Senior Project Manager, Transit Projects

Requisition
Department:
Transit Services Dept.
Service:
Transit Engineering Services
Branch:
Capital Projects & Engineering Branch

Employment Type:

1 Full-time Temporary - Up to 2 years 

Work Hours:

35.00 hours per week
Affiliation: MPE 
Salary Information: $95,127.76 - $ annually (2025 rates of pay)

Location:

Transit Service, 1500 St.Laurent
City:
Ottawa, ON
Job Category:
Transit Services - OC Transpo 
Application Close: 09/01/2026

JOB SUMMARY

The Transportation Services department is responsible for providing a holistic transportation hub focused on addressing the planning, implementation, operations and delivery of all modes of transportation in the City of Ottawa.

You serve as the department’s specialist for major projects and are responsible and accountable for organizing, directing, coordinating and supervising the implementation of business and technology solutions. The projects are highly complex; of multi-million dollar value; may have a high profile with the public; are a departmental/corporate priority; may involve significant risk; are often composed of several sub-projects; and may extend over multiple years.

These projects include major capital asset related projects, i.e., new capital asset acquisition and lifecycle projects; and other related complex, unique projects.

You provide consulting services to the department and the branch in the areas of project management, business analysis, process review, and the implementation of redesigned processes and new technology solutions/processes/applications needed to support or expand business operations for the Transportation Services Department.

You lead project teams through contracted service providers, consultants and/or assigned teams of staff. Under delegated authority, you are responsible for all phases of project delivery from project inception through tendering/consultant selection/award, assembling of project teams, project implementation, monitoring, tracking and reporting on project status, vetting all project expenditures, and presenting completed results. Once the capital project is complete, you are responsible for ongoing monitoring relative to lifecycle maintenance or for overseeing the transition/turnover to the operational support team.

You direct the implementation of project strategies and project work, and manage the financial and human resources related/assigned to the project. You also participate in the hiring of internal and external consultants by preparing the Request for Proposal and/or Statement of Work.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Completion of 4 year university degree in Engineering, Architecture, Public Administration, Business Administration, Management Information Systems or related field which includes a concentration in project planning and management.

Minimum of 7 years of progressively responsible experience in the management of complex transportation-related projects, business analysis, and project/policy development, including directly related experience managing project human resources, including external consultants, and working with project budgets/financial processes.

CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENCES

KNOWLEDGE