Manager, Engineering Management Office in Thorold

This position currently falls within our hybrid model, allowing the employee to typically work a minimum of 50% of your time at your regular work location and the other 50% of time at home. As an employer of choice, Niagara Region offers competitive salaries and benefits, a defined benefit pension plan, a corporate wellness centre, access to the Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP), mentorship and training programs, employee recognition programs, and more. In addition, the Region recognizes the value of having flexible work arrangements to support better work-life balance for our employees. Hybrid work arrangements may vary from one employee to another and may also differ in the number of remote workdays. These opportunities remain subject to the alignment of operational needs, business requirements, and customer service expectations.

Job Summary

Education: Post-secondary degree or diploma in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical or Environmental Engineering or a related discipline. An equivalent combination of education, experience and qualifications may be considered.

Knowledge

• Minimum of eight (8) years of progressively responsible experience in engineering, capital project delivery, project/portfolio management or related field, including experience in a leadership capacity.
• Experience with engineering management office (EMO/PMO) functions, project controls, quality management and continuous improvement, preferably within a municipal or public sector environment.
• Demonstrated experience developing and implementing organizational frameworks, standards, process mapping and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Knowledge of capital project planning and delivery, project management methodologies, lifecycle management, performance and tangible capital asset (TCA) reporting, risk management and financial management practices.
• Knowledge of applicable legislation, regulations, and codes, municipal engineering practices, procurement requirements, and construction and industry standards.
• Professional designation or certification in a related field is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Leads the development, implementation and continuous improvement of engineering and capital project delivery frameworks, standards and practices across Public Works.
• Develops, implements and maintains the Capital Project Delivery Framework (CPDF), including project delivery methodologies, stage-gate requirements, decision points and associated controls.
• Establishes standardized approaches, tools and processes to support consistent project delivery through planning, design, procurement, construction, commissioning and close-out.
• Ensures maintenance management and reliability readiness deliverables are planned effectively.
• Coordinates alignment of project delivery frameworks with Corporate procurement, legal, financial, risk and other applicable requirements.
• Establishes common practices to support effective transition of projects and information across planning, capital investment, project delivery, asset management and service delivery functions throughout the infrastructure lifecycle.
• Establishes governance and quality management processes to support consistent application of engineering and project delivery requirements.
• Monitors the effectiveness and application of project delivery practices and identifies opportunities to improve consistency, efficiency and project outcomes.
• Leads improvements arising from project experience, lessons learned, audits, performance results and changes in organizational or industry practices.
• Leads portfolio monitoring, project controls, performance reporting and support systems to provide consistent information on Public Works capital project delivery.

Special Requirements

• In accordance with the Corporate Criminal Record Check Policy, the position requires the incumbent to undergo a Criminal Records Check and submit a Canadian Police Clearance Certificate.
• Must maintain ability to travel in a timely manner to other offices, work locations or sites as authorized by the Corporation for business reasons.

Niagara Region serves a diverse urban and rural population of more than 475,000 and is focused on building a strong and prosperous Niagara. Working collaboratively with 12 local area municipalities and community partners, the Region delivers high-quality programs and services that support the well-being of individuals, families and communities.