Manager, Engineering Management Office (EMO)

Position Details

• Location: Thorold
• Standard Hours: 35.00 / week
• Full/Part Time: Full-Time
• Regular/Temporary: Regular
• Worksite: Environmental Centre
• Business Unit / Division: Engineering and Construction
• Work Location Type: Hybrid

Job Summary

Reporting to the Director of Engineering and Construction, the Manager of the Engineering Management Office (EMO) leads the development, implementation, monitoring and continuous improvement of engineering and capital project delivery frameworks, standards, controls and support systems across Public Works. The position enables effective management of cost, performance and risk constraints related to infrastructure projects, ensuring consistent alignment of deliverables with service level demands, compliance obligations, engineering good practices, maintenance and reliability readiness deliverables and Public Works priorities.

Education

• Post-secondary degree or diploma in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical or Environmental Engineering or a related discipline.
• An equivalent combination of education, experience and qualifications may be considered.

Knowledge

• Minimum of eight (8) years of progressively responsible experience in engineering, capital project delivery, project/portfolio management or related field, including experience in a leadership capacity.
• Experience with engineering management office (EMO/PMO) functions, project controls, quality management and continuous improvement, preferably within a municipal or public sector environment.
• Demonstrated experience developing and implementing organizational frameworks, standards, process mapping and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Knowledge of capital project planning and delivery, project management methodologies, lifecycle management, performance and tangible capital asset (TCA) reporting, risk management and financial management practices.
• Knowledge of applicable legislation, regulations, and codes, municipal engineering practices, procurement requirements, and construction and industry standards.
• Professional designation or certification in a related field is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Leads the development, implementation and continuous improvement of engineering and capital project delivery frameworks, standards and practices across Public Works. (35% of time)
• Develops, implements and maintains the Capital Project Delivery Framework (CPDF), including project delivery methodologies, stage-gate requirements, decision points and associated controls.
• Establishes standardized approaches, tools and processes to support consistent project delivery through planning, design, procurement, construction, commissioning and close-out.
• Ensures maintenance management and reliability readiness deliverables are planned effectively.
• Coordinates alignment of project delivery frameworks with Corporate procurement, legal, financial, risk and other applicable requirements.
• Establishes common practices to support effective transition of projects and information across planning, capital investment, project delivery, asset management and service delivery functions throughout the infrastructure lifecycle.
• Establishes governance and quality management processes to support consistent application of engineering and project delivery requirements.
• Monitors the effectiveness and application of project delivery practices and identifies opportunities to improve consistency, efficiency and project outcomes.
• Leads improvements arising from project experience, lessons learned, audits, performance results and changes in organizational or industry practices.
• Leads portfolio monitoring, project controls, performance reporting and support systems to provide consistent information on Public Works capital project delivery. (30% of time)
• Leads the implementation, administration and continuous improvement of systems supporting capital project delivery, monitoring and reporting.
• Establishes common project and portfolio reporting requirements, performance measures and reporting schedules.
• Develops and maintains portfolio dashboards and reporting to support management oversight, organizational reporting and informed decision-making.
• Monitors portfolio-level performance and trends related to scope, schedule, cost, risk, quality, safety, change and other key project delivery measures.
• Establishes variance thresholds and escalation processes to support timely identification of significant project delivery issues requiring management attention.
• Supports consistent data management, records management and reporting practices across project delivery systems.
• Coordinates portfolio reviews and identifies recurring trends, systemic issues and opportunities for corrective action or improvement.
• Leads the and coordination of engineering and project delivery standards, documentation and quality management practices across Public Works. (25% of time)
• Develops and maintains engineering and project delivery policies, procedures, manuals...