Supervisor Maint Contract Inspections - Toronto, Canada - City of Toronto

City of Toronto

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Toronto, Canada

4 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Job ID: 38874

Job Category:
Operations & Maintenance

Division & Section:
Transportation Services, Operations Maintenance

Work Location:
Various locations, please see below

Job Type & Duration:1 Permanent, 1 Temporary (12 month) vacancies

Salary:
$93, $119,274.00

Shift Information:
Monday to Friday, 40 hours per week

Affiliation:
Non-Union

Number of Positions Open: 2

Posting Period: 19-Jun-2023 to 04-Jul-2023

Locations:

Permanent Full-time position: 8270 Sheppard Ave E

Temporary position: 433 Eastern Ave

Major responsibilities include:

Supervises staff in the delivery of the assigned program and is accountable for the operations of the unit, sets organizational performance, quality standards and expectations ensuring that assigned program/projects conform with set standards.
Implements detailed plans and recommends policies/procedures regarding program specific requirements.
Supervises, motivates and trains assigned staff, ensuring effective teamwork, high standards of work quality and organizational performance, continuous learning and encourages innovation in others.
Supervises the day to day operation of all assigned staff including the scheduling, assigning and reviewing of work. Authorizes and coordinates vacation and overtime requests. Monitors and evaluates staff performance, hears grievances in accordance with the collective agreement and recommends disciplinary action when necessary.
Provides input into and administers assigned budget, ensuring that expenditures are controlled and maintained within approved budget limitations.
Prepares summer and winter contracts including estimating, monitoring contract budgets and specifications compliance and quality assurance.
Supervises the provision of construction inspection services including direct inspection of City construction contracts and schedules inspection staff as required.
Supervises and overseas the inspection of 3rd party and external service providers' construction activities.
Reviews and approves all payments to contractors including negotiations of extra work, change orders and claims. Ensures that the work completed by contractors is measured accurately for payments.
Ensures that productivity and performance issues are observed and monitored with continuous effort towards improvement.
Welldeveloped written and oral communication skills to effectively and professionally communicate/interface with staff, public, elected officials, contractors and utility companies to resolve staff, contractor and public disputes in a fair and equitable manner.
Conducts Preconstruction meetings, Progress Review meetings and other meetings as assigned by the Senior Engineer, Maintains proper contract records and documentation for all summer and winter contracts and follows the protocols outlined in the City's Contract Inspection Manual and audit requirements.
Ensures that all summer maintenance repair, but not limited to, permanent utility cut repair, Expressway/Highway resurfacing, bridge maintenance & repair, sidewalk and curb, catch basin adjustment, ditches & culverts, patching, emergencies, crack sealing, material testing contracts and winter salting, ploughing and snow removal contracts are completed in a timely manner.
Provides frontline customer service by investigating and responding directly to the concerns of residents, other departments and divisions, outside agencies and city councillors.
Provides timely, accurate investigations and documentation regarding legal proceedings, claims, discoveries and audits.
Ensures the implementation and administration of Toronto Maintenance Management System (TMMS), Maximo, Road Allowance Control System (RACS) and GPS to monitor productivity and performance as well as project tracking and management system for capital programs.
Acts as the Contract Administrator in the absence of the Senior Engineer.
Attends various committees, meetings and reports to the manager accordingly
Monitors all contracts for sufficient material testing and ensures that testing meets audit requirements.
Ensures Contractors are following constructions specifications and standards, health & safety requirements and other statutes and regulations that applies.
Prepares forms, worksheets, and reports for the performance of contracts, including new initiatives, protocols or existing procedures.
Organizes and attends meetings with contractors and other external service provides (e.g. utilities) prior to their start up to ensure all proper documentation is in place as per corporation policies including updates, as required.
Organizes preconstruction and progress meetings for the contracts. Prepares agendas, documentation and minutes.
Manages the investigation of claims and represents the Divisions/Department at legal hearings, court and or tribunal proceedings.
Performs site inspections and assessments of changed conditions on cons