Are you a strategic engineering leader with deep expertise in the design, construction, and lifecycle management of roads, bridges, and transportation assets? Do you bring a strong track record in leading complex capital planning and infrastructure programs across large regions? If so, this is your opportunity to make a meaningful impact.
Join the
Ministry of Transportation as
Head, Capital Planning and Program Development, where you will lead the planning and delivery of high value, technically complex capital programs across large regions of Ontario. In this role, you will guide investment strategies that support a safe, efficient, and reliable transportation network, while advancing innovation, sustainability, and long-term asset performance.
Within the Capital Planning and Programming Office of the Asset Management Branch, you will oversee a multidisciplinary team responsible for shaping and delivering engineering programs aligned with provincial priorities. You will influence strategic decision making, optimize resource allocation, and build strong, inclusive teams that deliver results. This is a leadership role where your expertise will directly contribute to public safety, economic resilience, and the future of transportation infrastructure across the province.
The Ontario Public Service: Strengthening Ontario, Together.
A career in the Ontario Public Service (OPS) is driven by purpose. We're building a stronger Ontario by delivering programs and services that make a real difference in people's lives. If you share this ambition, you'll find a workplace that reflects the diversity of the people we serve and empowers you to lead with confidence.
Why Your Leadership Belongs Here
- Purpose that drives you: Lead work that matters. Your leadership will shape policies, programs, and services that improve lives across the province, every day.
- A culture that supports you: Thrive in a flexible, inclusive, and respectful workplace that values your well-being and empowers you to bring your whole self to work.
- A career that grows with you: Explore leadership opportunities across ministries and sectors. With access to mentorship, learning, and mobility, your career can evolve here.
- Recognition that reflects your impact: We value the difference you make. You'll receive competitive pay, a defined-benefit pension, and benefits that support your well-being plus meaningful recognition for your contributions.
We believe great leadership starts with high standards and strong support. In the OPS, that means showing up with authenticity, acting with integrity, and having the courage to do what's right, even when it's hard.
As a leader, you'll shape a team culture that sparks innovation, supports collaboration, and champions inclusion. You'll help build a workplace that is diverse, anti-racist, and accessible, where everyone feels safe, respected, and able to thrive.
You won't be doing it alone. We invest in our leaders through mentorship, learning opportunities, and cross-ministry networks that help you grow your impact and connect with peers across the organization.
Leadership is about impact, and in this role, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful one.
As the Head, Capital Planning and Program Development, you will:
- Regional Capital Planning and Coordination: Lead and coordinate infrastructure planning activities across Western or Central Ontario, ensuring alignment and integration across all capital programs.
- Strategic Planning and Resource Optimization: Develop strategies to improve system performance and identify long term infrastructure and resource requirements to support sustainable program delivery.
- Infrastructure Analysis and Program Development: Conduct needs assessments and analysis to inform program plans, priorities, and funding allocations based on available investment levels.
- Program Development and Project Scoping: Lead the development of multi year construction programs, including project scoping, cost estimation, risk assessment, and preliminary design activities.
- Project Delivery and Partnership Management: Oversee project delivery model assessments in collaboration with internal partners and project teams to ensure effective and efficient execution.
- Performance Management and Team Leadership: Monitor program performance and outcomes across capital projects while leading and supporting a high performing, inclusive team environment that values collaboration, equity, and accessibility.
- Professional Engineer, licensed with the Association of Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO).
- Ability to lead and direct resources and set priorities to deliver the capital program.
- Demonstrated passion for developing, building, and leading organizational capacity through inclusive, positive, and values-based leadership across organizational design, recruitment, talent and performance management, and labour relations.
- Sound judgement and political acuity to provide authoritative advice and guidance to senior management.
- Ability to ensure compliance with legislative statutes, collective agreements, and government and ministry policies, directives, guidelines, and commitments.
- Knowledge of the theory, principles, and practices of civil engineering, including planning, preliminary design, rehabilitation, and performance of roads and bridges to assess infrastructure condition and lifecycle outcomes.
- Knowledge of corporate infrastructure asset management methods and systems, such as pavement and bridge management systems, to evaluate asset condition and inform design and rehabilitation strategies.
- Knowledge of financial analysis techniques, financial planning, and budgeting processes to support trade off analysis and recommend program allocations for cost effective, multi year capital planning.
- Strong technical, analytical, and organizational skills to coordinate multiple capital programs, analyze system information, and undertake technical studies to support capital program and investment strategy development.
- Proven management and leadership skills to coordinate projects and staff, set priorities and standards, manage change, and address employee relations matters.
- Strong analytical, problem solving, decision making, and innovative thinking skills to assess issues and develop effective solutions.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills to prepare reports, present recommendations, and support program performance improvement.
- Effective interpersonal skills to collaborate across teams, reconcile competing priorities, and liaise with Infrastructure Ontario and ministry partners.
- Strong negotiation skills to influence infrastructure initiatives, advocate for resources, and resolve issues across diverse groups.
- Demonstrated sound judgement, along with strong problem solving, analytical, and strategic thinking skills.
If you are excited about this position and meet most, but not all, of the listed qualifications, please still consider applying. We recognize that no one person might have every qualification in this job ad, and you just might be the right candidate!
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We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.
Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario's
Human Rights Code and the
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please contact us.
Learn more about the work the OPS is doing to create an inclusive, anti-racist, accessible and diverse workplace:
- diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
- accessibility
- Anti-Racism Policy
