Supervisor, Transportation Materials Quality Assurance

Integrated Infrastructure Services designs and delivers infrastructure on behalf of Council and Edmontonians.

Reporting to the Director of Quality Assurance and Technical Services, the Supervisor is responsible for leading a team of engineers and engineering technologists. This dynamic team undertakes quality assurance activities related to a variety of materials including but not limited to: concrete, asphalt, aggregates, asphalt binder, portland cement and others. This vital group is composed of ten permanent staff and 30-40 seasonal union staff.

The Supervisor will oversee and manage the City’s Quality Assurance Lab including the four specific labs for concrete, asphalt, asphalt binder and aggregates. The Supervisor is responsible to ensure that all of the concrete, asphalt and aggregates labs remain certified with the Canadian Council of Independent Laboratories (CCIL) and will be the Supervising Engineer for CCIL purposes. The Supervisor will also ensure that the asphalt binder lab remains certified with the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO).

What will you do?

• Lead a collaborative team and inspire them with purpose and vision to achieve their full potential
• Responsible for the overall management of the team including addressing staff issues and recruitment
• Be a leader of safety and manage the group’s safety program in alignment with the corporate safety program
• Ensure the prudent and effective use of financial resources including oversight of the unit’s operating budget, and purchasing and payment approvals of laboratory materials and supplies
• Provide subject matter expertise while understanding project constraints, the City’s long term goals for sustainability, climate resilience and the City Plan
• Build and support influential relationships with senior leadership, internal departments and external partners, and guarantee alignment with departmental and corporate directions.
• Oversee fleet management for the area
• Maintain an asset management plan for all lab equipment
• Provide senior oversight for technical support related to materials specification and performance, and testing protocols and standards; troubleshoot issues that occur with testing
• Provide civil engineering subject matter expertise and support in the review and update of the City of Edmonton’s Complete Streets Design and Construction Standards
• Support in the evaluation of new products, material and construction methods requests from industry that are in alignment with City Plan and the City’s Strategic goals
• Cultivate strong relationships across diverse teams and stakeholders, fostering collaboration, trust, mutual respect and show the ability to problem solve and reach mutually agreeable outcomes
• Focus on the team by building a respectful workplace culture through a values-based influencer approach and working collaboratively
• Anticipate business opportunities, influence policy, planning and initiatives, and foster a culture of accountability through performance measurement
  
  
  

Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, specializing in civil construction materials engineering or a related field
• Must be a Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in good standing and registered as practicing with APEGA. Applicants in a different Canadian jurisdiction eligible for Inter-Provincial Mobility (IPMA) with APEGA may be considered. Registration with APEGA must be obtained prior to commencement of employment
• Experience in a leadership role within a large, complex organization (municipal or government experience an asset)
• Broad engineering skills and specialized civil materials and construction expertise, with a particular focus on roadworks. You will be expected to serve as a City of Edmonton Responsible Member with APEGA
• Experience managing and working with external consultants
• Combinations of education and experience will be considered
  
  
  

Skills required for success:

• Broad engineering skills and specialized civil materials and construction expertise, with a particular focus on roadworks
• Ability to create a work culture capable of developing a high performing team
• Sound professional judgment, strong management and supervisory skills, and superior communication abilities
• Excellent time management, change management and consulting skills
• Strong political acumen, strategic planning, issue resolution and decision-making skills
• Strategic and systems thinking approach
• Effective leadership skills with the ability to create focus, trust, engagement, and commitment in complex environments with diverse groups of people
• Strong skills in facilitation, organizational capacity development, and engagement processes
• Ability to work with a high degree of independent judgment, professionalism and discretion
• Ability to operate in a dynamic workplace and manage competing deadlines
• Operate as a strategically agile leader able to anticipate business opportunities and influence enterprise-wide policy planning and initiatives
• Actively demonstrate the values and behaviours supportive of equity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace
• Ability to collaborate and work with Unions, managing and resolving issues cooperatively
• Understanding of complexities of municipal government management and subject matter
• Demonstrate alignment with the Cultural Commitments of Safe, Helpful, Accountable, Integrated and Excellent, fostering an environment for others to do the same. For more information on the City’s Cultural Commitments, please visit edmonton.ca/ourculture
• Demonstrate the foundational competencies, key behaviours and attributes of the City’s six leadership competencies: Courage, Inclusivity, Values-Based Influencer, Collaborative Networker, Systems Thinker and
• Creative Innovator. For more information on the City’s leadership competencies, please visit edmonton.ca/ourculture
  
  
  

Conditions of Employment and Work Environment:

• 1 permanent, full-time position.
• Hours of Work: 36.9 hours per week, Monday - Friday. This position may be eligible for a hybrid work arrangement with the flexibility to work from both home and the worksite.
• Salary: (Annually) $120,328.53 - $150,408.62
• Valid Alberta Class 5 Driver’s Licence (or provincial equivalent). Must arrange own transportation to be reimbursed in accordance with City of Edmonton policy. This may require business auto insurance
• Hire is dependent on Criminal Information Check satisfactory to the City of Edmonton. There may be a cost associated with this requirement.
  
  
  

The City of Edmonton values applicants with a diverse range of skills, experiences and competencies, and encourages you to apply. We strive to provide reasonable access and accommodations throughout the recruitment process. To request an accommodation, please contact [email protected] . Learn more about our benefits https://bit.ly/COEbenefits . Talent sourced through this process may be considered for similar opportunities within the City of Edmonton.

Talent Acquisition Consultant: JM/SB

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