Project Manager, Transportation Planning

When you join the City of Guelph, you join a team of 2000 full and part-time employees who deliver services the community relies on every day. Together, we are bringing to life Guelph’s vision of an inclusive, connected, and prosperous city where we look after each other and our environment.

As a regional top employer, the City of Guelph values its employees and offers competitive salaries, excellent benefit packages, opportunities for professional development, a healthy work-life balance, and many roles with flexible work options. Our corporate values are integrity, service, inclusion, wellness, and learning. Guelph is consistently ranked as one of the best places in Canada to live, work, and play—all good reasons to consider a career in this beautiful city.

Join a highly motivated team working on transforming Guelph’s transportation network to be future-ready. This position is responsible for project management and coordination for road environmental assessments and other transportation planning and engineering related technical studies identified in the 2022 Transportation Master Plan. The position will report to the Manager of Transportation Planning. Guided by the goals and objectives of the City of Guelph Corporate Strategic Plan and committed to the Corporate Values of integrity, service, inclusion, wellness and learning, the candidate will aid in the achievement of the Community Vision for an inclusive, connected, prosperous city.

Your role

• Ensures compliance with all applicable federal and provincial regulations/legislation and City by-laws.
• Maintains professional knowledge in job-related rules, statutes, laws, and new business trends; recommend the implementation of changes; read and interpret professional literature; attend training programs, workshops, and seminars as appropriate.
• Periodically reviews and updates plans and strategies including the Transportation Master Plan to ensure relevant policies, infrastructure planning, and alignment with industry regulatory requirements, standards, guidelines, and best practices.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Ensures all requirements of the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Act are met.
• Acts as a technical resource to other departments and develop collaborative partnerships with Indigenous communities, agencies, utilities, adjacent municipalities, residents, property owners, consultants, developers, and contractors on matters relating to the Engineering and Transportation Services department.
• Acts as a liaison and representative of the City for projects related to MTO, including Hanlon expressway upgrades, regional plans and transportation studies.
• Supports the timely review and approval of development applications in coordination with Development Engineering, Planning, Transit, and other related department staff on transportation-related matters.
• Leading, administering and/or supporting transportation planning and transportation engineering projects including environmental assessments, transportation design guidelines, traffic engineering projects, feasibility studies, conceptual design, and preliminary designs of municipal road and active transportation infrastructure.
• Works with consultants and internal staff to communicate and engage with various stakeholders, develop recommendations, prepare reports, and give presentations.
• Liaises and negotiates with consultants, contractors and developers on transportation, engineering, and related matters relative to contracts, agreements, and standards, and maintains continued contact with the industry regarding standards and specifications for municipal construction.
• Reviews all project deliverables for accuracy, completeness, and content according to the project terms of reference.
• Provides support to project managers of other relevant transportation-related studies, including coordinating stakeholder meetings (internal and external), supporting public engagement efforts, and providing quality assessment/quality control on consultant deliverables.
• Provides project management according to the city’s Project Management Policy and procedures.
• Supports continuous improvement initiatives and the building partnerships mandate of the corporation.
• Co-ordinates and directs internal staff teams and consultants and effectively manages project deliverables.

Qualifications

• Experience with the design of municipal roadways, feasibility and corridor studies, and multi-modal transportation projects.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to work independently and as part of a multi-faceted team with both internal and external interests.
• Experience with development application review processes including but not limited to interpreting the Planning Act, Provincial Policy Statement, Official Plans, Zoning Bylaws and engineering plans.
• Excellent decision-making skills with the ability to find an optimal balance of technical, operational and streetscaping needs with respect to transportation projects.
• Ability to work with traffic analysis software such as VISUM and Synchro is an asset
• Experience with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Projects, and Outlook).
• Knowledge of AutoCAD, Synchro, TES, and/or equivalent software is an asset.
• Project management experience delivering projects on time and on budget.
• Eligible to be registered as a Professional Engineer with Professional Engineers Ontario.
• Experience with the Municipal Class Environmental Assessment (EA) process.
• Ability to influence, negotiate and resolve issues with tact and diplomacy.
• Experience related to the duties listed above, normally acquired through a post-secondary degree in civil engineering, transportation engineering, transportation planning or related discipline, and considerable experience in transportation engineering and infrastructure planning. Candidates with an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate with all levels of staff, stakeholders, the media, Council, and the general public.
• Skilled in providing a solution-oriented customer service approach using good judgement, creativity, and strategic thinking.
• Knowledge of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and other applicable legislation.
• Demonstrated experience in organizing and facilitating public engagement.
• Demonstrated knowledge of transit, cycling and/or pedestrian infrastructure planning and design practices.

In keeping with our corporate value of Wellness, The City of Guelph recognizes the many benefits of hybrid work arrangements including flexibility and better work-life balance for our employees. Where the work permits, employees will have the ability to participate in our Hybrid Work and our Flexible Time programs. Please note, this position is eligible for Hybrid and Flexible work arrangements (subject to change).

Rate

$88,900 - $111,125.50

How To Apply

Qualified applicants are invited to apply using our online application system by September 4, 2023. Please note all applicants must complete the online questionnaire specific to this position at the time they submit their resume and cover letter in order to be considered. Proof of qualifications will be requested at the interview stage.

The City of Guelph is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity in the workplace. We are therefore happy to accommodate any individual needs in keeping with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. If you require an accommodation in order to participate in the hiring process, please contact us to make your needs known in advance.

Personal information collected through the recruitment process will be used solely to determine eligibility for employment. We thank all candidates in advance; however, only those being considered for an interview will be contacted.