you to lead with confidence.
Why Your Leadership Belongs Here
- Purpose that drives you: Lead work that matters. Your leadership will shape policies, programs, and services that improve lives across the province—every day.
- A culture that supports you: Thrive in a flexible, inclusive, and respectful workplace that values your well-being and empowers you to bring your whole self to work.
- A career that grows with you: Explore leadership opportunities across ministries and sectors. With access to mentorship, learning, and mobility, your career can evolve here.
- Recognition that reflects your impact: We value the difference you make. You'll receive competitive pay, a defined-benefit pension, and benefits that support your well-being—plus meaningful recognition for your contributions.
About the job
We believe great leadership starts with high standards and strong support. In the OPS, that means showing up with authenticity, acting with integrity, and having the courage to do what's right, even when it's hard.
As a leader, you'll shape a team culture that sparks innovation, supports collaboration, and champions inclusion. You'll help build a workplace that is diverse, anti-racist, and accessible, where everyone feels safe, respected, and able to thrive.
You won't be doing it alone. We invest in our leaders through mentorship, learning opportunities, and cross-ministry networks that help you grow your impact and connect with peers across the organization.
Leadership is about impact, and in this role, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful one.
As the
Manager, Major Project Delivery, you will:
- Lead and support a multidisciplinary team to deliver major and complex highway projects in high pressure environments.
- Oversee programs and projects from conceptual and preliminary design through to detail design and construction to ensure quality delivery on schedule and within budget, while also ensuring alignment with engineering standards and regulatory requirements.
- Plan and set objectives, priorities, and operational approaches across multiple concurrent projects.
- Assess engineering, financial, environmental, legal, and operational factors to guide project decisions.
- Provide expert advice and recommendations to executive leadership to support effective policy and program delivery.
- Identify and apply new or improved technologies, systems, and materials, while managing risks linked to emerging developments and complex relationships with municipalities and other partners.
Please note:
- This position is based in Toronto but will require travel to project and team sites across the province.
Meet Your New Team The Project Delivery and Controls Branch provides end-to-end delivery of major infrastructure projects and provides cross-divisional support within the Major Highway Projects Division on financial reporting and risk assessment.
What you bring to the team
Mandatory
- Licensed as a Professional Engineer with Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO).
- Able to travel to various project and team sites across the province using a range of transportation options.
Leadership and People Management
- Experienced in developing and leading teams with a focus on inclusivity, positivity, and core values, including succession planning, talent management, and organizational design.
- Demonstrated success leading technical and project delivery teams to achieve results.
- Skilled in organizing, prioritizing, and managing multiple complex projects and programs with a consistent record of successful delivery.
- Proficient in budget management, resource planning, human resources, and labor relations to support effective project and program outcomes.
Technical Expertise
- Skilled in planning, design, integration, and delivery of complex engineering projects using established engineering principles.
- Strong understanding of highway engineering and infrastructure design from concept development through execution.
- Experienced in applying project management frameworks along with engineering practices such as risk assessment, quality management, and technical reviews.
- Knowledgeable in engineering standards, regulatory requirements, and industry specifications relevant to major highway projects.
- Strong analytical skills to assess technical data and develop strategies for complex engineering and project challenges.
Relationship Management and Communication
- Experienced in building and maintaining relationships across the organization and with external partners to support collaborative planning, issue resolution, and project delivery.
- High level of judgment and political acuity to navigate visible, complex, and sensitive project and program issues.
- Strong written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills to convey technical information, provide advice, and support decision making.
- Skilled in analysis, judgment, issues management, and problem solving within project and program environments.
Don't meet every qualification?
If you are excited about this position and meet most, but not all, of the listed qualifications, please still consider applying. We recognize that no one person might have every qualification in this job ad, and you just might be the right candidate!
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How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility
We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.
Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario's
Human Rights Code and the
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer
accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please
contact us.Learn more about the work the OPS is doing to create an inclusive, anti-racist, accessible and diverse workplace: