MANAGER, TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE UNIT

Bring your managerial and leadership skills to this role where you will provide direction regarding transportation and infrastructure requirements in the North and in the delivery of a transportation and infrastructure programs including the Northern Highways Program.

What can I expect to do in this role?

Leading a team of professional staff engaged in the delivery of diverse transportation and infrastructure programs and providing oversight to agencies of the ministry including the Owen Sound Transportation Company, you will:

• Manage the development, delivery, implementation and evaluation of transportation and infrastructure programs such as the Northern Highways Program, Winter Roads Program, and the Local Roads Program.
• Identify, provide analysis, and develop strategies on complex and specialized transportation and infrastructure issues consistent with the government/ministry's priorities.
• Lead, manage, and provide direction to a team of professional, program management staff including human resource matters.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with Ministry of Transportation and other partner ministries, government agencies, and other private and public sector partners and stakeholders.
• Manage high profile issues and provide advice, recommendations, and information to elected government officials and senior management regarding the Northern Highways Program and other transportation and infrastructure programs.
• Plan, manage and provide strategic direction, leadership, and coordination of the unit's activities in including the management of multi-million dollar operational and capital program budgets.
• Provide oversight and manage working relationship with ministry agencies including the Owen Sound Transportation Company.

How do I qualify?

Mandatory

• Valid Ontario's driver's licence or equivalent as recognized by the province of Ontario to travel to remote locations that are not accessible by public transportation.

Leadership and project management skills:

• You have demonstrated leadership, managerial skills to supervise, guide, develop and direct highly trained professional staff engaged in program activities.
• You have knowledge and ability to apply financial management and budgetary policies and practices to administer operational and capital program budgets.
• You have knowledge of strategic and operational planning processes, policy analysis, issues management and quality service guidelines to effectively deliver complex programs.

Program delivery knowledge and skills:

• You have knowledge of infrastructure and the economic/business climate conditions of Northern Ontario.
• You are able to interpret and apply relevant legislation and acts such as Local Roads Boards Act, Ontario Northland Transportation Act, Highway Transportation Improvement Act, etc.
• You have knowledge of Ontario's political structure, policy development/approval processes.
• You have knowledge of highway program management processes, construction practices and engineering terminology to analyze funding requests for proposed highway plans and projects throughout Northern Ontario.
• You have knowledge of agency accountability and reporting requirements to provide oversight to the agencies and to ensure public interest in protected.

Stakeholder relations skills:

• You are able to engage, nurture and develop effective relations with stakeholders, other ministries, local governments, media, etc. to negotiate partnerships/agreements, discuss issues, and exchange information.
• You have political acuity and proven work experience to manage highly sensitive or contentious issues, resolve problems and mediate disputes.

Consultation and communication skills:

• You have demonstrated communication and negotiation skills to provide advisory services to clients and senior ministry officials on strategies and resolution issues.
• You can prepare and deliver presentations at conferences and meetings and write technical reports and briefing material for the Minister, Deputy and Assistant Deputy Minister's offices.

Technical knowledge and skills:

• You have excellent analytical, conceptual and decision-making skills to oversee research and analysis initiatives, interpret findings, analyze implications and develop strategies.
• You have knowledge of information technology and software such as Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint to prepare reports, spreadsheets, presentations and correspondence.

NOTE: Position requires occasional overnight travel to client/stakeholder sites.

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 Wednesday, April 3, 2013 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.