Project Manager, Transportation

Job Status: Permanent Full-Time

Union: Non-Union

Number of Positions: 1

Hours of Work: 35

Location: 92 Churchill, Chatham

Reason for Vacancy: Replacement

Closing Date: November 8, 11:59pm EST. Applications received after this deadline will not be accepted.

The Municipality of Chatham-Kent has an opening for 1 permanent full-time Project Manager, Transportation in the Operations division.

Job description

The Project Manager, Transportation supports the development and implementation of programs, policies, by-laws and operations-focused projects related to the Municipality’s transportation operations, with a focus on transit services, parking programs, and traffic systems. This role delivers a myriad of project types including planning, procurement, contract administration, technology, policy, and program optimization.

Essential Responsibilities

General:

• • Demonstrate Chatham-Kent’s core values and competencies.
  • Prepare and update policies, procedures and by-Laws.
  • Develop and administer legal agreements and service level agreements and identify incremental improvements/negotiations with current service providers under contract
  • Monitor overall progress in implementing the recommendations of relevant transportation plans, as directed.
  • Maintain condition assessments and infrastructure management studies for transit, parking, and traffic infrastructure such as transit fleet, parking lot reviews, sign reviews, and railway crossings, and other infrastructure asset classes as assigned.
  • Collect, analyze, interpret, and report on program and service performance indicators.
  • Review development subdivision applications and provide comments from a transportation operations (i.e. transit, traffic and parking services) perspective.
  • Identify new funding sources for planned projects or to mitigate service costs and assist the Manager with grant applications, as directed.
  • Collect data to assist with grant reporting requirements.
  • Oversee procurement for design and construction projects, including preparing tenders, requests for proposals, specifications and contract documentation.
  • Manage contractors and consultants in the delivery of transportation operations projects and other design projects with varying degrees of complexity.
  • Manage and coordinate field inspections, undertake and perform construction site inspection and contract administration, prepare payment certificates and ensure quality control on all assigned projects.
  • Participate as a team member on multidisciplinary projects.
  • Prepare reports to Council and present to Council when appropriate.
  • Assist department with budget management and maintenance including lifecycle, operations, and capital budgets.
  • Liaise with other departments, agencies, and general public on technical matters.

Transit Services:

• • Research emerging trends, technologies and applications for project delivery focused on Transit Services and identify current gaps by analyzing corporate, community and municipal data and projects.
  • Explore opportunities for public/private partnerships and innovative ways to sustain public transit initiatives.
  • Explore various opportunities for funding (capital, operating, health and wellness etc.) that will assist with the pilot project implementation and/or capital infrastructure investments (i.e. EV Charging stations, community transfer stations/bus shelters, on demand services and required vehicles etc.).
  • Provide overall recommendation for transit pilot projects to be undertaken in order to plan for the current transit contracts to be renewed.
  • Promote public transit through direct engagement as well as the development of promotional campaigns including press releases, website, and social media.

Traffic Operations:

• • Coordinate traffic count programs and carry out warrant reviews for traffic control devices and for traffic safety improvements.
  • Perform traffic signal design, maintenance contract administration, and programming.
  • Create programmatic and manual reports on data within infrastructure management databases.
  • Manage the delivery of projects in the Operation Division including design, project, financial and construction management.

Parking Programs:

• • Manage parking meter infrastructure, parking programs, policy, and parking studies.
  • Administer parking enforcement programs.
  • Coordinate sign and pavement marking layouts.
  • Optimize parking permitting and usage in urban communities.

Customer Service:

• • Respond to and resolve public complaints related to transportation inquiries and concerns through a variety of methods including by mail, email, or phone.
  • Develop and deliver public engagement sessions, which may include oral and written presentations.
  • Provide professional advice to internal and external committees and organizations as required.
  • Create and implement promotion and education campaigns related to the division’s services.

Essential qualifications

• College diploma or University Degree in Civil Engineering with a focus on transit or transportation engineering.
• Four (4) to six (6) years of transportation engineering experience with a focus on public transit and traffic systems.
• Experience in transportation project management principles and processes, including cost control and the lifecycle steps of initiation, planning, execution and project closure.
• Experience in planning, optimization, and implementation of efficient public transit system’ routes, schedules, and rider experience.
• Experience with traffic infrastructure design and engineering projects including, but not limited to traffic control studies, traffic control warrant reviews, traffic design and programming, traffic sign installation specification, pavement marking design and layout, development site plan review, and TIS review.

• Experience preparing request for proposals and tender documents for consultant and construction assignments.

• Experience with managing operating, lifecycle and capital budgets.
• Ability to interpret technical issues and explain to all levels of the organization in an understandable, clear, and concise manner.
• Working knowledge of relevant municipal, provincial and federal government processes, acts and legislation such as the Occupational Health & Safety Act, and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, and related Standards.

• Working experience with the Highway Traffic Act, Municipal Standards, Ontario Provincial Standards, Ontario Traffic Manual, and Highway Geometric Design Manuals.
• Experience working with traffic related software such as TES and Traffic Signal Programming.

• Excellent skills computer skills in AutoCAD 2007 or higher, MicroStation, ArcGIS and knowledgeable in the use of total station and GPS equipment is considered an asset.
• Strong computer skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, email, and internet (or other similar software programs).

Other Qualifications:

• Experience in a municipal or other government setting is an asset.
• Experience developing policies and by-laws relating to transportation is an asset.
• Experience in managing on-request transit services and technology is an asset.
• Working knowledge of transit fleet specifications and maintenance is an asset.
• Experience in traffic engineering and road safety will be considered an asset.

Certifications, Memberships, Licenses:

• Membership and registration with the Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists as a Certified Engineering Technologist (CET) or Professional Engineers Ontario as a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.), is required.
• Other relevant professional certifications, such as Professional Transportation Planner, LEED AP ND, is considered an asset.
• Membership in relevant professional associations (e.g. Canadian Urban Transit Association, Institute of Transportation Engineers, Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals) is considered an asset.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is considered an asset.

Work environment/hours of work

• This position works both indoors and outdoors
• This position works weekday hours, with occasional evening and weekend hours

Working Remotely

This position has been approved for remote working, at the discretion of the supervisor based on the Working Remotely Policy.

This position may be required to attend on-site meetings in order to complete essential responsibilities of the role. As per the Working Remotely Policy, employees scheduled to work remotely on a certain day may occasionally be called to a municipal onsite work location on short notice. Employees must remain flexible to accommodate municipal requirements and be prepared to be called in on short notice.

Driver’s licence/vehicle requirements

Because of the responsibilities, this position requires the successful candidate to have a valid class G (or higher) Ontario driver’s licence; a driver’s abstract will be conducted by the Municipality of Chatham-Kent. An acceptable driver’s abstract will: be an original document and current (within the previous thirty (30) days); have no more than four (4) demerit points; have no more than two (2) convictions for the same offence; have no criminal code convictions; have no ‘non-medical or administrative’ license suspension in the preceding three (3) years; because this position may be required to drive their own vehicle, a reliable vehicle is also required.

Background check requirements

Successful candidates will be required to complete a background check prior to commencement of employment. A background check may include the following: education/certification verification and employment reference check.

Essential physical and/or safety requirements

• Walking: frequent walking on level surface, frequent walking on rough surface (site reviews/inspections)
• Sitting: frequent sitting in chair and/or vehicle seat
• Standing: frequent standing indoors and outdoors
• Foot action: frequent one and two foot action
• Hands: frequent fine finger dexterity (movement), gripping, pinching, mousing

Benefits

This permanent full-time position has an annual salary of $100,043 to $113,119 and will receive benefits including: participation in the OMERS pension plan (mandatory) as well as sick and vacation entitlements. Following successful completion of a 3-month waiting period, candidates will also be entitled to a comprehensive group benefits package.

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The Municipality of Chatham-Kent is an equal opportunity employer, committed to fair and accessible employment practices that attract and retain talented employees in a workplace that is inclusive, supportive, and reflective of the diverse community we serve.

The Municipality does not use artificial intelligence or automated decision‑making tools in its recruitment or selection processes; all hiring decisions are made by people.

Should you require accommodations during the recruitment process, please contact Human Resources & Organizational Development (HROD) at 519-360-1998. Applicant information is collected under the authority of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Privacy legislation and will be used strictly for the purpose of candidate selection.