Project Manager, Special Projects

5 months ago

Guelph, Canada The City of Guelph Full time

Why Guelph:
**What we offer**

We offer competitive wages and comprehensive benefits to meet the needs of our diverse employees. Many of our positions offer:

- Paid vacation days, increasing with years of service
- Paid personal days;
- Hybrid and flexible work arrangements;
- Defined benefit pension plan with OMERS, including 100-per-cent employer matching;
- Extended health and dental benefits, including Health Care Spending Account;
- Employee and Family Assistance Program;
- Parental leave top up program;
- Learning and development opportunities including tuition assistance
- Employee recognition programs.

Position Overview:
Resumes are being accepted for the position of **Project Manager, Special Projects** within the Environmental Services’ department. Reporting to the manager of compliance, programs and performance, the project manager is responsible for leading strategic initiatives, such as developing the City’s first Integrated Water Management Strategy, and environmental, business and continuous improvement projects on behalf of the department. The project manager will collaborate with the other divisions of the department (water, wastewater, solid waste and business services), across the organization (including engineering and transportation services, communications, finance, IT) and lead external consultants and contractors to deliver projects within the established schedule, budget and scope.

**Key duties and responsibilities**
- Project manage all activities leading to the successful development of an Integrated Water Management Strategy (update to the 2016 Water Efficiency Strategy) as recommended by the Council-endorsed 2022 Water Supply Master Plan including project scope, timeline and budget.
- Develop 10-year Capital Planning Plan as part of the Integrated Water Management Strategy to support the implementation of related programs, pilots and studies.
- Manage a variety of professional assignments including departmental record management standard, electronic document management systems, organizational development, succession planning, and projects related to departmental
- Partner with the manager to structure service level agreements between internal divisions, and service received from across the organization.
- Develop formal procurement documents, including outlining project specifications, terms of reference for Tenders and Proposals, and carries out procurement formalities such as addressing addendums, processing award memos and preparing formal contractual documentation. Prepares purchase orders/requisitions, requests for quotations, and tendering as
- Adhere to contract management best practices throughout project lifecycles and engage in vendor performance management as required through the course of a
- Engage stakeholders and the public where required through formal project consultation and/or the municipal class EA process, as required.
- Facilitate and/or lead meetings with City staff, internal departments and external stakeholders as a representative of the City of Guelph.
- Develop and deliver presentations, reports and memos for customers, staff, management, and Council as well as SOP’s, technical specifications, reports, correspondence and work
- Ensure consultants, contractors and suppliers are in compliance with corporate and Ministry of Labour health and safety
- Other duties as

**Qualifications and requirements**
- Completion of post-secondary education in Environmental Studies, Public Administration or a related discipline.
- Considerable experience in managing projects preferably in a municipal environment (i.e. public works, environmental services, Water, Wastewater, Solid Waste).
- Applied and working Knowledge of PMI project management methodologies and capital project management, including managing a variety of projects and budgets.
- Ability to work independently and guide multi-disciplinary teams.
Applied and working knowledge of water, wastewater and stormwater municipal and provincial regulations, policy, programs, budget and rate impacts.
- Advanced skills with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS teams and Outlook).
- Experience with records and filing best practices.
- Working and applied knowledge of SharePoint, EDMS and/or other record management software solutions.
Experience with strategic planning principles to effectively lead annual and mid-range business planning.
- Proficiency with contract and vendor management practices in project settings.
- Knowledge of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and other applicable legislation.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate with all levels of staff, stakeholders, the media and the general public.
- Excellent facilitation skills, techniques and tools.
- Experience with project management software tools such as Eclipse.
- PMP, PgMP or CAPM designation in good standing is an asset.

**Pay/Salary**
Non-Union Grade: 6: $50.31-$62.89

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