Manager, Aviation Services

The Ministry of the Solicitor General, Ontario Provincial Police, and Field Support Bureau are seeking a qualified individual to lead and manage the development, coordination, delivery and evaluation of province-wide aviation services. About the OPP: The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is one of North America's largest deployed police services with more than 5,800 uniformed officers, 2,400 civilian employees and 830 Auxiliary officers. The OPP is divided into 5 Regions and the Highway Safety Division responsible for the oversight of 154 detachment and satellite locations and over 20,000 km of patrolled highways. We provide essential services that ensure the safety and security of the people of the Province of Ontario. The OPP is a division of the Ministry of the Solicitor General, the largest operational ministry in the province with a presence in every community across Ontario. We are the largest police service in Ontario and the second largest in Canada. We are committed to demonstrating inclusive behaviors and a difference-making mindset adhering to the OPP values, which promote always doing the right things for the right reasons, by: - Serving with PRIDE, PROFESSIONALISM and HONOUR. - Interacting with RESPECT, COMPASSION and FAIRNESS. - Leading with INTEGRITY, HONESTY and COURAGE. About Us: Aviation Services is mandated to provide efficient aviation-based support, through a commitment to excellence and efficiency in the delivery of law enforcement services, throughout the province of Ontario. **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. 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?**: To lead and manage a team of technical specialists including OPP fixed wing and helicopter pilots both uniform and civilian. To provide flight coordination services ranging from personnel transport, tactical surveillance, search and rescue and aerial reconnaissance, that meet flying requirements of a range of ministry/government programs. To monitor government aviation activity, including tracking of all non-scheduled Ontario government air transportation. To manage the ministry aviation safety program, promote aviation safety, and to develop and implement policy, procedures and safety assurance standards for aircraft and commercial charters used by the government. To provide advice to senior management regarding the safe and cost effective delivery of quality aviation services, and to support Ministry customer service, cross ministry integration initiatives and partnering. **How do I qualify?**: **Mandatory**: Ability to pass an OPP background security investigation. **Knowledge/Understanding of**: Financial, administrative and procurement policies and directives to plan and manage fiscal and material resources. This includes reviewing and approving budgets, managing facilities, assets, and contract service providers, leading long range fiscal planning, providing regular financial reporting, and ensuring compliance with financial protocols, audit principles, directives and guidelines. Aviation service/program delivery frameworks, in conjunction with program planning, development, and management principles, to plan, manage, and deliver flight coordination and aviation safety services that meet flying requirements of a range of ministry/government programs, to participate in strategic business planning, and operational policy development, to develop standards, strategies, promotional material, and staff training content, and specific policy, procedures, and operational guidelines to ensure that commercial charters meet all operating requirements, and to undertake projects that contribute to the improvement of the aviation services program. Federal air regulations including the Aeronautics Act, Canadian Aviation Regulations, Commercial Air Services Standards Canada Air Pilot, and Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations, ministry operations and maintenance control manuals, aircraft air operations and ministry requisitioning policy, safety principles, practices to ensure that all commercial charters meet all operating requirements, in accordance with aviation policies, ministry air operation and maintenance control policy and procedures, and aircraft requisitioning policies. Aviation safety and specialized occupational health an