Posted: Monday, March 27, 2023
Job Number: PN-23-04
Job Type: Permanent Full-time, Non-Union
Position Closing Date: Monday, April 10, 2023
Anticipated Start Date: June 2023
Choose Barrie
The City of Barrie is a vibrant, progressive, and growing community with deep connections to our heritage, to nature and to the opportunities surrounding us.
Our community values quality of life; the ability to play year-round with 300 hectares of park space, our beautiful waterfront, our lively downtown core and the nearby hills, wetlands, and forests. We also value connections; to our neighbours and the community, to our road and rail network, and to the opportunity Barrie provides to enjoy life.
Everything Barrie has to offer, from the water we drink to the roads we travel on, has one thing in common - municipal workers. Joining a municipality is one of the most rewarding, engaging, and exciting careers you could choose. It is a career you can take pride in knowing that every day you make a positive impact on an entire community. We are one team, with one goal and we all work together to continue making our community great.
The Opportunity
Corporate Facilities provides the City of Barrie with expertise in four key service areas: facility planning, design and construction; maintenance and property management, facility asset management and energy management. As a Centre of Excellence for a large and complex inventory of physical assets, the department comprises all the necessary functions and lines of business to ensure the full life-cycle management of the City of Barrie's facility and property portfolios.
Under the general guidance and direction of the Manager of Facility Planning and Development, the Senior Project Manager, Capital Facilitates position is responsible for undertaking, directing, and managing the planning and implementation of the City of Barrie's Business Plan projects that are developed by or assigned to the Corporate Facilities Department. This involves managing and supervising the project lifecycle of new facilities and/or major renovations to existing facilities and change management space planning. Additionally, this position supports and participates in the Department's proactive approach to the planning of projects, value-based design solutions and construction implementation for City facility projects. This position provides current technical and customer service support, supervises direct report staff, executes project plans and oversees the completion of capital projects. In addition, this position incorporates and imbeds into project designs principles from disciplines including but not limited to civil, structural, architectural, mechanical, electrical, and building automation and controls to ensure compliance with current government regulations, guidelines, standard processes and sound architectural and engineering practices. Lastly, this position populates and utilizes software to develop effective short-term and long-term move and change management plans for City facilities. Overall, this position contributes to the successful planning and distribution of City resources for facility projects and ensures the successful implementation of capital facility projects as outlined in the City's Business Plan.
Our Culture and Qualifications of the Job
Corporate Culture
Your workplace values align with our corporate values of Strive, Share and Care and you want to join us in providing exceptional services and programs to build a prosperous, growing and sustainable community
Education (degree/diploma/certifications)
Four (4) year University Degree in Construction Management, Architecture, Engineering, or related discipline Project Management Professional (PMP) Certificate from the Project Management Institute (PMI) or similar
Experience
Five (5) years of experience performing duties related to the above mentioned major responsibilities, including demonstrated leadership/supervisory/complex public procurement/stakeholder management/complex capital public projects experience
Demonstrated experience leading in a unionized project team environment
Knowledge/Skill/Ability
Proven ability to manage change in a Municipal and union environment
Proven ability to communicate effectively in visual (i.e. presentations), written and verbal (facilitation) form to enhance communication and promote collaboration
Excellent time management, analytical, problem-solving and research skills
Demonstrated ability to build strong relationships with management and staff and internal alliances/partnerships; to foster amicable relationships with employee groups; to align departmental programs and services with Corporate goals and objectives and to champion the mission and values of the City
Advanced computer literacy utilizing Windows XP, Windows 7, Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, MS Project, Visio, etc.), AutoCAD and/or Revit, Adobe Acrobat, GIS Portal
Advanced skills include: Analytical; Interpersonal; Leadership; Organizational; Presentation; Problem Solving; Project Management; Supervisory; Written Communication
Demonstrated ability to operate standard audiovisual (AV) equipment
Availability to accommodate deadlines, meeting/site review attendance and/or peak period workloads that may extend beyond the normal workday or occur on evenings and/or weekends
Conditions of Employment
Satisfactory Criminal Record Check*
- Please note that this is a requirement of the position for any new employees to the City of Barrie in accordance with the Police Record Check Procedure. Existing employees will be grandparented from this requirement.
Other Important Information
Location:157 Bradford Street, Barrie, Ontario
- Please note, the City has recently launched a Hybrid Work Program Procedure that may allow a hybrid work arrangement for employees who meet the eligibility requirements.
Hours: The normal hours of work are 35 hours per week; however, some non-standard hours may apply.
Wage: This a permanent full-time non-union position with the following pay level and 2023 pay range:
Pay Level: Level 13
Yearly Salary: $93,241.87 to $124,930.95 per year
Hourly Pay Rate: $51.23 to $68.65 per hour
Benefits: This position includes a comprehensive non-union benefit plan, including but not limited to extended health and dental coverage, life and accident insurance, paid vacation and sick days, short/long term disability plans, OMERS pension plan, discounted rate for City Fitness Memberships and much more.
Don’t meet the credentials as outlined but have years of directly related experience? Please see the City’s Education Equivalency Procedure to determine if you may qualify for equivalency. Further information is available at www.barrie.ca/JobOpps.
Position Equivalency Code: F
Please note that verification of educational credentials will be required from the preferred candidate prior to an employment offer.
The City of Barrie is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to creating a workplace culture of inclusiveness and welcomes applications from qualified individuals of diverse backgrounds. We are committed to providing barrier-free and accessible employment practices and we will accommodate the needs of applicants under the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process. If contacted for an employment opportunity, please advise if you require Code-protected accommodation and we will work with you to meet your needs.
Disclaimer: The job posting has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this position title. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties and responsibilities required of employees to do this position. For full position details, please request a copy of the Job Description by emailing HR.Recruitment@Barrie.ca.
We thank all applicants and advise that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
