Design and Construction Project Manager / Chef de projet, conception et construction

National Association of Women in Construction; Huntsville; Hybrid; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Ontario Ministry of Transportation is seeking a Design and Construction Project Manager to lead complex highway design and construction projects, including the four-laning of Highway 69 from Parry Sound to Sudbury. The role offers opportunities to oversee multidisciplinary teams and coordinate consultants from pre-construction to post-construction.

You will ensure contract documentation compliance, manage budgets and payments, provide technical guidance, and represent the ministry in public

Qualifications

• The role requires strong knowledge of contract administration for highway and bridge projects.
• Financial control to forecast, monitor expenditures and ensure policy compliance.
• Solid civil engineering foundations with emphasis on contract management.
• Experience with highway design, construction operations and infrastructure components.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall project direction and consultant oversight from pre-construction to post-construction.
• Assess drawings, reports and contract documentation for completeness and compliance.
• Monitor expenditures, forecast costs and verify contractor/ consultant payments.
• Provide technical advice on design, constructability and contract administration issues.
• Lead multi-disciplinary project teams and advise on project decisions and requirements.
• Represent the ministry in public forums where project aspects may be controversial.

Skills

Contract administration

Financial control

Civil engineering

Highway design

Geotechnical design

Tools

Project management tools

Job description

Design and Construction Project Manager / Chef de projet, conception et construction

There is nothing more Canadian than a road trip through Northern Ontario. Towering rock faces give way to scenic outlooks. If a vast northern landscape riddled with lakes, trees and rocks appeals to you and you are an engineer seeking an opportunity to be part of a once in a lifetime construction project - the Ministry of Transportation wants to hear from you.

MTO is recruiting a Design and Construction Project Manager to the Team to support the construction of Highway 69 between Parry Sound and Sudbury. Highway 69 is a transformative transportation project that is enhancing one of Ontario's most important trade and travel corridors.

The remaining four‑laning work presents exciting engineering challenges, including major interchange construction, new bridges, innovative contract delivery approaches, and environmentally sensitive design solutions. As part of a committed and passionate team you will have the chance to use your ingenuity to overcome the challenges this breath taking and rugged geography can present. You can hone your creativity as you work in collaboration with others on innovative approaches to expediting construction of this highway which is so vital to northern Ontario.

Check out this opportunity to contribute to a high-profile infrastructure program while advancing your career through meaningful leadership, technical excellence, and project delivery experience on projects of provincial significance today.

Please note that the successful candidate can work out of one of the following office locations:

• 437 McKeown Avenue, North Bay
• 3767 Highway 69 South, Sudbury
• 704024 Rockley Road, Temiskaming Shores, New Liskeard
• 207 Main St West, Huntsville

About the job

In this role, you will:

• provide overall project direction and consultant oversight for multiple, concurrent and complex design and construction projects from preconstruction to post construction phases
• assess and ensure engineering drawings, reports and contract documentation are complete, and comply with the requirements of the project
• monitor, verify and recommend payment of contractor, consultant expenditures; forecast expenditures and costs
• provide technical advice on design and contract administration issues
• provide instruction and advice to the consultants/contractors concerning ministry decisions, recommendations, or requirements
• represent the ministry in public forums where aspects of the project may be controversial

What you bring to the team

Mandatory requirements

The position requires the successful candidate to have a valid class G licence or equivalent. The offer of employment is conditional upon the successful candidate providing proof that they have a valid driver's licence upon being hired.

Technical Knowledge:

You have knowledge of:

• contract administration principles/practices applicable to highway and bridge construction
• financial control principles to forecast and monitor project expenditures, and ensure compliance with ministry policies and procedures
• civil engineering theories, standards, construction practices and principles with emphasis on contract management
• highway engineering, design and construction operations as they apply to infrastructure components such as structures, pavements, grading, drainage, electrical and illumination
• geotechnical and structural design, to develop, analyze and recommend engineering designs and proposals for complex transportation projects.

Project Management, Planning and Organizational Skills:

• you are able to coordinate multiple projects and oversee consultant Design and Contract Administration teams, and evaluate consultants' performance in the delivery of design and construction projects and prepare assessments
• you are able to provide overall project direction and consultant oversight for multiple, concurrent and complex engineering and construction projects from pre-engineering to postconstruction phases

Advice/Technical Expertise/Leadership Skills:

Advice/Technical Expertise/Leadership Skills to:

• provide technical advice on design and contract administration issues, constructability, construction methods/issues and standards
• initiate and lead multi-disciplinary project teams comprised of both technical and professional staff
• reviews, comment on or author new initiatives, specifications, alternative project delivery models and associated documentation
• Provide technical expertise and leadership during the design, construction and operations phases of major and multiple transportation projects

Communication, Interpersonal, Negotiation Skills:

You have:

• oral and written communication skills to prepare reports, briefing notes and presentations, and to liaise with consultants/contractors, partners and the public
• interpersonal and influencing skills to discuss and resolve construction issues, and encourage good working relationships and performance to deliverables
• persuasion and negotiation skills to obtain agreement on incorporating contract changes that may have impacts on schedules, deliverables and budget
• presentation and facilitation skills to present proposals to technical/non-technical audiences, provide instruction and advice to consultants/contractors, and coordinate/provide training to internal/external partners.

Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills:

Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills to:

• develop alternative solutions to complex issues
• analyze and develop solutions/mitigation to complex issues relating to design, construction, operations and contract management
• assess compliance and successful completion of complex construction contracts in accordance with legislation, regulations, procedures, guidelines and accepted construction standards.

Additional information

Address:

• 1 English Permanent, 437 Mckeown Ave, North Bay, North Region or 3767 Hwy 69 South, Sudbury, North Region or 704024 Rockley Rd, New Liskeard, North Region or 207 Main St W, Huntsville, Central Region

The Ontario Public Service is an inclusive employer. Accommodation is available under the Ontario's Human Rights Code.

Au sujet de l'emploi

Dans ce rôle, vous devrez :

• Assurer la direction générale et la supervision des consultants pour de multiples projets de conception et de construction complexes menés simultanément, depuis la phase de pré-construction jusqu'à la phase post-construction.
• évaluer et s'assurer que les dessins techniques, les rapports et la documentation contractuelle sont complets et conformes aux exigences du projet
• surveiller, vérifier et recommander le paiement des dépenses des entrepreneurs et des consultants; prévoir les dépenses et les coûts
• fournir des conseils techniques sur les questions de conception et d'administration des contrats
• fournir des instructions et des conseils aux consultants et aux entrepreneurs concernant les décisions, les recommandations ou les exigences du Ministère
• représenter le Ministère dans des forums publics où certains aspects du projet peuvent être controversés

Ce que vous apportez à l'équipe

Exigences obligatoires

La personne retenue doit être titulaire d'un permis de conduire valide de catégorie « G » ou d'un permis équivalent. L'offre d'emploi est conditionnelle. La personne retenue doit fournir la preuve de son permis de conduire valide au moment de son embauche.

Connaissances techniques :

• les principes et pratiques d'administration des contrats applicables à la construction de routes et de ponts
• les principes de contrôle financier pour prévoir et surveiller les dépenses du projet et assurer la conformité aux politiques et procédures du ministère
• les théories, les normes, les pratiques et les principes de construction du génie civil en mettant l'accent sur la gestion des contrats
• le génie routier, la conception des routes et de construction routières qui s'appliquent aux composantes de l'infrastructure telles que les structures, les chaussées, le nivellement, le drainage, l'électricité et l'éclairage
• la conception géotechnique et des structures, pour élaborer, analyser et recommander des conceptions techniques et des propositions pour des projets de transport complexes

Compétences en matière de gestion de projet, de planification et d'organisation :

• vous êtes capable de coordonner plusieurs projets, de superviser les équipes de consultants chargées de la conception et de la gestion des contrats, ainsi que d'évaluer la performance de ces consultants dans la réalisation de projets de conception et de construction et de préparer des évaluations.
• Vous pouvez assurer la direction globale du projet et la supervision d'un consultant pour des projets d'ingénierie et de construction multiples, simultanés et complexes, de la phase de pré-ingénierie à la phase après la construction

Conseils/expertise technique/compétences en leadership :

Conseils, expertise technique et compétences en leadership pour :

• fournir des conseils techniques sur les questions de conception et d'administration des contrats, la constructibilité, les méthodes/questions de construction et les normes
• mettre sur pied et diriger des équipes de projet multidisciplinaires composées de personnel technique et professionnel
• examiner, commenter ou rédiger de nouvelles initiatives, spécifications, modèles de réalisation d'autres projets et la documentation connexe
• fournir une expertise technique et un leadership pendant les phases de conception, de construction et d'exploitation de multiples grands projets de transport

Compétences en communications, en relations interpersonnelles et en négociations :

Vous avez :

• Des compétences en communication orale et écrite pour préparer des rapports, des notes d'information et des présentations, et pour assurer la liaison avec les consultants/entrepreneurs, les partenaires et le public
• Des compétences interpersonnelles et une capacité d'influence pour discuter et résoudre les problèmes de construction, et encourager de bonnes relations de travail et le rendement des produits livrables
• Des compétences en matière de persuasion et de négociation pour obtenir une entente sur l'intégration des changements contractuels qui pourraient avoir des répercussions sur les échéanciers, les produits livrables et le budget
• Des compétences en matière de présentation et de facilitation pour présenter des propositions à des publics techniques et non techniques, fournir des instructions et des conseils aux consultants et aux entrepreneurs, et coordonner et offrir de la formation aux partenaires internes et externes

Compétences en analyse et en résolution de problèmes :

Compétences en analyse et en résolution de problèmes pour :

• élaborer des solutions de rechange à des problèmes complexes
• analyser et élaborer des solutions et des mesures d'atténuation aux problèmes complexes liés à la conception, à la construction, à l'exploitation et à la gestion des contrats
• évaluer la conformité et la réussite des contrats de construction complexes conformément aux lois, aux règlements, aux procédures, aux lignes directrices et aux normes de construction acceptées

Renseignements supplémentaires

Adresse:

• 1 anglais Permanent(s), 437, AV. MCKEOWN, North Bay, Région Nord ou 3767 Route 69 Sud, Sudbury, Région Nord ou 704024 ROCKLEY RD, New Liskeard, Région Nord ou 207, RUE MAIN O, Huntsville, Région Centre