Director, Infrastructure Maintenance

Parks and Roads Services; Edmonton; Hybrid; CAD 142,000 - 178,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Edmonton is seeking a Director for Infrastructure Maintenance within Parks and Roads Services. This role involves leading a large team to ensure the maintenance of public infrastructure, fostering strong stakeholder relationships, and strategically managing diverse operations to enhance city mobility and safety.

Qualifications

• Experience in senior leadership roles with a large, complex organization.
• Experience managing a large, diverse team.
• Knowledge or training in Engineering, Business Administration, Finance, or Public Administration.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multi-disciplinary team of over 900 staff responsible for public infrastructure maintenance.
• Support safe mobility on roadways and active transportation assets.
• Ensure operating and maintaining roadways, sidewalks, and bridges.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic Planning

Collaboration

Trust Building

Political Acumen

Issue Resolution

Education

Master’s Degree in a related field

Professional Engineer (P.Eng.)

Certified Engineering Technologist (C.E.T.)

PMP (Project Management Professional)

PgMP (Program Management Professional)

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• Knowledge or training and/or education in Engineering, Business Administration, Finance, Public Administration or a related discipline
• Experience in senior leadership roles with a large, complex organization
• Experience managing a large, diverse team in the provision of complex infrastructure operations and maintenance management and program management or other related activities
• Combinations of education and experience will be considered

Assets:

• Master’s Degree in a related field
• Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in good standing and registered as practicing with APEGA. Applicants in a different Canadian jurisdiction eligible for Inter-Provincial Mobility (IPMA) with APEGA may be considered. Registration with APEGA must be obtained prior to employment start.
• A Certified Engineering Technologist (C.E.T.) is considered an asset. C.E.T. requires membership in good standing with ASET.
• PMP (Project Management Professional)
• PgMP (Program Management Professional)

Skills required for success:

• Ability to cultivate strong relationships across diverse teams and stakeholders, fostering collaboration, trust, and mutual respect
• Operate as a strategically agile leader able to anticipate changes in corporate direction, business opportunities, and influence enterprise-wide policy planning and initiatives
• Actively demonstrate the values and behaviours supportive of equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace
• Ability to collaborate and build trust, obtain input, understanding, and participation from the team
• Ability to create a work culture capable of developing and maintaining a high performing team
• Think strategically to address large, complex issues, to manage projects while steering dynamically
• Strong political acumen, strategic planning, issue resolution, and decision-making skills
• Alignment to our Cultural Commitments and Leadership Competencies (https://bit.ly/4brRrXm)
• Embracing a culture of equity, diversity, reconciliation, and inclusion (https://bit.ly/3hd2d95)

Conditions of Employment and Work Environment:

• 1 permanent, full-time position
• Hours of Work: 36.9 hours per week, Monday - Friday. This position may be eligible for a hybrid work arrangement with the flexibility to work from both home and the worksite
• Salary: (Annually) $142,206.08 - $177,758.62
• Hire is dependent on Criminal Information Check satisfactory to the City of Edmonton. There may be a cost associated with this requirement

The City of Edmonton values applicants with a diverse range of skills, experiences, and competencies, and encourages you to apply. We strive to provide reasonable access and accommodations throughout the recruitment process. To request an accommodation, please contact [e-mail]. Learn more about our benefits https://bit.ly/COEbenefits. Talent sourced through this process may be considered for similar opportunities within the City of Edmonton.

Edmonton rests in the heart of Treaty Six territory in Alberta and the homelands of the Metis Nation.

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Parks and Roads Services is responsible for services and assets that support mobility and activity in our city. The branch ensures that roads and infrastructure assets, parks, trees, and boulevards remain accessible, attractive, and safe. The work includes repairs, maintenance, seasonal clean-ups, signals, street lights, parking services, and traffic safety.

Reporting to the Branch Manager of Parks and Roads Services and working in an integrated business model, the Director, Infrastructure Maintenance leads a multi-disciplinary team of over 900 staff responsible for inspecting and maintaining public infrastructure to facilitate movement and accessibility. This includes operating and maintaining roadways, sidewalks, active pathways, bridges, and auxiliary structures, as well as providing technical and engineering services. The role supports the delivery of services ensuring safe mobility on roadways and active transportation assets.