Director, Infrastructure Maintenance

City Of Edmonton; Edmonton; Hybrid; CAD 142,000 - 178,000; Full time

Job summary

The City of Edmonton is seeking a Director of Infrastructure Maintenance to lead a multi-disciplinary team ensuring safe mobility on public infrastructure. This permanent, full-time role involves strategic leadership in program development, performance monitoring, and fostering collaboration across departments. Candidates should possess relevant education and significant experience in complex organizational contexts, with a strong commitment to equity and inclusion.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Diverse work environment

Qualifications

• Knowledge in Engineering, Business Administration, Public Administration.
• Experience in senior leadership roles.
• Diverse team management in infrastructure operations.

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance and operations of roadway and active transportation assets.
• Monitor performance and financial reporting.
• Empower supervisors and integrate multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Political acumen

Education

Master’s Degree in a related field

P.Eng. in good standing

Job description

Ready to drive innovation in maintaining and enhancing our city's vital assets?

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

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 that are accountable for ensuring inspecting and maintaining public infrastructure to facilitate movement and universal accessibility. In addition to operating and maintaining roadways, sidewalks, and active pathways, the infrastructure maintenance team also monitors and maintains vehicle and pedestrian bridges, and auxiliary structures. The section also offers technical and engineering service. Infrastructure Maintenance supports delivery of services that ensure safe mobility on roadways and active transportation assets

What will you do?

• Lead program development and delivery for the maintenance and operations of the Roadway and Active Transportation Assets
• Proactively monitor performance and financial reporting, addressing any identified issues with appropriate adjustments
• Define and communicate a compelling vision, strategic objectives, and core operating principles to shape a positive and productive work culture within the section
• Empower supervisors to proactively develop and implement action plans aimed at improving communication, fostering creative problem-solving, promoting seamless integration and collaboration across teams, and consistently supporting a culture of excellence through human centric leadership
• Provide strong leadership and clear guidance to both internal and external teams and working groups, ensuring the optimal utilization of resources, adherence to established processes and policies, and the effective resolution of issues
• Review the service levels and resource allocation in order to achieve service expectations
• Anticipate business opportunities, influence policy, planning and initiatives, and foster a culture of accountability through performance measurement
• Integrate multi-disciplinary teams to work collaboratively with stakeholders supporting corporate priorities
• Build new and innovative collaborative partnerships with external agencies, orders of government, community organizations, and internal departments and branches
• Ensure departmental alignment across the organization including active partnerships with planning and development teams and the Integrated Infrastructure Department

Qualifications

• 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 commencement of employment
• A Certified Engineering Technologist (C.E.T.) is considered an asset. C.E.T. requires the member to be 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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Classification Title: ML4 - Director
Posting Date: Jun 18, 2025
Closing Date: July 9, 2025 11:59:00 PM (MDT)
Number of Openings (up to): 1 - Permanent Full-time
Union: Management
Department: City Operations
Work Location(s): Central Maintenance Yard - Pavement Office, 10517 - 95 Street Edmonton T5H 2C2