Asset Manager, LRV

Metrolinx; Canada; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A transit authority in Canada is seeking an experienced asset management professional responsible for developing and supporting asset renewal investment strategies. The role involves overseeing project teams, managing compliance, and ensuring the reliability and performance of transit assets. Candidates should possess relevant degrees, experience in asset management, and skills in planning, vendor management, and data analysis. The organization values diversity and encourages applications from all individuals to promote an inclusive environment.

Benefits

Parental Leave Top-Up

Annual Learning Reimbursement

Free GO Network Travel

Qualifications

• Degree in Asset Management, Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated experience in asset management or related fields.
• Knowledgeable in engineering and technical development practice.

Responsibilities

• Supports the planning and delivery of the assigned asset class.
• Provides oversight to staff and project teams.
• Coordinates and manages compliance assurance and auditing.

Skills

Asset Management

Planning and design

Vendor management

Change management

Data analysis

Education

Degree in Asset Management or Engineering

P.Eng. designation or C.E.T. certification

Job description

Metrolinx is connecting communities across the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Metrolinx operates GO Transit and UP Express, as well as the PRESTO fare payment system. We are also building new and improved rapid transit, including GO Expansion, Light Rail Transit routes, and major expansions to Toronto’s subway system, to get people where they need to go, better, faster and easier. Metrolinx is an agency of the Government of Ontario.

At Metrolinx, equity, diversity and inclusion are essential to living our values of serving with passion, thinking forward and playing as a team.

In Asset Management and Maintenance we play a key role in ensuring the safe, reliable, and cost-effective service of our transit system as the Metrolinx engineering technical authority and owner of more than $20 billion in assets and growing to $60 billion by 2030.

To promote an equitable, diverse, and inclusive environment, we provide the following:

• Parental Leave Top-Up
• Annual Learning Reimbursement
• Recognition of Prior Public Sector Service for Vacation Entitlements
• Free GO Network Travel

The role is responsible for the development, and support of, asset renewal investment strategies and State Of Good Repair programs throughout the asset life cycle and compliance review of asset management and maintenance planning of outsourced contracts for the assigned asset base and supports the senior asset manager in the representation of the asset lifecycle management discipline on asset management and operational and maintenance risk matters for high capital value assets.

The role supports the development of and implements and manages risk-based assurance and audit programs during all phases of the asset lifecycle for high capital value asset bases and supports the development of, and compliance verification with asset management standards, specifications and other requirements for the asset class discipline for various contractual arrangements within its assigned area of responsibility.

What will I be doing?

• Supports the planning, delivery, acceptance, and handover of the assigned asset class base from capital delivery to operations.
• Provides oversight to staff and assigned functional project teams, including defining team member roles, responsibilities, and expectations.
• Supports the development of standards, asset management requirements, and acceptance criteria for the assigned asset base in close collaboration with other agency divisions, commercial and delivery teams, external industry stakeholders and regulators.
• Coordinates and manages the compliance assurance and auditing of agency retained and outsourced contracts throughout the asset lifecycle and under various contractual arrangements for all areas of the assigned asset base operations and maintenance activities.
• Supports the review, approval and or rejection of deviations to standards and asset lifecycle management requirements, and the assurance and verification of compliance with agency processes for deviations to the requisite standards, and risk management controls.
• Coordinates and undertakes strategic risk-based compliance assurance, performs compliance audits and supports the development of corrective actions necessary to direct, support and inform compliance verification efforts controlled and managed by Capital Projects and/or State-of-Good Repair and/or Maintenance Delivery Groups during design, construction, handover, and operations.
• Coordinates and undertakes reviews of contract submittals, including for outsourced contracts, for compliance with asset management standards and requirements.
• Supports the analysis of operating and maintenance-based data to optimize and support data driven asset performance and meeting reliability requirements, forecasting and defining predictive and prescriptive maintenance strategies, acquisition strategies and corrective actions necessary to meet the organizational strategic plan, customer levels of service and business objectives.
• Responsible for budgets, ensures contract conditions for invoice payments and ensures agency accounting and reporting practices are upheld and complied with.

What Skills and Qualifications Do I Need?

• Degree in Asset Management, Engineering, Engineering Management or a combination of education, training and experience deemed equivalent.
• Demonstrated experience in asset management, or related fields, or a combination of planning, design, build, operations, and maintenance of comparable transit systems in a comparable role.
• Asset Management, P.Eng. designation or C.E.T. certification will be an asset.
• Knowledgeable of engineering and technical development practice for the design of rail and bus transit assets
• Knowledgeable in and able to deploy project management principles and practices, including budget and schedule controls and monitoring, review and reporting on overall progress and performance.
• Knowledgeable in vendor management to be able to manage development and delivery of externally provided products and services (e.g. negotiate contracts, interpret, compile, and administer contracts and memoranda of understanding (MOUs)
• Proficient in change and risk management and assessment initiatives to be able to support the team and make timely decisions to manage cost, schedule and reputational risk and address issues.
• Proficient in the development, selection and communication of metrics and performance results through the regular reporting of information, reports, and key performance indicators (KPIs) required to make well-informed business decisions in all aspects of the asset class (or) systemwide functions performance

If you’re excited about working with Metrolinx but your past experience doesn’t quite align with every qualification of this posting, we encourage you to apply. You just might be the right candidate for this or other roles. We are always looking for great talent to join our team.

We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from members of equity-deserving communities, including those who identify as Indigenous, Black, racialized, women, people with disabilities, and people with diverse gender identities, expressions and sexual orientations.

Accommodation:

We value the unique skills and experiences each person brings to Metrolinx and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment. We are committed to the requirements of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act so if you require accommodation during the hiring process, please let our Recruitment team know by contacting us at: 416-202-5601 or email [e-mail] .

Application Process:

All applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada. Metrolinx will be using email to communicate with you for all job competitions. It is your responsibility to include an updated email address that is checked daily and accepts emails from unknown users. As we send time-sensitive correspondence, we recommend that you check your email regularly. If no response is received, we will assume you are no longer interested in pursuing the opportunity. Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate.

For Internal applicants, with the recent implementation of the Internal Mobility Policy, the internal recruitment process has changed for non-union roles. Candidates must be in their current role for 12 months prior to applying for another role and each applicant must be in good standing (not participating in a Performance Improvement Plan). Please review all provisions of the policy before submitting your application.

Should it be determined that any background information provided is misleading, inaccurate or incorrect, Metrolinx reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of your application.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

WE ARE AN EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE EMPLOYER.