Manager, Transit Infrastructure

11970BR

Manager, Transit Infrastructure

Job Posting

Halifax Regional Municipality is inviting applications for the permanent Full-Time position of Manager, Transit Infrastructure, in the Planning and Customer Engagement division of Halifax Transit.

Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) is committed to reflecting on the community it serves and recognizing Diversity and Inclusion as one of the Municipality’s core values. We have an Employment Equity Policy, and we welcome applications from African Nova Scotians and Other Racially Visible Persons, Women in occupations or positions where they are underrepresented in the workforce, Indigenous/Aboriginal People, Persons with Disabilities and 2SLGBTQ+ Persons. Applicants are encouraged to self-identify on their electronic application.

Under the general direction of the Director, Planning and Customer Engagement the Manager, Transit Infrastructure, is accountable for the successful delivery of transit programs and infrastructure initiatives that translate capital investment into operational, customer ready transit services. Leading a multidisciplinary team of project managers and technical staff, the role focuses on planning, coordination, and implementation of transit infrastructure and service readiness across projects of varying scale and complexity. By providing transit subject matter leadership and coordinating across internal and external delivery partners, this position ensures that new or improved transit facilities, services, and technologies are fully aligned with operational needs, service plans, and customer expectations at launch.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides strategic guidance and direction for improvements to on street transit passenger infrastructure at bus stops, including hard surfaces, shelters, benches, signage, and other customer amenities.
• Leads the planning and implementation of on street transit priority measures of varying scale and complexity across diverse urban contexts.
• Accountable for the strategic planning and coordination of off street transit infrastructure initiatives, ranging from moderate scale renovations and upgrades to new transit terminals, stations, and Park & Ride facilities, with a focus on operational readiness and service integration.
• Leads and supports a multidisciplinary team of technical and professional staff, including field technicians responsible for bus stop infrastructure and project managers who deliver the transit program and operational components of multi departmental capital projects.
• Works in close partnership with internal delivery teams responsible for design and construction to ensure transit operational, customer, and service requirements are fully integrated into capital project delivery.
• Provides leadership and subject matter expertise to support the successful delivery of major transit initiatives—such as the introduction of new fleet technologies, new or expanded transit centres, bus rapid transit, and ferry services—by overseeing a team responsible for transit infrastructure requirements, service readiness, stakeholder coordination, and implementation planning
• May perform other related duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:
Education and Experience:

• Undergraduate degree in Engineering, Transportation Planning, construction management, project management, or a related field.
• Minimum of five years’ experience in coordinating and/or delivering complex multi-disciplinary capital projects.
• Minimum of five years of progressive leadership experience.
• Training and experience in project management is required.
• Experience and knowledge of public transit infrastructure, including transit centres/garages, terminals, and on-street transit priority measures considered an asset.
• Experience working in a unionized environment considered an asset.
• Professional Engineer or Project Management Professional certification considered an asset.

Technical/Job Specific Knowledge and Abilities:

• Strong leadership skills.
• Experience with budget control and monitoring for large capital projects.
• Strong knowledge of project delivery methodology and best practices.
• Ability to read and review technical documents and drawings for construction.
• Strong technical knowledge of accessibility requirements and improvements to built form.