Manager Design & Construction Roadways

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Job : 66311
Job Category: Engineering & Technical
Division & Section: Engineering & Construction Services, ECS Roadways
Work Location: Metro Hall, 55 John Street
Job Type & Duration: Full-time, Permanent
Salary Range: $ - $
Shift Information: Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week
Affiliation: Non-Union
Number of Positions Open: 1
Posting Period: 04-Aug-2026 to 18-Aug-2026

Toronto is Canada’s largest city, the fourth largest in North America, and home to a diverse population of about 2.8 million people. Consistently ranked one of the world’s most livable cities, we are a global centre for business, finance, arts and culture. Join the award-winning Toronto Public Service as a Manager Design & Construction Major Infrastructure within our Engineering & Construction Services Division.

Reporting to the Director Design & Construction, the successful incumbent will lead and manage staff involved in planning, design and construction of the City’s roads, sidewalks, streetscaping, TTC tracks, utilities, sewers and trunk sewers and water mains.

Major Responsibilities:

• Develops and implements detailed plans and recommends policies regarding program specific requirements.
• Manages, motivates and trains the unit’s staff, ensuring effective teamwork, high standards of work quality and organizational performance, continuous learning and encourages innovation in others.
• Supervises the day to day operation of all assigned staff including the scheduling, assigning and reviewing of work. Authorizes and controls vacation and overtime requests. Monitors and evaluates staff performance, approves salary increments and recommends disciplinary action when necessary.
• Develops, recommends and administers the annual operating budget for the unit, and ensures that the unit’s expenditures are controlled and maintained within approved budget limitations.
• Cultivates a culture of continuous improvement within the Unit, evaluating program delivery on an ongoing basis in consultation with staff, senior management, service users and partners and implementing and managing change improving effectiveness and efficiency.
• Ensures excellent customer service is provided to both internal and external customers.
• Provides technical expertise, and oversees the planning, development and implementation of engineering designs and construction associated with the City’s roads, sidewalks, streetscaping, TTC tracks, utilities, sewers and trunk sewers and water mains infrastructure.
• Provides technical expertise and oversees the planning and delivery of environmental assessment studies for Transportation Services Division.
• Leads the internal and/or external engineering design assignments associated with the rehabilitation, reconstruction and upgrading of the City’s roads, sidewalks, streetscaping, TTC tracks, utilities, sewers and trunk sewers and water mains in collaboration with staff from Transportation Services, Toronto Water, City Planning, Economic Development & Culture, TTC and other utility companies.
• Provides input to the development of Capital Programs for Transportation Services, Toronto Water, Economic Development & Culture, and TTC, to address rehabilitation, reconstruction and expansion needs for the City’s roads, sidewalks, streetscaping, TTC tracks, utilities, sewers and trunk sewers and water mains.
• Responsible for the preparation of tenders and contract management for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the City’s roads, sidewalks, streetscaping, TTC tracks, utilities, sewers and trunk sewers and water mains.
• Leads the delivery of multi-year projects and programs through various delivery models including conventional design-bid-build and program management.
• Oversees and provides input and quality assurance regarding the project constructability in the preparation of contract drawings and specifications for construction of roads, sidewalks, streetscaping, TTC tracks, utilities, sewers and trunk sewers and water mains.
• Leads the negotiations of contractual terms and conditions, and the finalization of agreements with consultants and contractors.
• Ensures that contract documents are developed in…