Senior Project Manager in St. Catharines

Few infrastructure projects will shape Ontario's future like Highway 413. Connecting rapidly growing communities across the Greater Golden Horseshoe, this transformational corridor will improve connectivity, support economic growth, and strengthen the province's transportation network for generations to come. The Ministry of Transportation (MTO) is seeking experienced Senior Project Managers to help deliver one of Canada's largest and most complex transportation infrastructure programs.

Working with a high-performing team of industry professionals, municipal partners, Indigenous communities, and key stakeholders, you will help deliver innovative solutions that support transportation, environmental sustainability, and community growth. This is a unique opportunity to build your leadership and technical expertise while leaving a lasting legacy on Ontario's transportation system. Join MTO and help shape the future of mobility in Ontario.

Please note that this competition is for four permanent positions and the successful candidates can work out of one of the following office locations:

• 301 St. Paul Street, St. Catharines, Ontario, L2R 7R4
• 159 Sir William Hearst Avenue, Ontario, M3M 0B7

In this position, you will:

• Initiate and manage a variety of medium to complex preliminary and detailed design highway improvement projects;
• Acquire and administer engineering consultants using innovative procurement and alternative delivery methods;
• Direct the activities of multi-disciplinary staff on transportation projects, monitoring work outputs and technical soundness to ensure project goals are obtained;
• Liaise and work with ministry staff, senior management, First Nations, stakeholders, agencies, municipalities, developers, consultants and the public;
• Oversee all aspects involved in the delivery of complex projects including engineering, construction phasing strategies, delivery models, municipal engagement, environmental, property acquisition, and utility relocation;
• Coordinate planning, design and construction activities related to the relocation of major utilities along the new highway corridor;
• Resolve planning and engineering issues.

What you bring to the team:

• Transportation Planning and Highways Design: You have knowledge of civil engineering theories, principles, and practices related to transportation planning, highway and bridge engineering design, and construction. You have knowledge of geotechnical and structural design, to develop, analyze and recommend engineering designs for complex transportation projects. You can interpret and apply functionally-related provincial and federal legislation, ministry policies, procedures and standards to assess the accuracy and completion of proposals and designs, contract drawings and documents. You have experience reviewing, evaluating, and providing recommendations on technical studies, designs, reports, proposals, and project documentation.
• Leadership, Communication and Interpersonal Skills: You have well-developed leadership skills to assign and schedule work and to lead multi-disciplinary teams to successful results. You have strong verbal and written communication skills to prepare reports, recommendations, briefing materials, executive correspondence, and presentations for a variety of audiences, including senior management. You have proven effective interpersonal and relationship management skills to resolve problems, formulate agreements and maintain effective working relationships with engineering consultants, external agencies, senior government officials, and the public.
• Project Management and Analytical Skills: You have project management skills and experience to manage medium to complex projects, including acquisition and management of consultants. You have strong analytical and critical thinking skills to evaluate complex issues, assess risks and opportunities, and develop practical, evidence-based solutions that consider regulatory, financial, environmental, operational, and stakeholder impacts. You have demonstrated problem-solving, decision-making, and organizational skills in managing competing priorities and delivering results in a dynamic environment.

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: diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives accessibility Anti-Racism Policy.