Manager, Business Solutions

Do you want to be part of a team providing safe and reliable drinking water to thousands of Ontarians each day?

Become a Business Solutions Manager with the OCWA today!

What can I expect to do in this role?

In this role, you will plan, organize, coordinate and manage the Information Technology, Business Solutions team function and activities for the Ontario Clean Water Agency in order to contribute to the success of the Agency's technology vision through the analysis, design, development, operation and maintenance of a range of complex, leading edge systems solutions. Occasional travel required to meet varies provincial stakeholders.

How do I qualify?

What's in it for you?

• Flexible learning and development opportunities.
• Opportunities for career advancement and specialization with the largest provider of water and wastewater services in Ontario.
• Work with the partner of choice for more communities than any other water and wastewater service organization in Ontario for over 20 years.
• Work with an organization committed to innovation and advanced technology.
• A defined benefit pension plan.
• Maternity and parental leave top-up benefits including for adoptive parents.
• Comprehensive Health Plan.
• Life and Disability Insurance.

Who We Are

The Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA) believes in Our Communities, Our Environment and Our People. As a trusted partner to municipalities, First Nations communities, businesses, governments and institutions across Ontario, we provide our clients with total solutions in water and wastewater. We are dedicated to working closely with our clients to help them build healthy sustainable communities and organizations.

What we are looking for:

Knowledge
• Knowledge of management information systems applications, related methodologies, and reporting requirements to manage the Business Solutions group function
• Knowledge of how to plan and design new technology as they apply to new projects and applications; experience in proposal writing, and IT auditing
• Demonstrated knowledge and current expertise in providing application systems solutions, change management, release management and planning; aggressive/innovative problem management
• Knowledge in understanding the client's business to ensure credibility with both IT and the business; financial judgment ability to establish appropriate metrics, measures and business returns including ROI measures for projects
• Knowledge to suggest potential technical alternatives by staying abreast of evolving technologies and trends; adhere to existing IT policies and standards, and internal controls; software diagnostic knowledge
• General knowledge of Agency programs, operations and procedures and excellent analytical skills to advise the executive team on systems requirements to meet corporate goals and objectives

Skills and Ability include

• Excellent analytical skills to advise the executive team on systems requirements to meet corporate goals and objectives
• Ability to plan, organize, coordinate and manage the work of professional technical and operations staff to ensure systems plans are met on schedule and within budget
• Ability to synthesize systems activities of section staff with those in regional offices to ensure effective cost efficient delivery of systems functional activities
• Demonstrated skill to develop road maps and implementation strategies in a multi-platform, multi-location environment including cloud hosted services; understanding of the operating systems and applications interoperability
• Analytical problem solving skills; expert level project management experience/expertise on major enterprise initiatives

Note

Please note that this position is under review as part of the Management Job Evaluation Plan (MJEP) Project. MJEP is a new job evaluation system for manager and non-bargaining specialist positions in the Ontario Public Service.

Implementation of the new system may impact the classification and salary range for this position. Employees will be notified of any impact prior to implementation.

Collection of Information

Your personal information is being collected and will be used to determine your qualifications for employment with the Ontario Public Service, and for recruitment modernization initiatives. OPS Careers is an authorized common service in accordance with s. 6 of the Ministry of Government Services Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.25 and this collection of personal information is necessary to the proper administration of OPS Careers.

Please do not provide more personal information than what is asked of you. For example, do not include your social insurance number, photograph, or banking information, etc. with your application. We strongly encourage you not to provide us with information beyond that which is requested in the job posting.

If you have any questions about the collection, use, disclosure, or retention of your personal information, please contact us.

All external applicants (including former employees of the Ontario Public Service) applying to a competition in a ministry or Commission public body must disclose (either in the cover letter or resume) previous employment with the Ontario Public Service. Disclosure must include positions held, dates of employment and any active restrictions as applicable from being rehired by the Ontario Public Service. Active restrictions can include time and/or ministry-specific restrictions currently in force, and may preclude a former employee from being offered a position with the Ontario Public Service for a specific time period (e.g. one year), or from being offered a position with a specific ministry (either for a pre-determined time period or indefinitely). The circumstances around an employee's exit will be considered prior to an offer of employment.

Remember: The deadline to apply is Tuesday, August 1, 2017 11:59 pm EDT. Late applications will not be accepted.

We thank you for your interest. Only those selected for further screening or an interview will be contacted.