Project Manager III - Engineering, Construction & Transportation Management

Position Details

• Department: Engineering, Construction & Transportation Management
• Contract Duration: Permanent
• Hours of Work: 35 hours per week
• Work Location: Halton Regional Centre - 1151 Bronte Road, Oakville
• Posting Date: September 25, 2026
• Application Deadline: October 9, 2026
• Employment Type: Full-time
• Work Arrangement: Hybrid (minimum 3 days per week onsite)

Job Summary

Reporting to the Manager, Engineering Management Office (EMO), The Project Manager III serves as a strategic leader within the Engineering Management Office, driving the successful execution of complex and transformative projects that advance the priorities of Engineering Construction and Transportation Division. This role is accountable for leading projects of significant strategic importance, advancing service excellence, and driving organizational performance through the development, implementation, maintenance, and optimization of project / service delivery frameworks, processes, tools, templates, and best practices for linear infrastructure capital projects and road operations. The Project Manager III oversees the Project and Service Delivery Management Systems, ensuring their effectiveness, continuous improvement, and alignment with divisional objectives, while promoting consistent application across the organization. The position also provides oversight, and assurance of compliance with established project delivery processes, governance frameworks, and best practices to drive successful, efficient, and predictable project outcomes. The incumbent fosters cross-functional collaboration, strengthens project governance, and enables the consistent, efficient, and successful delivery of linear capital projects and road operations.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, and deliver complex, high-profile, and strategically significant projects and initiatives from concept through implementation, ensuring alignment with divisional objectives, approved scope, budget, schedule, risk, and quality requirements.
• Provide project leadership and expert advice to multidisciplinary teams, ensuring effective collaboration, stakeholder engagement, issue resolution, and achievement of project outcomes.
• Develop, implement, maintain, and continuously improve project and service delivery frameworks, methodologies, standards, processes, procedures, tools, templates, policies, and work instructions to support the consistent and efficient delivery of capital projects and operational programs.
• Serve as the business owner and administrator for Project and Service Delivery Management Systems, ensuring system effectiveness, data integrity, continuous enhancement, user adoption, and alignment with organizational objectives and industry best practices.
• Establish, maintain, monitor, and continuously improve project, program, and portfolio governance frameworks to ensure compliance with approved methodologies, standards, policies, procedures, and reporting requirements throughout the project lifecycle.
• Lead compliance monitoring, quality assurance reviews, audits, and performance assessments to verify consistent application of established project delivery processes, governance practices, and organizational standards across Engineering Construction and Road Operations.
• Review existing project delivery and operational practices, identify opportunities for improvement, and implement evidence-based solutions that enhance efficiency, effectiveness, accountability, and service outcomes while balancing the needs of diverse stakeholder groups.
• Lead and facilitate cross-divisional and cross-departmental continuous improvement initiatives, business transformation projects, and process re-engineering efforts that support operational excellence and organizational maturity.
• Establish, monitor, and continuously enhance project, program, and service delivery performance measurement frameworks, including key performance indicators (KPIs), dashboards, reporting processes, and performance monitoring systems.
• Analyze project, program, and operational performance data to identify trends, risks, opportunities, and corrective actions, and provide strategic recommendations to support continuous improvement.