Team Lead

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Provide capital and infrastructure support to front line corrections and community safety services

Bring your team leadership and project management expertise to this team that delivers capital projects across a diverse portfolio of government institutions and specialized facilities. At the Ministry of the Solicitor General (SOLGEN), Infrastructure Division we directly support Ontario's correctional services, policing and community safety programs by ensuring facilities are safe, functional and responsive to the need of staff and clients.

If you enjoy learning how things work behind the scenes and thrive on new issues daily, this role is for you!

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About the job

In this role, you will:
• Provide team leadership, project management direction, and expertise to the team responsible for facilities and asset management.
• Lead and manage the ministry's review, decision-making and approval processes for accommodation and facility and asset related project submissions of varying size and complexity.
• Develop and strengthen partnerships and working relationships with internal and external stakeholders to facilitate delivery and support issues resolution.
• Develop and evaluate tools, processes and best practices for project management and decision-making.
• Create communication materials such as project updates, dashboards and briefing products related to infrastructure projects.

Note: This position requires occasional travel to ministry program facilities within the geographic area.

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What you bring to the team

Project Management and Analytical Skills

You can:
• Provide project management expertise and leadership to achieve the Ministry's modernization goals.
• Identify and solve complex problems related to project objectives, scope, status, cost, and design.
• Plan, manage, and coordinate a variety of projects of different sizes and complexities.
• Identify and analyze barriers, issues, and risks in project implementation and develop strategies to mitigate them.

Team Leadership Experience

You can:
• Lead, coordinate, and oversee the decision-making and approval process, and resolve complex program/project issues.
• Collaborate with a diverse group of stakeholders, from internal teams to external partners, fostering teamwork and driving projects to success.
• Motivate and mentor a team of technical professionals and support learning and growth development.

Communication, Relationship Management and Negotiation Skills

You can:
• Create decision notes, briefing materials, technical reports, presentations, correspondence and clearly and succinctly outline processes and reinforce direction.
• Offer strategic advice, expertise, and recommendations on issues related to planning and delivering projects.
• Demonstrate political acuity and can build and maintain complex relationships with stakeholders and delivery partners.
• Lead complex discussions and resolve diverse and competing issues with partners and stakeholders from different jurisdictions.

Technical Knowledge

• You understand infrastructure and facilities planning, programming, and directives.
• You have a strong grasp of project management and can learn government financial processes.
• You can provide strategic oversight to the project team and manage the decision-making and approval process.

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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-244147/26

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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.
5. OPS employees are required to quote their WIN EMPLOYEE ID number when applying.
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.

Language requirements and assessment:
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.

Exigences en matière de langue et évaluation:
Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario (FPO) sont affichées en français et en anglais. Consultez la section « Langue du ou des postes » en haut de chaque offre d'emploi pour connaître les exigences linguistiques. Pour tous les postes, les candidats sont évalués en anglais, la langue d'affaires de la FPO. Si le poste est bilingue (anglais/français), vous devrez également passer un test de compétences linguistiques en français.