Job Description

The Corporation of the City of Thunder Bay

has a rewarding opportunity for a

Manager \xe2\x80\x93 Capital Facility Construction!

Thunder Bay is the largest community on Lake Superior. With a census metropolitan area population of 123,258 (Census 2021), it is the most populous municipality in Northwestern Ontario. Deeply rooted with European and Indigenous cultures, Thunder Bay is the sixth most culturally diverse community of its size in North America. The community values a high quality of life and promotes a clean, green, beautiful and healthy community that provides economic opportunity, respects diversity and provides affordable and safe neighborhoods that are accessible to all.

Thunder Bay is a vibrant community and is the region\'s commercial, administrative, and medical hub. From trees to transportation to the new frontier for research, health and life sciences, the community stands for hard work and innovation. The City by the Bay is home to 38 elementary schools, three middle schools, eight secondary schools, two private schools, an adult education facility, a post-secondary college and a university institution that provides a medical school and a law school.

As a four-season outdoor paradise Thunder Bay is the sunniest city in eastern Canada with an average of 2121 hours of bright sunshine each year. It is also one of the most dynamic "Cultural Capitals of Canada". Residents and visitors of Thunder Bay enjoy the harmony of a city rich in wide-open green spaces, parks and wilderness - and a major centre for visual and performing arts, and culture.

If you truly enjoy the advantages of work life balance that a smaller city provides in a large organizational setting, then come join us! If you already live here, we can\xe2\x80\x99t wait for you to join our team!

The Opportunity

is fully responsible for the overall strategic management and direction of the Capital Facility Construction Section.

The role reports to the Director of Engineering Operations and has the following accountabilities:

• Provides Corporate and city-wide support of strategic and long-term facility asset management planning, understanding Council priorities, and anticipating business and strategic needs of other departments.
• Responsible for reporting obligations under the Green Energy Act.
• Leads stakeholder consultation, as required, as per the City\xe2\x80\x99s Public Engagement Framework or funder requirements, in respect of capital facility projects.
• Responsible for the Corporation\xe2\x80\x99s capital facility programs relating to asset management, including inventory and condition assessments, asset lifecycle management, capital planning, capital renewal, and determination of risk and level of service. Recommends and directs various studies and condition assessments in support of strategic and long- term facility planning.
• Responsible for the development and delivery of new facility construction, contract and project management services, and renovations to existing facilities, and for compliance with appropriate legislation as it applies to the provision of capital facility construction.
• Responsible for the implementation and execution of the City\xe2\x80\x99s Strategic Approach to Energy Management and Net Zero Strategy related to the portfolio including energy procurement and corporate wide utility and fuel budgeting, conservation, and long-term planning, utilizing best practices for energy systems and developing strategies for delivering energy efficiency programs.

Ideal Candidate

• Degree in engineering, architecture, construction management, or other building construction-related discipline and registration as a professional engineer or architect able to practice in Ontario, together with eight years\xe2\x80\x99 progressively responsible management experience in the areas of construction management and/or developing and using capital asset management frameworks and capital works planning; or
• Diploma in a building construction-related discipline and registration as an engineering or architectural technologist together with ten years\xe2\x80\x99 progressively responsible management experience in the areas of construction management and/or developing and using capital asset management frameworks and capital works planning.
• Proven negotiation skills and the ability to manage political relationships in a tactful and responsive manner and build consensus regarding project objectives.
• Ability to think and act strategically in a public sector environment, including the ability to conceptualize and implement change strategies.
• Proven business and financial management acumen, with the ability to analyze and articulate the financial implications of various project delivery approaches and/or facility options; ability to perform relevant cost calculations.

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Why Work for the City of Thunder Bay (CTB)?

If you work at Corporate Financial Services, you work for the municipality of the City of Thunder Bay.

When you work for the City of Thunder Bay, you are part of our team, and here you can:

• Experience your importance
• Unleash your potential
• Know your work matters
• Embrace diversity
• Make a difference
• Join a dedicated team
• Build community

Learn more about the top reasons to work at the CTB:

Great Tangible Benefits

As an employee with the Corporation, you will be in receipt of the following amazing benefits:

• competitive salary
• matching pension plan
• paid vacation and holidays
• health benefits coverage \xe2\x80\x93 100% employer paid health, vision, & dental benefits
• life insurance & accidental death & dismemberment insurance (2 times your annual salary)
• employee family assistance program (EFAP)
• employee wellness program
• career progression opportunities
• corporate learning & leadership development
• tuition reimbursement program (continuous learning)
• voluntary leave purchase plan (purchase 5 additional leave days)

Beautiful Thunder Bay!

Learn why Thunder Bay is such great place to live and work:

General Information:

As an equal opportunity employer, the City of Thunder Bay encourages applications from Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, members of visible minority groups, women and members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community.

ONTARIO HUMAN RIGHTS CODE: It is a contravention of the Human Rights Code of Ontario to discriminate on the basis of: race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, family status, disability, age, record of offences, gender identity or gender expression. Therefore, a resume submitted to the City must not include references to any of the above characteristics. Do not include:

• Photos
• Any certificates that have photo identification
• Driver\xe2\x80\x99s licences
• Police records checks

Note: The above documentation will be requested by the Human Resources & Division should you be the successful applicant. If a Criminal Record Check is required, it will be requested by Human Resources should you be the successful applicant. Please do not submit your Criminal Record Check with your application.

ACCOMMODATION: Reasonable accommodations are available upon request for all parts of the recruitment process.

PRIVACY: Personal information on this form is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act, c. 302, as amended, and will be used to determine eligibility for employment. Questions about this collection of personal information should be directed to the Human Resources & Corporate Safety Division, 125 Syndicate Ave Suite 42, Thunder Bay, Ontario, P7E 6H8, Telephone: 625-3866

The City of Thunder Bay is a place where art, culture and nature come together!

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