Maintenance Contract Supervisor

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.

OPS Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Anti-Racism:The OPS is an innovative, responsive and accountable public service that works hard to be diverse, anti-racist, inclusive, merit-based, and equitable. Diversifying leadership is a top priority for the OPS. Our goal is to achieve parity with the Ontario labour force by 2025 for the most under-represented groups (Indigenous, racialized and persons with disabilities) on our leadership teams.

The OPS invites all interested individuals to apply. As an organization that promotes equity and diversity, the OPS encourages applications from Indigenous, Black, racialized individuals, and persons with disabilities.

The OPS is an accessible employer and we offer accommodation in all aspects of employment, including the recruitment process.

Visit the OPS Anti-Racism Policy, the OPS Diversity and Inclusion Blueprint, and the Multi-Year Accessibility Plan to learn more about the OPS commitment to advancing racial equity, accessibility, diversity and inclusion in the public service.

What can I expect to do in this role?Create the Work Environment

In 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. It will be your responsibility to create a work environment and team culture that ignites innovation, nurtures collaboration and champions inclusivity by creating a diverse, anti-racist and accessible workplace that is free from discrimination and harassment. By aligning your choices with these values, you will create a vibrant work environment where every individual can thrive.

Deliver on Business Goals and Priorities

Your leadership will be crucial in guiding the team towards the achievement of its business goals. It will be your responsibility to inspire and motivate your team to deliver their best performance and align the team's daily actions with the strategic vision of the ministry.

You will contribute to the achievement of team goals by:

• Managing a team that are engages in administering all aspects of the ministry's year-round, complex multi-year maintenance contract , and for planning, procuring and delivering any ancillary preservation maintenance contracts, and capital work within the maintenance contract.
• Overseeing contractor summer, winter and specialized maintenance activities such as traffic signal maintenance, bridge maintenance, roadside vegetation control, highway line painting, facilities construction and maintenance and data collection.
• Investigating, directing and coordinating the ministry's response to program related emergencies 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.

How do I qualify?Mandatory:• Valid Class G driver's licence

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 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.

Additional Information:

Note:

• T-MT-224390/24

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.

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 Friday, January 10, 2025 11:59 pm EST. Late applications will not be accepted.

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

All Ontario Public Service external job advertisements are posted in English and French. To confirm the language requirements of a job, check the "language of position" information at the top of each job ad. For all positions, candidates will be assessed in English, the business language of the Ontario Public Service. For English/French designated bilingual positions, candidates will also be assessed through French-language proficiency testing.

Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario sont affichées en anglais et en français. Pour connaître les exigences linguistiques, vérifiez les renseignements sur la « langue du poste » figurant dans le haut de chaque offre d'emploi. Pour tous les postes, l'évaluation des candidates et candidats se fera en anglais, la langue usuelle de la fonction publique de l'Ontario. En ce qui concerne les postes désignés bilingues, la maîtrise du français des candidates et candidats sera également évaluée.

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