Director of Transportation & Engineering
The Town of Oakville is a sought-after place to live and work. With a growing population of more than 233,000, Oakville takes pride in being a well-connected community with excellent infrastructure and facilities. Bordered to the south by Lake Ontario, the Town of Oakville has a rich history, a thriving cultural community, abundant green space and an active and engaged population. Economically, it’s a location of choice for national and international corporate headquarters that have taken advantage of the Town’s talented workforce, advanced training opportunities and premium land.
Reporting to the Commissioner, Community Infrastructure, the Director, Transportation and Engineering, provides senior level leadership and direction for the town municipal right-of-way, including planning, design, construction, and management of town right-of-way assets. The Director also develops and implements plans and programs to further Council’s priority of mobility and growth management. You will lead a team of professionals to develop and implement short and long term programs and has responsibility for four sections: Design and Construction, Right-of-Way (ROW) Management, Transportation Planning, and Neighbourhood Traffic Safety. You will also be the accountable person for the City’s ROW transportation and stormwater infrastructure including setting technical standards, and plan/construct new infrastructure as well as corridor management. The Director ensures that annual operating and capital budgets reflect Town strategic priorities. Serving as an advocate for town’s mobility needs both within the Corporation and externally with governmental and private agencies as well as with the community at large including ratepayer and advocacy groups.
The ideal candidate has a university degree in Civil Engineering with a P.Eng. professional designation and preferably has their Project Management Professional (PMP) designation as well. In addition, your 7 – 10 years of recent experience as a progressive senior leader overseeing other managers of engineering disciplines, you have a proven track record of developing key goals, objectives and strategic priorities for approval by the Executive Leadership Team and Town Council and translating those into annual plans for successful execution by the department.
Here is your opportunity to bring your technical, strategic, and leadership skills to Canada’s most livable community.
To explore this opportunity further, please contact Diana Rucchin at Odgers Berndtson at diana.rucchin@odgersberndtson.com or submit your resume and letter of interest online to https://careers.odgersberndtson.com/en-ca/job/30271 by March 28th, 2025.
