Public Works Operations Manager

The City of Dryden,located in the heart of Northwestern Ontario,is the second largest city in the Kenora District. Located on Wabigoon Lake, Dryden is enveloped by the beautyof tranquil lakes, stunning views, and the boreal forest.

Dryden offers somethingfor everyone; the perfect blend of opportunities to raise a family, grow a business, and build alife. It has the conveniences of an urban centre without losing its rural,neighbourly charm.

Some leadership roles aremeasured in reports. This one is measured in roads travelled,water flowing, neighbourhoods growing, winter routes cleared, and employeesreturning home safely.

The City of Dryden is looking for a Public Works Operations Manager who sees public works as more than maintaining infrastructure. It is about creating a safe, resilient, and well-run community and building aworkplace where people are trusted, supported, and empowered to do their bestwork.

Reporting to the Director of Public Works, you will provide leadership to a team of employees, oversee the Public Works Operations operating budget, and play a key role in delivering the department’s capital program. The City’s currentpriorities include significant infrastructure investment, with major projects involving roads and bridges, waterworks, stormwater systems, waste management,recycling infrastructure, and cemetery expansion.

This is a hands-on leadership opportunity with genuine community impact. You will play a key role in advancingseveral significant municipal infrastructure initiatives while overseeing the essential programs residents rely on every day from road maintenance and winter controlto environmental monitoring, waste diversion, and public-space beautification.

We are looking for a leader who is ready to challenge “the way it has always been done” with curiosity,

practical judgment and respect for the peoplewho know the work best.

You will not be expected to lead from behind a desk. The strongest candidate will be equally comfortable in the field, at the budget table, in a Council discussionand alongside employees solving an urgent operational challenge.

Youare a grounded, forward-looking public works professional who earns trust through consistency, openness, and follow-through. You set clear expectationswithout micromanaging, welcome different perspectives, and understand thatinnovation succeeds when employees are included in the process.

You bring sound knowledge of municipal infrastructure and operations, along with experience leading people, budgets, projects and change in a unionizedenvironment. You remaincomposed when priorities

compete, communicate clearly with technical and non-technical audiences, and understand that excellent public service is both operational and deeply human.

The preferred candidate will have:

• A three-year Civil Engineering Technology diploma.
• Eligibility for certification as a Certified Engineering Technologist.
• At least five years of progressive supervisory or management experience in a municipal unionized environment, preferably inpublic works.
• Knowledge of relevant transportation, environmental, waste-management and occupational health and safety legislation.
• Experience with public works maintenance, capital projects, GIS, and asset-management systems.
• Relevant road supervision,landfill operations and playground inspection certifications, or the ability toobtain them.

In accordance with the AODA, as well as the Ontario Human Rights Code, the City of Dryden is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a diverse workplace, individualized accommodations to support employees with disabilities, and an inclusive and accessible environment for all persons.

The City of Dryden is also committed to fair and accessible employment practices that attract and retain talented employees.

Accommodations of persons with disabilities are available for all parts of the recruitment and selection process.