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JOB PROFILE POSITION# 00115234 TITLE: EXECUTIVE PROJECT DIRECTOR CLASSIFICATION: MANAGEMENT BAND 5 MINISTRY OVERVIEW The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure plans transportation networks, provides transportation services and infrastructure, develops and implements transportation policies and administers many related acts and regulations as well as federal-provincial funding programs, including the Building Canada Fund. The ministry opens up BC through innovative, forward-thinking transportation strategies that move people and goods safely and fuel our provincial economy. Improvements of vital infrastructure is a key goal, along with enhancing the competitiveness of BC transportation industries, reducing transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions and providing BC with a safe and reliable highway system. JOB OVERVIEW To lead and direct the development, procurement, implementation and delivery of new high risk, complex major transportation infrastructure projects over $100 million. Projects are taken from original concept through to final completion. The position reports to the ADM, Infrastructure Department, Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. ACCOUNTABILITIES Required: 1 Designs and implements new or major high risk, complex transportation initiatives core to the organization’s core business with multiple delivery components (e.g., procurement, governance, operations, engineering, finance, and construction) in accordance with project management and Capital Asset Management Framework standards and Treasury Board requirements. Provides a clear vision and strategic direction on project and policy decisions that aligns with the direction of government for the overall project and leads broad infrastructure change for high risk and complex initiatives with multiple partners. Leads the development and delivery of complex alternate procurement and delivery, which may include Design/Build and Concession Arrangements/Public Private Partnerships1. Provides development, retention, leadership, fostering and direction to the multi-disciplinary staff and contractor team to deliver the project(s), while developing project goals and objectives to align with the organization’s priorities. Selects, leads, develops and supervises multi-disciplinary staff, including both included and excluded employees, in a matrix environment, including assignment of work, development and evaluation of performance plans, approval of leave, response to grievances and initiation of discipline process for excluded and included staff. Develops and maintains strong collaborative working relationships with Ministry departments who are supporting and supplying resources to the project(s). Negotiates, directs and manages private sector consultants including the assignment of work, performance and integration on the project team while maintaining full compliance to government financial management requirements. Combinations of Design, Build, Finance, Operate, Maintain and Rehabilitation with Private Sector Partners. Career Group: Job Family: Role: Revised Date: Project Management Project Management Leader February 2017 Negotiates, builds and fosters partnerships with a diverse range of senior leaders, political representative and stakeholders, public and private, to ensure the project and corporate goals of government are achieved. Secures the appropriate levels of resources (e.g., people and financial) to deliver the project. Provides confidential and commercial-in-confidence advice to the Minister, Deputy Minister, Ministry Executive, senior government officials on the project. Directs the development of business mandates, overall business direction, strategic plans, governance structure, and business operations for the project. Establishes and approves changes to business structure and operations to ensure project goals meet the needs of the business. Directs negotiations of funding, scope definition, procurement, delivery arrangements and multi-party contracts/agreements for service and infrastructure delivery. Orders and approves project evaluation and post-implementation reviews, including implementation of business changes. Directs and manages the financial resources, personnel and contracted resources for the project. Reports to Project Board comprised of public and private sector executives. JOB REQUIREMENTS Degree in business administration, public administration, related field or equivalent. Project Management Professional Designation, or qualified to complete within 6 months of commencement in position, is preferred. Significant experience in a senior management role leading new major provincial/state transportation programs/ projects involving a diverse range of project portfolios. Significant experience in developing partnerships, and in alternate procurement, including design/build, concession agreements and public-private partnerships. Experience in negotiating with national, international contractors/consortiums and/or financial lenders. Significant experience establishing and maintaining collaborative relationships with senior leaders across the Ministry, across government and leading organizational change associated with implementation. Experience leading and coaching multi-disciplinary senior management teams in a matrix environment in the development and implementation of a diverse range of projects. Experience in strategic business planning; contract management; financial management; and leading multi-party negotiations. Experience in reporting to multiple agencies such as funding partners, multiple road authority agencies and public/private Project Boards. Successful completion of security screening requirements of the BC Public Service, which may include a criminal records check, and/or Criminal Records Review Act (CRRA) check, and/or enhanced security screening checks as required by the ministry (Note: It is important that you read the job posting carefully to understand the specific security screening requirements pertaining to the position). BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES Vision and Goal Setting involves knowledge and skills in establishing official and operative goals for the organization/unit and to establish a system of measuring effectiveness of goal attainment. Creating and Managing Change involves knowledge and skills to manage in the organization through setting direction and urgency, building a coalition of support, communicating widely, handling resistance to change and facilitating implementation of successful change actions. Career Group: Job Family: Role: Revised Date: Project Management Project Management Leader February 2017 Promoting Empowerment involves knowledge and skills in using processes such as delegation and information sharing to enhance subordinate ownership and employment over their task and performance. Executive Presence involves knowledge and skills in influencing others and having an observable impact at the executive level through personal credibility, leadership, confidence, and an understanding of other people’s perspectives and interests. Designing Strategy and Structure involves knowledge and skills in the analysis of the environment, size of the organization, strategy and use of technology. Leadership implies a desire to lead others, including diverse teams. Leadership is generally, but not always, demonstrated from a position of formal authority. The "team" here should be understood broadly as any group with which the person interacts regularly. Building Strategic Alliances involves knowledge and skills to engage in internal and external stakeholder analysis and to negotiate agreements and alliances based on a full understanding of power and politics Solving Problems Creatively involves knowledge and skills in fostering creative problem solving in the organization through critical reflection, problem analysis, risk assessment and rewarding innovation. Building Team Orientation involves knowledge and skills in developing group identity, participative decision making, and open and effective communication Stakeholder Relations involves good presentation skills (verbal and written), careful listening, problem framing and use of presentation technologies. Negotiating/Conflict Management involves knowledge and skills to engage in two-party/multi-party negotiations and to facilitate third-party intervention or mediations into conflict situations. The above competencies complement the required accountabilities for this position. For more information about behavioural interviews, competency definitions, and to watch interview videos, please visit: Competencies in the BC Public Service Career Group: Job Family: Role: Revised Date: Project Management Project Management Leader February 2017