Do you have a passion for management and a proven track record of leading successful teams?
Are you a results oriented, experienced leader looking for an exciting challenge?
If so, then consider this opportunity with the Ministry of Transportation where you will manage and monitor the delivery of provincial highway maintenance services.
The head office for this position is at 159 Sir William Hearst Avenue, however there may be opportunity for this person to work from one of the 8 area offices within the Central region including: 440 Hopkins Street Whitby; 1200 South Service Road Winona; 342 Townline Road Niagara-on-the-Lake, Suite 105; 5770 Timberlea Blvd Mississauga; 5710 Timberlea Blvd, Mississauga, Unit 2; 47 Harley Court, Barrie; 2064 Kennedy Road Scarborough; 1927 Kipling Avenue, Toronto.
Please note: The results of this competition may be used to fill future Temporary vacancies within the Central Region area within the next 24 months.
About the job
The Ontario Public Service: Strengthening Ontario, together.A career in the Ontario Public Service is driven by a passion for creating a stronger Ontario. If you share this ambition, we are fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace where employees have the tools and opportunities they need to be fulfilled and inspired to move Ontario forward.
Our leaders enjoy:•
Purpose-driven culture: Be part of a dynamic leadership team dedicated to serving 15 million Ontarians. Your leadership will drive long-term impact and contribute to public service excellence.
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Empowering work environment: Thrive in an inclusive and diverse workplace that reflects the population we serve. Enjoy a culture of holistic well-being, flexibility, and safety, with tailored work arrangements to suit your life stage. Our modern, friendly, and accessible workplaces support you in bringing your authentic self to work and exploring your full potential.
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Expansive leadership opportunities: Benefit from endless growth opportunities, mentorship, and the chance to lead across various sectors. In the Ontario Public Service, your leadership journey can span multiple ministries and functions.
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Recognition and Rewards: Your efforts will be recognized both formally and informally, ensuring you feel valued and supported. We offer competitive salaries with performance-based pay, a defined-benefit pension plan, and comprehensive benefits that support your holistic wellness. Enjoy a range of vacation and leave options, along with access to employee and family assistance programs and inclusive counselling services.
About the jobAt the Ontario Public Service, we hold our leaders to the highest standards, expecting them to embody authenticity, accountability, and courage in every action and decision. As a leader, you'll be at the forefront of creating a dynamic work environment that sparks innovation, fosters collaboration, and champions inclusivity. We value a diverse, anti-racist, and accessible workplace where everyone feels safe and respected. By embracing these values, you'll help build a vibrant team culture where every individual can thrive. Your leadership will inspire and motivate your team to achieve their best, aligning their efforts with our strategic vision.
You will contribute to the achievement of team goals by:• Managing a team that are engaged in administering all aspects of the ministry's year-round, complex multi-year area maintenance contract, and for planning, procuring and delivering any ancillary preservation maintenance contracts, and minor capital work within the area maintenance contract.
• Overseeing contractor summer, winter and specialized maintenance activities such as traffic signal maintenance, sign maintenance, road patrol, bridge maintenance, roadside vegetation control, highway line painting, guiderail and crash attenuation system repair, and maintenance and data collection.
• Investigating, directing and coordinating the ministry's response to program related emergencies and planned (e.g FIFA 2026) and unplanned events (e.g. catastrophic accidents, major spills, severe inclement weather, etc.).
• Representing the ministry to local/municipal emergency management response teams including OPP and emergency service providers.
Meet Your New TeamThe
Central Maintenance Office provides oversight to highway maintenance operations across the provincial highway network in the region. Activities include supervision of the different maintenance contracts to ensure consistent service levels across the entire network, infrastructure repairs, pavement markings, guiderails, etc. The office also reviews winter maintenance strategies and explores innovations for improvements. We also play a role in providing responses to public, stakeholder and partner questions on maintenance issues across the highways in this region.
What you bring to the team
Strategic Leadership:
• You have a passion for developing, building and leading organizational capacity through inclusive, positive, and values based leadership in areas of succession planning, talent management, organization and job design.
• You have an understanding of strategic corporate directions, multi-year business and results based planning processes.
• You have experience managing a technical team delivering results.
• You have expertise in structuring, organizing and managing multiple projects, with a proven track record of successful project completion.
• You have demonstrated skills in managing financial budgets and human resources, including labour relations issues.
Project Management Skills:
• You have knowledge and experience in project management principles and methodologies to manage the delivery of program plans, initiatives and goals.
• You have knowledge of standards and policy development and the ministry's decision making process.
• You have the ability to interpret and apply regulations, policies, directives.
• You have knowledge of programs and related regulatory requirements, as well as service provider contractual relationships.
• You have knowledge of financial and administrative processes to manage fiscal and material resources.
• You have the ability to review and make recommendations on the capital improvement strategies.
Investigative and Negotiation Skills:
• You have investigative and negotiation skills to establish sound working relationships with contractors, Indigenous partners, municipalities, representatives of federal and provincial government, lawyers, engineers, police, the public and numerous other stakeholders.
• You are able to negotiate resolution of claims and disputes against the ministry regarding contract and other contentious issues including those related to highway maintenance, design and construction.
• You have the ability to investigate, assess, document and resolve public complaints regarding property issues, and the performance of the maintenance contractor or other service providers with tact and diplomacy.
Communication and Relationship Management Skills:
• You communicate information with clarity and enthusiasm resulting in a shared understanding and commitment by internal and external partners.
• You have excellent analytical, problem-solving and planning skills to appropriately coordinate and assess priorities.
• You have experience building and sustaining effective relationships and engaging with internal and external partners to represent a variety of interests in order to gather input and build consensus and deliver on priorities.
• You have proven ability to work effectively and contribute positively as a member of a regional and provincial team with an enterprise wide approach.
• You have experience preparing customer responses, briefing notes, reports, contract documentation and recommendations on contracting issues.
• You are able to provide advice to the team, colleagues and senior management on contracting issues and to contribute to the development of new/revised policies and /or procedures.
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!
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: