JOB SUMMARY

This posting includes three Senior Project Manager positions: Sustainable Transportation (1 permanent position), and Complete Streets (1 permanent position, 1 temporary position up to two years). The Sustainable Transportation position focuses on implementing projects and initiatives to expand and improve the City’s walking and cycling networks and to promote sustainable modes of transportation. The Complete Streets positions focus on implementing the Transportation Master Plan policies for creating streets for all users and modes as part of road urbanization, mainstreet, and integrated renewal projects.

You are responsible for managing short- and long-term strategic transportation planning studies - including integrated concept plans for specific sub-areas of the city, transportation needs assessments and feasibility studies, environmental assessment studies, development of business cases, and preparation of functional designs for transit (light rail and bus), road, bridge, pedestrian and cycling facility projects; overseeing study activities undertaken by multi-disciplinary consultant project teams and in-house staff; ensuring all work is completed in accordance with the City’s Official Plan and Transportation Master Plan policies and other related guidelines and standards; and liaising and coordinating study activities with various departments in the City of Ottawa, City of Gatineau, federal and provincial ministries/departments and other agencies.

You also develop implementation strategies and evaluate priorities for funding infrastructure in the City’s annual budget; provide technical support on transportation issues and undertake research and analysis on transportation matters; monitor the City’s implementation of transportation projects for compliance with approved environmental assessments and other plans; and function as a member of an interdisciplinary team on interdepartmental projects.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Completion of 4 year university degree in Engineering or urban/regional or environmental planning.

Minimum of 8 years of related experience

CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENCES

KNOWLEDGE

• City of Ottawa Official Plan (OP) and Transportation Master Plan (TMP) OR Solid Waste Master Plan (SWMP) and related guidelines and practices
• Ontario Environmental Assessment Act, Environmental Protection Act, Planning Act, Municipal Act
• Canadian Environmental Assessment Legislation
• Canada Transportation Act and Transport Canada rail regulations 
• Transportation system planning principles OR solid waste management system planning principles / solid waste collection and operations best practices
• Transit, active transportation, and road facility planning and design principles, including requirements and best practices related to complete streets, accessibility, equity, and climate change
• Methods and procedures for development of business cases    
• Light rail transit planning and operations
• Engineering planning and design standards and related national, provincial, and other regulatory codes and practices for transportation facilities, including roads and transit (bus and rail technologies) 
• Community and technical consultation processes and procedures
• Research methods used in gathering, analyzing and evaluating data
• Capital budgeting process
• Processes for developing RFQs, RFPs and the consultant selection process
• Computer applications pertaining to project management, database management, spreadsheets, word processing, and SAP
• General knowledge of various software applications pertaining to Total Station surveys and Computer Aided Design (CAD)
• Protocols for preparing reports, briefings and other communiqués, and those pertaining to public consultation, and responding to senior management/councillor inquiries
• Principles of project management, including WBS as a planning tool, cost containment/control and reporting of multi-year, highly complex high-dollar value projects
• Knowledge of applicable health and safety legislation, including the rights and duties of workers.
   

COMPETENCIES, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Ability to work with confidence, initiative and dedication, both independently and in a team with minimum supervision
• Manage concurrent complex, high dollar value and often highly sensitive projects, and expeditiously bring projects to completion within budget
• Communicate effectively and liaise in a professional manner, orally and in writing, to internal inquiries and inquiries from the general public, and to present technical material in formats conducive to various audiences
• Manage activities with consultants, other levels of governments and external agencies/utilities
• Effective interpersonal skills to interact productively with various client and user groups with differing priorities, and the ability to bring conflicting points of view to consensus
• Ability to translate organizational, client and divisional strategies into concrete action plans
• Strong interpersonal skills with an ability to influence others and work effectively with people representing a wide range of interests
• Ability to analyze problems involving resources, scheduling, technical and other difficulties and work with a team to develop realistic and innovative solutions
• Ability to develop reports of a technical nature in a manner to be easily read and understood by a broad non-technical audience
• Recognize the integration of economic, social and environmental issues in planning and implementing facilities
• Commitment to service excellence
• Exceptional problem solving skills
• Positive, inclusive approach to project development and implementation
• Ability to deal with multiple demands and shifting priorities
• Client focussed
• Results oriented