Manager, Highway Operations

**ATTENTION: ENGINEERING PROFESSIONALS** Are you a leader who possesses highway construction, maintenance and contract management expertise? Do you want to be involved in making Ontario's roads safer? If so, the Ministry of Transportation's Operations Office would be a great fit for you. In this role and as a member of the regional management team, you will provide leadership for construction, maintenance and operations programs in the Northeast Region. **ABOUT US**: The Operations Division oversees and supports the maintenance and operations of our provincial transportation network, while partnering with Transportation Infrastructure Management Division to deliver consistent, specified approaches when constructing and maintaining highway assets. Supported by seven branches, the Operations Division functions to: - Unify the offices and functions that lead provincial operational policy; - Manage and deliver services that promote consistency and improved transportation user experience; and, - Build relationships with regional governments, stakeholders and partners (e.g., Indigenous partners, other levels of government, other ministries, and other divisions) that are critical to the successful development of regional plans and the delivery of infrastructure. For more information visit us at: ** Ministry of Transportation** **Why work for the Ontario Public Service?** The Ontario Public Service (OPS) is committed to being an employer of first choice, creating a positive and inclusive work environment. We offer: - A defined benefit pension plan - Maternity and parental leave top-up benefits which includes adoptive parents - Comprehensive Health Plan - Life and Disability insurance - Flexible work arrangements - Collegial and professional work culture - Career growth and development opportunities across multiple business areas - We provide on-the-job training to support your success in the role. **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?**: Reporting to the Regional Director, you will; - Provide leadership and management in the integration of regional construction and maintenance, traffic incident, emergency response, municipal liaison and patrol facility programs. - Provides engineering, construction and maintenance expertise and contributes to the development of annual capital programs. - Provide leadership for the development and implementation of new management processes and business support structures, and the introduction of new delivery strategies, partnerships and technologies. **How do I qualify?**: **Mandatory**: - You must be licensed by Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO). **Strategic Leadership Skills**: - You demonstrate the **leadership behaviours, attributes and mindsets** to lead the OPS into the future. - You have a passion for developing, building and leading organizational capacity through inclusive, positive, and values based leadership in areas of succession planning, talent management, organization and job design. - You have an understanding of strategic corporate directions, multi-year business and results based planning processes. - You have experience managing a technical team delivering results. - You have expertise in structuring, organizing and managing multiple projects, with a proven track record of successful project completion. - You have demonstrated skills in managing financial budgets and human resources, including labour relations issues. **Program Management Skills**: - You have knowledge and expertise in project management principles and methodologies to manage the delivery of program plans, initiatives and goals. - You have an advanced knowledge of standards and policy development and the ministry's decision making process. - You can be accountable for engineering resource management of the construction, maintenance, traffic incident, emergency response, minor capital and ferry programs. - You have the ability to coordinate programs, activities, schedules and allocation of resources within the region; and participate in the development of related operational policies, procedures and standards. **Technical Expertise**: - You have advanced knowledge of civil engineering theories, principles, legislation, regulations and technology