Senior Project Consultant

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Building the future of public safety through strategic vision and partnership excellence.

Are you interested in bringing your project management, design and functional expertise to deliver exciting and important major capital projects? The Ministry of the Solicitor General (SOLGEN), Infrastructure Division is offering a great opportunity for individuals to advance the planning, design and construction of correctional and community safety facilities across Ontario.

The Senior Project Consultant specifically manages the Facility Management on existing P3 (Public-private Partnership) projects. In this role, you will provide leadership throughout the facility management, lifecycle planning, and overall contract management of SolGen's P3 contracts. This includes managing variations throughout the concession period of the contract, asset management planning, cost management (monthly service payments) and contract administration including quality monitoring, service standards and performance management.

Success in the FM role requires sound understanding of Public-Private Partnership contracts, stakeholder management, the ability to adapt quickly and respond to changing environments and experience finding solutions to complex issues with a diverse team of technical consultants, subject matter experts and contractors. Public-Private Partnerships (P3) is a procurement model to design, build, finance and maintain new facilities in the province.

NOTE: These positions will require occasional travel for site visits

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About the job

The Senior Project Consultant - Facility Management role, you will:
• Facilities Planning: lead all aspects of the Ministries capital renovation projects (including space planning, variations and lifecycle replacement projects) from conception through approval (scope & budget), design, variation process and implementations.
• Oversight of current maintenance contracts for all the Design-Build-Finance-Maintain projects in the Ministries' portfolio. This includes assuming the role of “Contracting Authority Representative” for each of the DBFM contracts as defined in the Project Agreements.
• Act as liaison with ministry senior management, and primary ministry contact with Infrastructure Ontario (IO)
• Provide strategic advice to senior management on complex, confidential and politically sensitive issues
• Lead presentations to seek approvals of new concepts, manage relationships with various groups of internal and external stakeholders, manage project risks and direct the creation and implementation of comprehensive communication strategies.
• Support the planning, design and construction for SOLGEN's ongoing facility operations, maintenance and variation management.

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What you bring to the team

Technical Knowledge:

You have:
• experience in managing complex infrastructure project including direct management of consultants and contractors.
• the skills and knowledge (eg architecture, engineering) or comparable experience to review and contribute to design and construction products
• strong business acumen and experience in dealing with project budgets, schedules and technical requirements and construction methodologies.
• knowledge of the governments multi-year financial infrastructure program, and government/ministry decision making process.
• You can provide technical and commercial support to the management of projects and implement risk mitigation measures specific to commercial and contractual matters.
• Technical / contractual knowledge of P3 contracts and managing the service period of Design-Build-Finance-Maintain (DBFM) projects

Project Management Leadership:

You have:
• strong skills and experience in project management processes and methodologies
• good understanding of traditional forms of contracts and P3 delivery models (eg: Design-Bid-Build, Design-Build-Finance-Maintain etc)
• experience negotiating claims, scope changes and other contractual items on projects.
• experience providing issue management advice and interpretation in situations which may be very sensitive or unique.
• the ability to resolve problems or shift priorities in response to public/political interests

Communication and Presentation Skills:

You can:
• understand critical issues facing the ministry, to prepare and present option papers and recommendations aligned with key stakeholder mandates, needs, and interests.
• review and prepare reports, analyses, briefings, issue papers, work plans, and submissions to senior management.

Stakeholder and Relationship Management Skills:

You have:
• stakeholder and relationship management skills to work effectively with various users and stakeholders such as correctional institutions and the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) to ensure their needs are represented in all phases of large-scale capital development projects.
• consultation, negotiation and customer service skills to deal with team members, senior management, public safety stakeholders and other stakeholders (Ministry of Infrastructure, Infrastructure Ontario).
• the ability to defuse situations and interpersonal skills to deal with a diverse group of partnerships and clients.

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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:

• diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
• accessibility
• Anti-Racism Policy

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Additional information:

Note:

• About security checks:
  A criminal or other federal offence record does not automatically disqualify you from the position. We consider each situation based on the position's responsibilities.
  If a check is needed and you've lived outside of Canada in the past 5 years for 6 or more months in a row, or if you are not a Canadian resident, you'll need to provide an out-of-country police clearance certificate from the country you lived in.
  Employment screening checks are only reviewed and evaluated by the Transition and Security Office, which also maintains them and keeps them strictly confidential.
• The information that you provide for the purpose of this competition and the results from this competition may be used to fill other positions. These positions may be of various tenures including short-term assignments. Your information and the results from this competition will be retained for the purpose of filling vacancies in accordance with the applicable collective agreement or policy provisions.
• T-SL-241882/26

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How to apply:

1. You must apply online.
2. Your cover letter and resume combined should not exceed five (5) pages. For tips and tools on how to write a concise cover letter and resume, review the Writing a Cover Letter and Resume: Tips, Tools and Resources.
3. Customize your cover letter and resume to the qualifications listed on the job ad. Using concrete examples, you must show how you demonstrated the requirements for this job. We rely on the information you provide to us.
4. Read the job description to make sure you understand this job.
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6. If you require a disability related accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process, please Contact Us to provide your contact information. Recruitment services team will contact you within 48 hours.

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All external Ontario Public Service (OPS) job ads are posted in English and French. Check the "position(s) language" section at the top of each job ad for the language requirements. For all roles, candidates are assessed in English, the business language of the OPS. If the position is bilingual (English/French), you'll also need to pass a French-language proficiency test.

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