Team Leader, Project Management

** This position has been designated bilingual, where English and French are essential. **
** While priority will be given to qualified candidates who meet this bilingual linguistic profile, we welcome applications from candidates who may not meet this bilingual requirement. **

The Team Leader, Project Management, oversees the delivery of infrastructure and environmental projects. The incumbent coordinates work and conducts quality assurance activities for the team to produce project deliverables (e.g. development plans, statements of work), and undertakes research, studies and assessments to provide advice to the Client-Partners. The incumbent leads a team of professionals and manages the human resources responsibilities for the team. The incumbent also manages the Client-Partner relationship. The incumbent develops creative solutions and ensures the team is focused on collaboration and the quality and timeliness of deliverables.

KEY AND PERIODIC ACTIVITIES
The duties and responsibilities listed below are representative but not all-inclusive:

Primary
• Lead the research, and prepare and present documents required for long-term projects (e.g. approvals, statements of work, statement of operational requirements, projects charters, budgets, policies and procedures)
• Coordinate work with Client-Partner representatives
• Participate in DCC corporate initiatives
• Generate infrastructure statements of operational requirements, prepare business cases and conduct investigations, as required
• Participate in procurement planning
• Coordinate activities of consultants
• Prepare monthly reports (e.g. internal, Client-Partner)
• Monitor and control project schedule and costs
• Manage and coordinate service line integration and collaboration within the business unit
• Promote and manage business development opportunities
• Develop and maintain effective relationships within DCC, and with industry, the Client-Partners and/or stakeholders
• Ensure quality standards are met, in line with corporate and Client-Partner expectations
• Manage risk
• Perform human resource functions (e.g. coach, supervise, mentor, plan and allocate resources, and manage performance)

Other
• Assist in the development of service level arrangements
• Other duties as assigned

SKILLS
General and Specific Knowledge
• Best practices, methods, trends and legislation in real property, environmental services and construction services
• Best practices and trends in financial management and human resources management
• Client-Partner project management policies and procedures
• Treasury Board Secretariat policies and procedures
• Project and risk management principles

Formal Education and/or Certification(s) and Experience
• Minimum: college diploma in engineering, architecture or related field with five years’ relevant experience, or the equivalent
• Preferred: university degree in one of the above fields and/or additional training in project management

Abilities
• Use applicable computer software and operating systems
• Apply project and risk management techniques
• Demonstrate leadership and human resources management skills

DEVELOPMENT AND LEADERSHIP
• Lead and manage direct reports
• Provide functional direction and advice to other employees and to Client-Partners

WORKING CONDITIONS
• Typical office environment with occasional travel
• Some work may be located on construction sites; incumbent may occasionally be required to wear basic safety equipment

Check out your benefits
Working with us offers excellent opportunities for growth and advancement—and entitles you to one of the job market’s best benefits packages valued at between 25 and 30% of your salary.

Your package includes:

Health and Wellness

• 100% employer-paid annual sick leave, and health and dental premiums
• $400 wellness allowance to help cover expenses such as a gym membership
• $2,500 for mental health services on top of regular $2,500 paramedical coverage
• Telus Virtual Health Care and $750 Health Care Spending Account for some expenses not covered under provincial plans

Home and Family

• Life, accidental-death, and short-term disability insurance
• Enhanced inConfidence employee and family assistance program
• Maternity and parental leave top-up plan to 93% of regular gross earnings for up to 37 weeks
• Flexible workplace options, including $400 allowance every two years, to support working from home

Leave and Retirement

• Public-service pension
• Comprehensive vacation and other paid-leave plans, along with enhanced travel benefits coverage