Manager, WWW Engineering Management Office (EMO), Thorold

This position currently falls within our hybrid model, allowing the employee to typically work a minimum of 50% of your time at your regular work location and the other 50% of time at home.

Job Summary Reporting to the Associate Director of Water&Wastewater Engineering, the Manager of the W-WW Engineering Management Office (EMO) leads governance, standards, and project delivery frameworks supporting consistent, efficient, risk-informed and compliant delivery of the Region’s water and wastewater capital program. The role oversees capital project governance, delivery methodologies, stage-gate controls, and portfolio reporting, ensuring alignment with corporate procurement, legal, financial, risk, and regulatory requirements while advancing continuous improvement andstandardization of engineering project delivery practices.

Education

Post-secondary degree or diploma in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical or Environmental Engineering or a related field is required.

An equivalent combination of education, experience and qualifications may be considered.

Knowledge

Minimum of 10 years of progressive project management experience in planning, design, and implementation of water and wastewater capital projects.

Experience leading or supporting engineering governance, project management office (PMO/EMO), portfolio management, process optimization, QA/QC or capital program delivery functions within a municipal or public sector environment is preferred.

Knowledge of project planning, portfolio management, project controls, performance tracking and financial systems.

Knowledge of water and wastewater capital project delivery practices, including environmental assessment processes, PMBOK principles, and municipal engineering standards.

Knowledge of legislation, regulations, and codes, construction and industry standards governing municipal water and wastewater infrastructure.

Professional certifications/designations such as P.Eng, C.E.T., or PMP are preferred.

Responsibilities

Leads and administers the Engineering Management Office functions, including development, implementation and governance of the Capital Project Delivery Framework (CPDF) and associated project delivery standards. (30% of time)

Leads portfolio monitoring, project controls, reporting systems, and performance management processes to support effective capital program oversight and decision-making. (25% of time)

Leads the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of W-WW engineering governance documentation, policies, procedures, standards and related training programs. (15% of time)

Leads coordination with internal departments, external agencies and regulatory bodies to support governance and capital program delivery. (20% of time)

Manages people resource planning for the division or operating unit, determining ideal organizational structures, identifying desirable role and skill mix requirements for EMO functions and ensuring ongoing work quality and deliverability of results. (5% of time)

Develops, manages, and administers annual and multi-year Capital and Operating budgets for the operating unit ensuring support of Council’s objectives, financial transparency and accountability, monitoring budget adherence, identifying and explaining variances, and financial reporting is effectively managed in compliance with corporate financial policies. (5% of time)

Performs other related duties and responsibilities as assigned or required.

Special Requirements

In accordance with the Corporate Criminal Record Check Policy, the position requires the incumbent to undergo a Criminal Records Check and submit a Canadian Police Clearance Certificate.

Must maintain ability to travel in a timely manner to other offices, work locations or sites as authorized by the Corporation for business reasons.

Regional staff strive to enable the strategic priorities of council and the organization through the completion of their work. Staff carry out their work by demonstrating the corporate values.

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