Operations And Maintenance Manager - Scarborough Subway Extension (Sse)

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What Is The Opportunity

Scarborough Transit Connect (STC) is awarded the design and works of the Scarborough Subway Extension project. The Scarborough Subway Extension will bring the TTC’s Line 2 subway service nearly eight kilometers farther into Scarborough. It will extend from Kennedy Station to Sheppard Avenue and McCowan Road, providing quick and seamless transit for those heading into and out of the downtown core and those travelling within Scarborough. The extension will replace Line 3 (the Scarborough RT), helping to reduce travel times and improve access to jobs, schools and other key destinations throughout the city.

As part of the Scarborough Transit Connect project based in Scarborough, we are looking for an Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Manager to join our team. The O&M Manager will spearhead al the Operations and Maintenance activities, including asset management.

What You Will Do Here

• Transfers inspection / repair / mitigation work calls into work orders ready to be carried out, arranging all necessary staffing, tools, and spare parts supply around the planned works.
• Provides all required Asset-related bulletins and evaluations to ensure completeness of the frequently requested data by internal or external stakeholders.
• Acts in compliance with the technical Rulebooks and Guidelines (such as AREMA Standards, Transport Canada Regulations, Toronto Transit Commission Rule Book, and other national, provincial, and local regulations).
• Building the consistency around maintenance information provided for all asset classes to allow for efficient RAMS evaluation and analysis of all assets.
• Drive an inclusive culture to promote equity, welcome different perspectives, and enable career progression by fostering a sense of belonging.
• Reviews and approves the traceability matrix, in cooperation with the other project stakeholders.
• Maintains complete oversight of Asset health and condition in collaboration with the O&M Enterprise Asset Information System Software tools (ex: Maximo).
• Oversees daily Operations and Maintenance staff working plan, recruitments, and training Staff on job functions.
• Prepares, aligns, and commits the Make-or-Buy decision for upcoming major maintenance works.
• Develop technical performance measurement markers and improvement processes to contribute towards Continuous Improvement.
• Validating that the standard has all the fields and capabilities to house RAMS-related information and data for all assets.
• Liaise with project design groups, quality, project management and other project teams in the context of Operations and Maintenance.
• Support the compliance, approval, and acceptance related processes.
• Prepares financial maintenance cost forecasts and Asset failure/ behavior analysis to elaborate long-term budget-forecasts.
• Provides all required Asset-related information and analysis and manages inquiries from O&M-internal and external sources.
• Support scheduling and planning of process for handover of assets from the project team to the end client.
• Liaison between various stakeholders including Metrolinx and Toronto Transit Commission.
• Oversees the planning of all Asset-related maintenance activities, their alignment, and related material/ spares parts process to ensure effective preparation of all maintenance works.
• Develops and maintains the Asset Management and Configuration Management Plan.
• Coordinates work of various O&M maintenance workstreams to ensure alignment.

What You Will Bring To The Team

• Professional engineer license to practice in the Province of Ontario, preferred.
• Demonstrated application of deploying problem-solving methodologies.
• Be a champion of inclusion and diversity.
• Experience / familiar with the ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288 (“Systems and software engineering — System life cycle processes”).
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (including Excel, Word, and Outlook).
• Experience collaborating with the requirements management team, and dealing with special category type of requirements, including “safety requirements”, “RAM requirements”, and “security requirements”.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in the operation and maintenance of railroad systems and all related components.
• Hands on working experience with O&M Enterprise Asset Information System Software tools (ex: Maximo, HxGN EAM, ServiceNow).
• Demonstrated Experience in building three types of maintenance activities (preventative, corrective and life-cycle renewals).
• Demonstrated Experience in identification and classifications of various asset, including geospatial information.
• Experience with large, complex projects and Joint Ventures with multiple interfaces preferred.
• Experience with the Metrolinx, Asset Lifecycle Management Standards, preferred.

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