About the City of North Bay
North Bay is a beautiful, safe, and diverse community.
Nestled between two of Northeastern Ontario’s most beautiful lakes, the City offers a perfect blend of opportunity and easy living.
Serving a regional catchment area of 112,000 people, this progressive city of 52,662 residents is conveniently located just three and a half hours from Toronto and Ottawa.
North Bay attracts and retains businesses across a variety of sectors.
North Bay’s diverse business community, abundant amenities, and progressive opportunities for growth make the city an ideal place for investment and a leading community for growth and development.
About the Role
The Corporation of the City of North Bay (“The City”) is accepting applications for the position of Managing Director-Infrastructure and Operations and City Engineer.
Reporting to the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) and serving as a key member of the Executive Leadership Team, the Managing Director-Infrastructure and Operations and City Engineer is responsible for the strategic leadership, direction, and operations of the Infrastructure and Operations Business Unit for the City of North Bay, in alignment with the City’s Strategic Plan and the Infrastructure and Operations Business Plan.
This position ensures that city infrastructure is well operated, maintained, and renewed so that service objectives are achieved over time.
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic and operational leadership, guidance, and direction to each department within the Infrastructure and Operations Business Unit (including Engineering, Environmental Services, Facilities and Parking, Fleet, Public Works, Transit, and Water and Wastewater Services).
- Oversee approximately 200 staff, comprising union and non-union employees, to ensure the effective delivery of key operational and capital infrastructure-related services at Council-approved levels for the community.
- Provide policy recommendations on operational matters, ensure compliance with relevant legislation, monitor budgets, and report on operational performance and capital project progress.
- Provide leadership and direction to ensure city infrastructure is effectively operated, maintained and renewed in a cost-effective manner to achieve the organization’s long-term service objectives and ensure the corporation’s sustainability to meet community needs into the future.
- Foster relationships with key internal and external stakeholders to meet community needs and support the community’s development.
- Demonstrated experience in asset management planning, budgeting, financial planning, financial reporting, and procurement.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Working knowledge of the following legislation or regulations, including but not limited to the Municipal Act, Safe Drinking Water Act, Construction Act, and Asset Management Planning.
- Working knowledge of management, labour relations, and collective agreement administration principles.
- Demonstrated ability to think strategically in a political and community service environment.
- Demonstrated leadership skills with the proven ability to lead, mentor, and promote a culture of customer service excellence and continuous improvement that will meet or exceed the desired objectives and results.
- Demonstrated ability to set priorities, meet deadlines, and manage work demands.
- Demonstrated ability to build cohesive, motivated staff teams and to maintain internal and external alliances and partnerships.
- Demonstrated ability to align departmental and business unit programs and services with corporate objectives and initiatives, and to ensure that the City’s objectives, mission and values are achieved.
- Demonstrated ability to allocate budgets, time and human resources to support the achievement of Departmental, Business Unit and Corporate Objectives.
- Ability to collaborate across business units to meet the City’s goals and objectives
- Advanced analytical, interpersonal, leadership, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
- Advanced written and oral communication, report writing, and presentation skills
- Project/Program Management, Risk Management, Negotiation, and Asset Management skills
- In-depth knowledge of current and emerging trends and best practices related to community infrastructure
- Computer literacy using Microsoft Office Suite and other systems and software applications
- Availability to attend meetings or work outside designated normal hours per week
Salary and Benefits
- $163,857 – $204,808.
- Comprehensive benefit package including an Employee Assistance Program, Health and Dental Benefits and Life, Long-Term Disability, and AD&D Insurance.
- The City is an Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) employer.
Accommodation
North Bay is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Accommodation will be provided throughout the hiring process, as required under the City’s Accessibility Policy.
We encourage applicants to make their needs known to Human Resources in advance.
How to Apply
To express interest in this exciting opportunity, email your cover letter and resume to:
Patrick Rowan, Partner
E: prowan@feldmandaxon.com
This job posting is for an existing position with the City of North Bay.
We do not use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to screen, assess, or select applicants at any stage of the hiring process.
All applications will be reviewed and evaluated by the Feldman Daxon team.