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About the Role

Reporting to the Director, Transit & External Initiated Projects, the Senior Manager, Capital Projects (Major External Projects) leads the successful planning, coordination, and delivery of complex utility and infrastructure projects. This role oversees a portfolio of strategic capital projects, including major transit expansions, waterfront developments, bridge infrastructure, distributed energy resource (DER) initiatives, and utility coordination programs. The successful candidate will provide leadership to a team of managers and technical professionals while managing relationships with municipal agencies, transit authorities, developers, regulatory bodies, contractors, and other key stakeholders. This position requires a strong combination of utility engineering expertise, commercial acumen, project delivery experience, and stakeholder management capabilities.

Responsibilities

Oversee and manage the development of strategy, forecasts, plans, execution, and reporting for a portfolio of capital construction projects for both customer and externally initiated projects.
Lead the delivery of large-scale utility and infrastructure projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives, schedules, budgets, and regulatory requirements.
Provide strategic oversight for utility coordination activities related to major capital programs, including transit expansions, station infrastructure projects, waterfront developments, bridge projects, and DER initiatives.
Develop and maintain strong relationships with key external stakeholders, including municipalities, transit agencies, developers, regulatory authorities, and project partners.
Lead commercial and contractual negotiations for complex project agreements, coordination agreements, and infrastructure-related arrangements.
Lead a team to drive departmental activities to comply with required environment, health and safety (EHS) legislation, regulations, policies, procedures, and practices.
Provide coaching and feedback to motivate and engage employee outcomes in the attainment of organizational goals; act to address performance gaps that may impact outcomes.
Provide varied growth opportunities and support specific rotations for all employees.
Manage annual budget, plans, scorecards, and measures consistent with corporate, divisional, and departmental goals.
Oversee and manage the relationships, attainment, and performance for all elements of a portfolio of capital construction programs.
Provide oversight of management systems, processes, and procedures to optimize safety, reliability, costs, and outcomes in accordance with legal and regulatory obligations under various statutes and codes.
Act as the subject matter expert in the development and defense of regulatory evidence to support large construction projects portfolio.
Oversee the resolution of issues with internal and external stakeholders to mitigate and address risks associated with project/program attainment or organizational brand and reputation.
Up to 20% of monthly travel is required to visit construction sites, field visits, off-site meetings, and other work locations.

Requirements

Undergraduate degree in Engineering (Electrical strongly preferred).
Registered Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in the Province of Ontario.
Minimum ten (10) years of experience in design, construction, commercial project execution, and commercial agreements.
Minimum of seven (7) years of strong people leadership experience.
Strong knowledge of design, construction, contract administration, and project delivery practices.
Demonstrated experience in developing and managing partnerships with internal/external stakeholders.
Masters level degree – Business Administration or Engineering (preferred).
Project Management Professional (PMP) designation (preferred).
Strong understanding of utility relocation, utility coordination, permitting, and regulatory approval processes.
Strong knowledge of project management principles, risk management, contract administration, and capital project delivery.
Superior verbal and written communication skills; ability to effectively communicate ideas and influence change with people at all levels of the organization.

Location

Ontario

Work Type

Hybrid
Remote
Onsite

Experience Level

Senior Manager
10+ years of experience
7+ years of people leadership experience

Education Level

Undergraduate degree in Engineering
Masters degree in Business Administration or Engineering (preferred)
P.Eng. designation

Salary/Compensations

$147140 - $183925 Annually
Target Variable Performance Pay: 25%

Benefits

100% employer paid Health & Dental benefits
24/7 access to Employee & Family Assistance Program and Virtual Healthcare
Company-paid life insurance and long term disability
Spending account to support fitness goals (e.g. gym memberships)
Competitive paid time off (including vacation and parental leave)
Defined Benefits Pension Plan through OMERS
Career development and tuition reimbursement
Exciting employee engagement and appreciation events throughout the year

About the Company

Toronto Hydro is committed to leveraging new technologies to support an efficient and inclusive recruitment process.
Toronto Hydro is committed to fostering an inclusive and accessible recruitment process.
Toronto Hydro is pleased to provide reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals throughout the job application process.

Equal Opportunity

We welcome applications from all qualified candidates.