Project Manager, Transit Fleet and Facility Projects

JOB SUMMARY

Transit Operations provides safe, reliable and courteous transit services and excellence in customer service delivery to 100 million transit customers per year, by means of conventional bus, para transit and rail operations. The Transit Fleet and Facilities Maintenance team provides safe, reliable, efficient, timely and cost-effective transit vehicle maintenance services to support federally regulated transit services within the City.

You are responsible for developing/implementing strategies and managing total project delivery with a focus on condition assessment, improvement, and renewal/rehabilitation of transit fleet vehicles, facilities, and physical assets of the linear network.

You coordinate activities with in-house technical, operational and trades staff, manage contracts for inspection, testing, servicing and replacement of various transit fleet vehicle and facility components, manage project consultations, inquiries/related communications and project budgets, contribute to ongoing initiatives in the branch, and perform related duties as assigned.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Completion of 4 year university degree in Business Administration, Engineering or Applied Science specializing in Mechanical, Electrical or Civil Engineering disciplines or related field that includes courses relating to project management and/or facilities management.

Minimum of 5 years of related and progressively responsible experience in the design, construction and rehabilitation of facilities fleet vehicles or network (linear) physical infrastructure including a minimum of three years construction project management or facilities management experience.

KNOWLEDGE

• Knowledge of the issues/principles involved in the provision of public transit in Ottawa;
• Knowledge of transit operations and trends
• Possess an understanding of asset acquisition/lifecycle management of major transit assets, programs and processes
• Possess an understanding of principles of project management, including project design, development, implementation cost containment/control, evaluation methods/techniques, risk management and reporting
• Understanding of federal and provincial government legislation and regulatory requirements governing building construction
• Knowledge of TSSA Regulations & Codes relating to elevators
• Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standard, Ontario Highway Traffic Act
• Understanding of cost benefit analysis and techniques
• Knowledge of contract management and oversight of consultants
• Understanding of processes for developing Requests for Qualifications, Requests for Proposals and the tendering and contracting process, including acceptance, review and selection of bids/tenders
• Knowledge of interpersonal techniques applied in project management to initiate/negotiate/control contract changes, negotiate with service providers to obtain deliverables within approved scope limits and to achieve client expectations
• Knowledge of Protocols for developing submissions, briefings, major reports
• Understanding of processes for preparing project budgets
• Knowledge of computer applications including project management/scheduling/cost control software applications, Computer Aided Design (CAD), MS Office Suite, e-mail and use of the Intra-Internet
• Knowledge of industry leading construction approaches, materials, processes and practices
• Knowledge of applicable health and safety legislation, including the rights and duties of workers
  

COMPETENCIES, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Work independently, with minimal direction, and collaboratively with all staff as part of a team
• Possess organizational skills and flexibility to plan, initiate, organize and prioritize own work, and effectively manage multiple demands, conflicting priorities, work pressures, stress and deadlines
• Able to think and plan strategically and to provide leadership, supervision and direction to the project team and to integrate the work of external consultants and staff in order to manage work quality, scheduling, monitoring and completion
• Possess strong research, analytical, and problem solving skills
• Able to manage concurrent complex, high dollar value and bring projects to completion on time and within budget
• Able to foster trust and cooperation to coordinate activities between technical staff, consultants, contractors
• Able to identify and analyze problems involving data, resources, scheduling, technical and other difficulties and develop solutions
• Able to prepare complex, formal RFQs and RFPs and review, analyze and recommend acceptance of proposals
• Able to carry out inspection to resolve project on-site problems and accept/reject contractors' work
• Able analyze data, formulate recommendations and create and maintain reports
• Able to read drawings from existing records or for proposed works
• Possess computer literacy in applications such as MS Office Suite, SAP
• Possess persuasive and assertive interpersonal and oral/written communication skills
• Possess strong documentation, report writing and presentation skills
• Demonstrates leadership and initiative
• Thorough, self-motivated and reliable
• Exhibit tact, discretion and sound judgment
• Adaptable and resourceful to deal with elected officials, representatives from all levels of government, the public and consultants/contractors
• Attentive to accuracy and detail
• Possess a work record of good attendance and job performance