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• Posting Period: 28-Oct-2024 to 12-Nov-2024

Job Description:
 

We are seeking qualified and experienced transportation planning professionals to fill several current vacancies in the Transportation Planning section of the City Planning Division. Transportation Planning is comprised of specialized planning professionals who combine transportation and land-use planning skills and expertise to provide a number of services, including the following:
 

• Planning sustainable and interconnected transportation networks to improve people's mobility choices, to create vibrant public spaces and to support economic prosperity, improving the overall quality of life in the City of Toronto.
• Leading and being champions of the transportation vision in the City's Official Plan, including development of leading-edge policies on major transportation initiatives.
• Providing evidence-based transportation planning technical analysis and best practices, supported by research and analysis of transportation and travel trends in the City and surrounding regions.
• Communicating and educating people in a clear and compelling way in undertaking inclusive and transparent engagement and collaboration with stakeholders and the public, and providing an important liaison to all related transportation agencies.

Major Responsibilities:
 

Reporting to the Program Manager, Transportation Planning, the Transportation Planner will be responsible for investigating and analyzing a variety of city-wide and/or area specific transportation planning issues and initiatives and contributing to review and implementation of large, complex development projects, including transit initiatives, to help achieve the City's multi-modal transportation and planning policy objectives.

In addressing these responsibilities the individual will be required to:

• Conduct transportation planning studies and review development applications, develop recommendations, and draft reports for Committees and Council.
• Prepare planning, research and policy studies, secondary plans, precinct and master plans, transit planning studies, and undertake environmental assessments for multi-modal transportation initiatives.
• Prepare requests for qualifications/proposals, terms of reference and study designs to support planning, research and policy studies, environmental assessments, and transit initiatives.
• Compile and analyze socio-economic and geospatial data associated with transportation planning studies.
• Prepare reports on multi-modal transportation issues affecting the City of Toronto.
• Design, conduct and/or coordinate research and analysis activities and surveys.
• Design, develop and maintain transportation planning information systems, data banks, and computer models to monitor transportation planning issues, trends and policies.
• Assist in developing Official Plan and Zoning By-Law amendments and prepare reports.
• Evaluate the implications of transportation planning initiatives of other municipalities, jurisdictions and agencies.
• Consult with other City Divisions, municipalities, and agencies to coordinate, plan, develop and implement transportation policies, programs and projects.
• Monitor projects and the progress of consultant studies, including day-to-day coordination and liaison with consultants, to assist in ensuring that studies are completed on time and within budget.
• Provide work direction on research, analysis, surveys, and report writing assignments to Assistant Planners.

• Maintains an awareness of developments and advancements in the transportation planning field. Provide information and advice in response to enquiries from elected officials, representatives of Provincial/Federal ministries and other municipalities, other government agencies, consultants, stakeholders and the public.

• Assist the Senior Transportation Planner or Program Manager in representing the Division on inter-departmental and intergovernmental working groups and technical advisory committees
• Maintain positive working relationships with other City Divisions (including Agencies, Boards and Commissions) as well as other levels of government and key stakeholders to foster effective partnerships.
• Carry out specific Transportation Planning tasks as assigned.
• Prepare for, and act as an expert witness before, the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal.

Key Qualifications:
 

Your application must describe your qualifications as they relate to:
 

1. Post-secondary education in transportation planning/engineering, or in a professional discipline pertinent to the job function, or the equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
2. Considerable experience working on complex transit/transportation planning projects, such as transportation policy development, Transportation Master Plans, Transit Project Assessment Processes, Environmental Assessments, Official Plan Amendments, Secondary Plans and Corridor Studies.
3. Experience in quantitative and survey research methodologies, data management, and analysis of demographic, social, economic and environmental trends, including graphical representation of statistics.
4. Experience in performing technical analysis to support policy development.
5. Experience in assisting with the implementation of public engagement programs for multi-modal transportation studies.

You must also have:
 

• Knowledge of the Planning Act, the City's Official Plan, Municipal Class Environmental Assessment Process, Transit Project Assessment Process, Development Review Processes, Provincial Policies and Legislation related to land use planning, transportation planning, as well as current regulations and evolving policy trends in the City.  
• Effective interpersonal and customer service skills to interact with all levels of the organization, and with elected officials, the media and the public.
• Excellent communications skills to present and showcase information to a variety of audiences.
• Ability to use a variety of computer software (e.g. Word, Excel, Access, GIS, Graphic Presentation, transportation modelling, etc.) and software packages relevant to supporting the division’s core requirements.
• Effective consulting, conflict resolution and negotiating skills when dealing with the community, developers, consultants, other City Divisions, and public and private agencies.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and complete project assignments working both independently and as a part of a team.
• Demonstrated accountability, innovation and adaptability skills.
• Proficiency in a variety of computer software (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, web-based applications).
• Knowledge of other software packages (e.g. Synchro, Sim Traffic, Aimsun Next, Emme, GIS applications, etc.) relevant to supporting the Division's core requirements would be an asset.
• Knowledge of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OSHA) and other regulations/legislation that apply to the job duties.

Air Canada is looking for a seasoned Specialist in IT Operations to take charge of leading and coordinating the resolution of major incidents, ensuring our global IT services experience minimal disruption. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in IT incident management, proven leadership skills, and the ability to work effectively under pressure. In this role, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify, escalate, and mitigate major incidents while maintaining clear and effective communication with stakeholders. Furthermore, you will drive continuous improvement by evolving and implementing new processes aimed at reducing the frequency and impact of critical incidents.

Responsibilities: 

• Serve as the primary point of contact for all major incidents reported, ensuring swift, efficient, and effective handling of incidents from detection to resolution.
• Lead and coordinate activities of various teams involved in incident resolution, including technical support, operations, and communications teams.
• Ensure all stakeholders are consistently updated on the status, progress, and resolution of major incidents through clear and timely communications via email, chat, phone, and incident management tools.
• Maintain detailed incident records, including timelines, actions taken, and resolutions achieved, to facilitate post-incident analysis and continuous improvement. 
• Coach colleagues, helping less experienced team members while guiding them in the current and future Air Canada process flows.
• Conduct thorough incident analysis, identify root causes, and implement corrective and preventive measures to prevent recurrence.
• Assess, recognize, and escalate incidents requiring higher-level attention based on established escalation procedures and protocols.
• Contribute to the development and enhancement of incident management processes, documentation, and playbooks to ensure a consistent and efficient response to future incidents.
• Work with the larger team on maintaining proper documentation strategies.
• Work closely with members of the team, providing guidance and support, ensuring escalations and resolutions are timely and efficient.
• Generate incident reports, including post-incident reviews, to communicate lessons learned, highlight improvements, and present findings to management.
• Stay up to date with the latest industry trends, incident management best practices, and emerging technologies to improve the overall incident response capabilities of the organization.

Qualifications

• A pertinent university degree or technical certification, and/or equivalent experience relevant to the position.
• 9-12 years of experience in IT, operations, service delivery, or incident management, with demonstrated leadership in a large organization.
• Advanced ITIL Foundation certification or comparable certifications are highly preferred.
• Understanding of IT Management systems and tools, such as ServiceNow.
• Proficiency in incident response frameworks and best practices.
• Analytical Thinking: Capability to tackle a problem through a logical, methodical, and step-by-step process.
• Teamwork: The ability and readiness to effectively collaborate with colleagues in a team environment, demonstrating excellent leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Adaptability and Flexibility: The capacity to perform efficiently under stress or in rapidly changing or uncertain environments, while keeping self-control during challenging situations.
• Accountability and Credibility: Assumes responsibility for the organization's outcomes and its future strategies. Shows a clear commitment to being seen as dependable, trustworthy, and reliable.
• Customer Orientation: Evidences a commitment to meeting the needs of both external and internal customers.
• Forward Thinking: Anticipating the implications and consequences of situations and taking appropriate action to be prepared for possible contingencies.

Conditions of Employment:

• Candidates must be eligible to work in the country of interest, at the time any offer of employment is made and seeking any required work permits/visas or other authorizations which may be required is the sole responsibility of the candidates applying for this position.

Linguistic Requirements

Based on equal qualifications, preference will be given to bilingual candidates.

Air Canada is looking for a seasoned Specialist in IT Operations to take charge of leading and coordinating the resolution of major incidents, ensuring our global IT services experience minimal disruption. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in IT incident management, proven leadership skills, and the ability to work effectively under pressure. In this role, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify, escalate, and mitigate major incidents while maintaining clear and effective communication with stakeholders. Furthermore, you will drive continuous improvement by evolving and implementing new processes aimed at reducing the frequency and impact of critical incidents.

Responsibilities: 

• Serve as the primary point of contact for all major incidents reported, ensuring swift, efficient, and effective handling of incidents from detection to resolution.
• Lead and coordinate activities of various teams involved in incident resolution, including technical support, operations, and communications teams.
• Ensure all stakeholders are consistently updated on the status, progress, and resolution of major incidents through clear and timely communications via email, chat, phone, and incident management tools.
• Maintain detailed incident records, including timelines, actions taken, and resolutions achieved, to facilitate post-incident analysis and continuous improvement. 
• Coach colleagues, helping less experienced team members while guiding them in the current and future Air Canada process flows.
• Conduct thorough incident analysis, identify root causes, and implement corrective and preventive measures to prevent recurrence.
• Assess, recognize, and escalate incidents requiring higher-level attention based on established escalation procedures and protocols.
• Contribute to the development and enhancement of incident management processes, documentation, and playbooks to ensure a consistent and efficient response to future incidents.
• Work with the larger team on maintaining proper documentation strategies.
• Work closely with members of the team, providing guidance and support, ensuring escalations and resolutions are timely and efficient.
• Generate incident reports, including post-incident reviews, to communicate lessons learned, highlight improvements, and present findings to management.
• Stay up to date with the latest industry trends, incident management best practices, and emerging technologies to improve the overall incident response capabilities of the organization.

Qualifications

• A pertinent university degree or technical certification, and/or equivalent experience relevant to the position.
• 9-12 years of experience in IT, operations, service delivery, or incident management, with demonstrated leadership in a large organization.
• Advanced ITIL Foundation certification or comparable certifications are highly preferred.
• Understanding of IT Management systems and tools, such as ServiceNow.
• Proficiency in incident response frameworks and best practices.
• Analytical Thinking: Capability to tackle a problem through a logical, methodical, and step-by-step process.
• Teamwork: The ability and readiness to effectively collaborate with colleagues in a team environment, demonstrating excellent leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills.
• Adaptability and Flexibility: The capacity to perform efficiently under stress or in rapidly changing or uncertain environments, while keeping self-control during challenging situations.
• Accountability and Credibility: Assumes responsibility for the organization's outcomes and its future strategies. Shows a clear commitment to being seen as dependable, trustworthy, and reliable.
• Customer Orientation: Evidences a commitment to meeting the needs of both external and internal customers.
• Forward Thinking: Anticipating the implications and consequences of situations and taking appropriate action to be prepared for possible contingencies.

Conditions of Employment:

• Candidates must be eligible to work in the country of interest, at the time any offer of employment is made and seeking any required work permits/visas or other authorizations which may be required is the sole responsibility of the candidates applying for this position.

Linguistic Requirements

Based on equal qualifications, preference will be given to bilingual candidates.

When you join ScotiaMcLeod, you’ll be empowered to deliver Enriched Thinking®, a unique approach that incorporates your client’s thinking, as well as our thinking, to drive results. You’ll work with a team of specialists to deliver a client-centric approach to wealth management, enabling you to consider all the facets of your client’s life, family and business. With a focus on total wealth planning, and wealth specialists to help you deliver on this unique value proposition, you’ll be enabling clients to see not just the big picture, but all the little ones too.

BRIEF INTRODUCTION
 
As an Administrative Associate you will be responsible for contributing to the overall success of one or more Wealth Advisors by ensuring a high level of client service achieved by effective administration and day-to-day trading of their business. 
  

IS THIS ROLE RIGHT FOR YOU

In the role you will:
 

• Ensure effective client administration by managing all administrative processes and escalations requiring investigation
• Consistently demonstrate high levels of client service by:
  • supporting the advisor in regular reviews of portfolios including entering client trades as directed by the client or Advisor and identifying client needs
  • responding to client inquiries, resolving issues and effecting client transactions in a timely and responsive manner
• Provide marketing assistance by coordinating materials, events, and seminars to increase/identify opportunities to grow assets and/or revenue
• Support the growth of the business by managing tracking reports for Wealth Advisors to review targets, recommendations, and financial plans/concepts  
• Build effective working relationships across various departmental and business line contacts by actively collaborating and sharing knowledge and experience

DO YOU HAVE THE SKILLS
 We would love to work with you if you have:
 

• Experience in the securities industry
• Already duly registered as an Investment Representative (IR) with CIRO
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Strong organizational skills 
• Ability to take initiative, work independently and meet deadlines
• Meticulous attention to detail and excellent time management skills
• Exceptional client service skills

 
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU
 

• At ScotiaMcLeod we help employees build their futures – where they can be themselves, and win together. With a commitment to diversity and inclusion and a performance-oriented culture that includes coaching, learning, and development – there are endless possibilities. At ScotiaMcLeod– you can make an impact. You help make the futures of our 25 million customers happen. You can find your future here.
• The opportunity to join a forward-thinking organization where you are surrounded by a collaborative team of innovative thinkers. 
• An organization committed to making a difference in our communities– for you and our clients.
• An inclusive working environment that encourages creativity, curiosity and celebrates success. 
• Learning and Development – free access to Scotia Academy to upskill and develop your skills.

#LI-HA1 #LI-Onsite

As a Customer Experience Associate, you are the face, character and heart of our branches. Scotiabank is a place where we put our customers first, and our priority is to help them achieve their financial goals.

Our Customer Experience Associates are people-centric and  connect with customers in a relatable way. As an essential member of the Canadian Banking Branch network, the focus is to provide exceptional service throughout the customer’s journey by:

• Taking a proactive approach to discovering our customer’s needs and listening to understand what they are asking for
• Processing day to day transactions
• Nurturing rich, long-standing relationships
• Contributing to the Branch’s targets by identifying and fulfilling simple sales opportunities
• Being a technology expert and sharing your knowledge by introducing clients to our mobile banking applications and assisting them to better manage their banking needs

Is this role right for you?  In this role you will:

• Build strong customer relationships and deliver excellent customer service
• Uncover and solve customers’ needs
• Explain complicated concepts simply
• Demonstrate success in a target-based performance environment, as well as contribute positively to a team-oriented work environment
• Demonstrate an eagerness to learn and determination to succeed

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? – We’d love to work with you if you:

• Have proven customer service skills through work or community involvement
• Are willing to assist in a professional, friendly and efficient manner
• Are available to work a flexible schedule
• Are comfortable in simple sales situations
• Have strong technical skills and the ability to promote digital and self-service banking options to our customers

What’s in it for you?

• The opportunity to join a forward-thinking organization surrounded by a collaborative team of innovative thinkers
• A rewarding career path with diverse opportunities for professional development
• Internal training to support your career growth and enhance your skills
• An organization committed to making a difference in our communities – for you and our customers
• You can expect to be recognized and rewarded for high-performance. You’ll be supported by leadership through meaningful development conversations that enable faster advancement and internal training to support your growth and development.
• A competitive compensation and benefits package

Contributes to the overall success of the Payments & Core Banking Engineering globally ensuring specific individual goals, plans, initiatives are executed / delivered in support of the team’s business strategies and objectives.  Ensures all activities conducted are in compliance with governing regulations, internal policies and procedures

Is this role right for you? In this role you will:

• Champions a customer focused culture to deepen client relationships and leverage broader Bank relationships, systems and knowledge.

• Champions a high-performance environment and contributes to an inclusive work environment.

• Proactively provide guidance and recommendation on the software design.

• Collaborate with SMEs to understand Business Banking and Cash Management trends.

• Collaborate with cross functional team on the components to meet the performance requirements.

• Collaborates to provide estimation and break down of work to enable small and frequent releases to production.

• Actively participates in customer discovery and solution discovery sessions.

• Builds software solutions that meet the needs of stakeholders while focusing on continually reducing technical debt

• Sets up development environments necessary to build the entire solution.

• Participates in merging, integrating, versioning, promoting, code through environments and version control.

• Triaging and problem-solving incidents to restore services in production and with follow up on root cause / permanent fixes.

• Create, socialize, and implement on technical roadmaps.

• Coaches and mentors junior Engineers to support their career development and personal growth. 

• Provides expertise in the technologies and frameworks used to deliver on business objectives.

• Stays ahead of latest technologies, tools, patterns, best practices and brings them to the team for consideration.

• Understand how the Bank’s risk appetite and risk culture should be considered in day-to-day activities and decisions.

• Actively pursues effective and efficient operations of his/her respective areas in accordance with Scotiabank’s Values, its Code of Conduct, and the Global Sales Principles, while ensuring the adequacy, adherence to and effectiveness of day-to-day business controls to meet obligations with respect to operational, compliance, AML/ATF/sanctions and conduct risk.

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role? We'd love to work with you if you have:

• A recognized degree in engineering, computer science, math or related discipline

• 3+ years of software development experience

• Have experience in systems design and a solid understanding of development, quality assurance and integration methodologies.

• Ability to communicate effectively with a software development team on tight deadlines

• Extensive experience in JAVA related technologies and frameworks (React JS, Next JS, Spring Framework, J2EE, JSP, JSF 2, JUnit, ANGULAR JS)

• Familiar with open-source DevOps tools (Bitbucket/GIT, Jenkins, Artifactory, Gradle, Docker)

• Solid understanding of Test Automation framework and tools

• 3 years+ experience developing microservices and micro frontends in Java

• 2 years+ of experience with Google Cloud Platform and/or Microsoft Azure.

What's in it for you?

• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Allyship - We strive to create an inclusive culture where every employee is empowered to reach their fullest potential, respected for who they are, and are embraced through bias-free practices and inclusive values across Scotiabank. We embrace diversity and provide opportunities for all employee to learn, grow & participate through our various Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that span across diverse gender identities, ethnicity, race, age, ability & veterans.

• Accessibility and Workplace Accommodations - We value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank, and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. Scotiabank continues to locate, remove and prevent barriers so that we can build a diverse and inclusive environment while meeting accessibility requirements.  

• Upskilling through online courses, cross-functional development opportunities, and tuition assistance. 

• Competitive Rewards program including bonus, flexible vacation, personal, sick days and benefits will start on day one.

• Community Engagement - no matter where you choose to work from; we offer opportunities for community engagement & belonging with our various programs such as hackathons, contests, cooking with friends, Humans of Digital and much more!

Work arrangements: Hybrid

#LI-Hybrid

This role requires a blend of a Data Engineer and a Developer who will be responsible for designing, building, monitoring, tuning, and troubleshooting data pipelines for Global Finance & Risk Technology.

Is this role right for you? In this role, you will: 

• Design, Develop and maintain robust data pipelines for the ingestion, transformation, and distribution of large datasets.
• Utilize services and tools to automate data workflows and streamline the data engineering process.
• Collaborate with other stakeholders to support data analysis, data mapping and reporting needs.
• Monitor application performance, identifying bottlenecks, and implementing improvements to enhance efficiency.
• Conduct data quality checks and implementing measures to ensure data accuracy and integrity.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and data engineering practices to recommend and adopt innovations that improve data systems.
• Provide technical expertise and support for data-related issues, including troubleshooting and resolving data pipeline failures.
• Document data engineering processes, creating data flow diagrams, and maintaining metadata for data lineage and cataloging.

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role?  We’d love to work with you if you have experience with:

• Proficiency in Java is crucial.
• Experience using Streaming Architecture (Kafka) and Big Data Platform (Hadoop) is required.
• Strong SQL knowledge is needed.
• Experience in NiFi is desired.
• General Understanding of continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines
• Experience building CI/CD pipelines using GitHub, Artifactory etc. to reduce cycle times and ensure quality.
• Strong scripting skills (i. e. shell scripting for automation.
• Working experience with source control systems like Git.
• Exposure to working on cloud platforms like Azure/GCP/AWS
• Experience with Agile/Scrum development methodologies
• Team player with effective communication skills (verbal and written)
• Able to see tasks through to completion without significant guidance.
• Self-managed and results-oriented with sense of ownership is required.
• A university degree in Mathematics, Science, Engineering, Management or relevant.

 What's in it for you? 

• We have an inclusive and collaborative working environment that encourages creativity, curiosity, and celebrates success!
• We provide you with the tools and technology needed to create meaningful customer experiences.
• An opportunity for mentorship from experienced and knowledgeable technologists
• You'll get to work with and learn from diverse industry leaders, who have hailed from top technology companies around the world.
• We offer a competitive total rewards package that includes a base salary, a performance bonus, company matching programs (on pension & profit sharing), generous vacation, personal & sick days, personal development funding, maternity leave top-up, parental leave and much more.

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