2017-11 Manager of Road Maintenance – 18 Month Term

Employment Opportunity
Manager of Road Maintenance – 18 Month Term

The City of Iqaluit is seeking qualified applicants for the position of Manager of Roads. The City will also accept proposals for seconded personnel from Project Management firms to fill this position.

Reporting to the Director of Public Works & Engineering, the Manager of the Roads Division will administer and oversee the day-to-day operation and maintenance of municipal infrastructure, included roadways, storm drainage, open spaces, and public facilities. The position involves work planning, organizing, coordinating, directing and reporting on all aspects of operations within the Roads division. The position also covers a range of duties related to budgeting, quality and cost control, regulatory compliance, training, supervision and safety issues. As such, the Manager is expected to exercise considerable professional judgment and discretion in all aspects of the work and to liaise with the other City Departments, citizens, associations, business groups, outside agencies, and territorial and federal authorities. The Manager directly supervises eight positions. This position is excluded from the Collective Agreement and is for an (18) eighteen month term with the possibility of an extension.

Required Qualifications:

• Completion of post-secondary education in the construction, civil engineering or related field.
• A minimum of 5 years recent experience successfully supervising and administering construction and maintenance projects or managing operations in a unionized. Municipal, Territorial, Provincial, Public Works or Parks environment.
• Proficient in Microsoft office suite (Outlook, excel, word).
• Proven experience developing, tendering and administering contracts for capital assets and/or infrastructure related to projects and operations funded by a public organization.
• Proven experience and competence writing technical reports and preparing detailed budgets and cost estimates relating to construction projects.
• Possession of a valid Class 5 BC driver’s license.

Preferred Education, Skills and Knowledge:

• Completion of a university degree in Civil Engineering supplemented with formalized training in administrative management, public administration, project management and/or leadership skills or equivalent.

The salary will commensurate with experience. The City of Iqaluit also offers an excellent benefits package.

Please submit your resume and qualifications to:

Reference #2017-11
Human Resources
P.O. Box 460
Iqaluit, Nunavut   X0A 0H0
Fax: (867) 979-5210
hr@city.iqaluit.nu.ca      

We will only contact those who are invited for an interview.

As per Article 23 of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement, priority will be given to Nunavut Land Claims Beneficiaries who meet the criteria.