Job Summary:

Transportation Services is seeking a Project Lead to support projects, activities, and assignments pertaining to the programs, services, policies and operations of the Neighbourhood Projects Unit, StreetARToronto initiative. In this position, you will help to shape the future of Toronto's streets with a focus on supporting reconciliation, diversity, equity and inclusion and improving accessibility and active transportation to create a more livable, safe and resilient city and a greater sense of belonging and affinity among and between all.

You will work across the Divisions, with external partners and the public at the forefront of engaging diverse communities, implementing creative and meaningful design and process innovation. It's an exciting time to join the Transportation Services Division, Project Design and Management Section.

Major Responsibilities:

As a Project Lead within the Neighbourhood Projects unit, StreetARToronto Team, you will have the following major responsibilities:

• Oversees assigned projects or components of projects, ensuring effective teamwork and communication and high standards of work quality. The project work will focus on:

  • Leading and facilitating delivery of projects in accordance with approved processes including public consultation, street art installations, event preparation, securing permits and removal of graffiti vandalism.

  • Liaising and maintaining collaborative partnerships with multiple external stakeholders including street artists, contractors, vendors, BIAs, and diverse community groups.

  • Undertaking site visits to assess strategic and operational opportunities, community impacts, perception and opinion related to program goals.

  • Preparing Scope of Work Agreements, Purchase Order and Payment Requisitions, Requests for Quotations, Requests for Proposals and other financial, purchasing and program documents.

• Prepares project plans, reports, briefing notes and status updates for senior staff.

• Regularly updates documentation, websites, or other public facing materials on divisional transportation initiatives.

• Conducts accessible public and stakeholder consultation for assigned projects, including supporting public and stakeholder accessible meetings and events; organizing and leading technical advisory committees; responding to emails and phone calls; and collecting, consolidating, and incorporating public feedback into designs and other studies.

• Keeps up-to-date on relevant transportation and accessibility research and coordinates with relevant divisional staff on project-related data and analysis.

• Researches and applies best practices and design innovations by equivalent municipal programs, legislation, academic studies, policy and procedures concerning multi-modal solutions.

• Represents the Unit, as required, at meetings within the Division and other City Divisions and Agencies and at project-related community consultations that have an impact on the delivery of its program.

• Establishes, maintains and develops linkages to other divisions, agencies, boards and commissions to ensure effective partnerships.

• Knowledge of various legislation, including interpreting and applying the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), the Integrated Accessibility Standards Regulation (IASR), city accessibility policy, multi-year accessibility plan, and familiarity with the AODA transportation standard is an asset.

• Ensures work is undertaken in a manner that complies with the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act, other relevant codes and regulations and City policies.

Key Qualifications

Your application must describe your qualifications as they relate to:

1. Experience with the arts services sector and community-based programming in areas such as youth engagement, community development, and street art or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

2. Considerable experience handling multiple and diverse public realm projects and priorities in a detail and deadline-oriented environment.

3. Experience in public realm project planning and, guidelines, and applications in an urban environment.

4. Experience in preparing and managing Scope of Work documents or overseeing planning and implementation of projects directly.

5. Volunteer, academic or community committee work. Lived experience as a person with a disability would be considered an asset.

6. Highly developed personal, interpersonal and group skills with the ability to communicate at all organizational levels, including the political level, while balancing stakeholder interests.

7. Proficiency utilizing a variety of computerized systems including MS Office (i.e., Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint).

8. Strong problem solving, project coordination skills and the ability to exercise independent judgement in dealing with technical matters and initiating creative solutions.