Senior Project Consultant

Are you interested in bringing your project management, design and functional expertise to deliver exciting and important major capital projects? The Ministry of the Solicitor General (SOLGEN), Infrastructure Division is offering a great opportunity for individuals to advance the planning, design and construction of correctional and community safety facilities across Ontario.

As a Senior Project Consultant, you will provide leadership throughout the planning, procurement and construction phases of assigned projects including scope, stakeholder engagement, budget preparation, scheduling, risk mitigation and workstream coordination across diverse infrastructure teams.

Success in these roles requires sound project delivery and stakeholder engagement skills, the ability to adapt quickly and respond to changing environments and experience finding solutions to complex issues with a diverse team of technical consultants, subject matter experts and contractors.

One of the three positions will specifically manage the Facility Management on existing P3 (Public-private Partnership) projects. In this role, you will provide leadership throughout the facility management, lifecycle planning, and overall contract management of SolGen's P3 contracts. This includes managing variations throughout the concession period of the contract, asset management planning, cost management (monthly service payments) and contract administration including quality monitoring, service standards and performance management.

Success in the FM role requires sound understanding of Public-Private Partnership contracts, stakeholder management, the ability to adapt quickly and respond to changing environments and experience finding solutions to complex issues with a diverse team of technical consultants, subject matter experts and contractors. Public-Private Partnerships (P3) is a procurement model to design, build, finance and maintain new facilities in the province.

NOTE: These positions will require occasional travel for site visits

OPS Commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Anti-Racism:We are committed to build a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and to promote a diverse, anti-racist, inclusive, accessible, merit-based, respectful and equitable workplace.

We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black, and racialized individuals, as well as people from a diversity of ethnic and cultural origins, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions.

Visit the OPS Anti-Racism Policy and the OPS Diversity and Inclusion Blueprint pages to learn more about the OPS commitment to advance racial equity, accessibility, diversity, and inclusion in the public service.

We offer employment accommodation across the recruitment process and all aspects of employment consistent with the requirements of Ontario's Human Rights Code. Refer to the "How to apply" section if you require a disability-related accommodation.

What can I expect to do in this role?For the Senior Project Consultant role you will:
• Lead complex infrastructure projects through all phases of a delivery including functional programming, Request for Qualifications, Request for Proposals, design development and specifications, construction, commissioning and transfer of responsibility to operations.
• Manage the planning, design and construction of large and complex infrastructure project delivered from traditional direct delivery and Public-Private Partnerships (P3).
• Act as liaison with ministry senior management, and primary ministry contact with Infrastructure Ontario (IO)
• Provide strategic advice to senior management on complex, confidential and politically sensitive issues
• Lead presentations to seek approvals of new concepts, manage relationships with various groups of internal and external stakeholders, manage project risks and direct the creation and implementation of comprehensive communication strategies.
• Coordinate with internal and external team members to develop strategies and establish processes to advance project outcomes.

For the Senior Project Consultant - Facility Management role, you will:
• Facilities Planning: lead all aspects of the Ministries capital renovation projects (including space planning, variations and lifecycle replacement projects) from conception through approval (scope & budget), design, variation process and implementations.
• Oversight of current maintenance contracts for all the Design-Build-Finance-Maintain projects in the Ministries' portfolio. This includes assuming the role of "Contracting Authority Representative" for each of the DBFM contracts as defined in the Project Agreements.
• Act as liaison with ministry senior management, and primary ministry contact with Infrastructure Ontario (IO)
• Provide strategic advice to senior management on complex, confidential and politically sensitive issues
• Lead presentations to seek approvals of new concepts, manage relationships with various groups of internal and external stakeholders, manage project risks and direct the creation and implementation of comprehensive communication strategies.
• Support the planning, design and construction for SOLGEN's ongoing facility operations, maintenance and variation management.

How do I qualify?Technical Knowledge:• You have experience in managing complex infrastructure project including direct management of consultants and contractors.
• You have the skills and knowledge (eg architecture, engineering) or comparable experience to review and contribute to design and construction products
• You have strong business acumen and experience in dealing with project budgets, schedules and technical requirements and construction methodologies.
• You have knowledge of the governments multi-year financial infrastructure program, and government/ministry decision making process.
• You can provide technical and commercial support to the management of projects and implement risk mitigation measures specific to commercial and contractual matters.
• You have Technical / contractual knowledge of P3 contracts and managing the service period of Design-Build-Finance-Maintain (DBFM) projects

Project Management Leadership:• You have strong skills and experience in project management processes and methodologies
• You have good understanding of traditional forms of contracts and P3 delivery models (eg: Design-Bid-Build, Design-Build-Finance-Maintain etc)
• You have experience negotiating claims, scope changes and other contractual items on projects.
• You can provide issue management advice and interpretation in situations which may be very sensitive or unique.
• You can resolve problems or shift priorities in response to public/political interests

Communication and Presentation Skills:• You understand critical issues facing the ministry, to prepare and present option papers and recommendations aligned with key stakeholder mandates, needs, and interests.
• You can review and prepare reports, analyses, briefings, issue papers, work plans, and submissions to senior management.

Stakeholder and Relationship Management Skills:• You have stakeholder and relationship management skills to work effectively with various users and stakeholders such as correctional institutions and the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) to ensure their needs are represented in all phases of large-scale capital development projects.
• You have consultation, negotiation and customer service skills to deal with team members, senior management, public safety stakeholders and other stakeholders (Ministry of Infrastructure, Infrastructure Ontario).
• You have the ability to defuse situations and interpersonal skills to deal with a diverse group of partnerships and clients.

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