Advisor, Special Projects - Brampton, Canada - City of Brampton

City of Brampton

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Job Description:

JOB TITLE:
Advisor, Special Projects

DEPARTMENT:
Public Works & Engineering

POSTING NUMBER:105217

NUMBER OF POSITIONS:1

JOB STATUS & DURATION:
Full Time Permanent

HOURS OF WORK:35 hour workweek

LOCATION:
Hybrid Model - when working onsite, you will report to the location of City Hall.

SALARY GRADE:6

HIRING SALARY RANGE:
$93, $105,529.00 per annum

MAXIMUM OF SALARY RANGE:
$117,254.00 per annum

JOB TYPE:
Management and Administration

POSTING DATE:
February 13, 2023

CLOSING DATE:
February 27, 2023

AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY:

Reporting to the Commissioner of Public Works & Engineering, the Advisor role is to ensure strategic priorities and values of the City are developed and supported.

The incumbent will ensure confidentiality is maintained based on the requirement to access, review, and distribute sensitive sectional or divisional and organizational communication, materials and records.

This will include being responsible for leading a project from its inception to execution including leading the development and management of key business initiatives.

This is accomplished by translating corporate initiatives into project plans; continuous and effective research; creating and leading project teams; collaborating with stakeholders; reporting to committees and preparing recommendations on behalf of the Commissioner of Public Works & Engineering.

The Advisor will also collaborate with the Public Works & Engineering Management Team and support other departmental initiatives.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
As part of the Public Works & Engineering team, this role will be accountable to:

Anticipate and identify emerging issues and challenges to enable informed decision making.
Identify and execute actions to ensure projects achieve the corporate objectives.
Proactively research key priorities to ensure project initiatives gain stakeholder support and commitment.
Identify and facilitate resolution of issues related to project development, progress and implementation. Analyze and present status to senior leaders.
Identify, build and foster internal and external relationships for project implementation and success outcomes. Provide consultative support to corporate committees and lead crossfunctional corporate work teams for shared corporate initiatives.
Provide strategic support, critical analysis, guidance and advice to the leadership team.
Troubleshoot matters of importance to the Commissioner (and the Public Works & Engineering Management Team) and provide solutions and recommendations to aid in resolution while exercising judgment which may be political, sensitive, and in some cases, confidential in nature.
Represent and promote the Public Works & Engineering Office.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
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OPERATION SUPPORT

Provide project management expertise to support and recommend solutions and changes in ways to meet corporate key strategies.
Design and develop the overall project delivery strategy including creation and execution of project plans and risk management by monitoring relevant risk factors that impact project direction and progression.
Lead and manage all aspects of assigned project's performance full life cycle from inception and business case to deployment and postimplementation review to meet project management methodology and corporate service standards.
Develop project outlines, descriptions and implementation plans to support departmental initiatives.
Provide project support to corporate project leads and project sponsors to ensure corporate effectiveness is achieved.
Research best practices and develop project plan for identified projects to ensure milestones and targets are achieved.
Develop and create strategic relationships and keep abreast of issues that may impact the corporate initiatives.

- **CUSTOMER SERVICE*

Champion collaboration with key external partners and stakeholder groups.
Provide strategic guidance to project leads and teams regarding corporate goals and objectives in a professional and timely manner.
Deliver trusted judgment and perspective through collaborative and productive partnerships with key stakeholders that result in customer service satisfaction.
Develop and manage the Department's social media accounts and websites (internal and external).

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COMMUNICATION AND REPORTING

Present and convey complex concepts and conditions to stakeholders; develop reports, proposals and make recommendations to management for effective decisionmaking.
Communicate and deliver the overall project delivery strategy in a wellorganized information and training session through effective presentation and facilitation skills.
Prepares reports and updates to senior management and council including briefing notes which may include information that is sensitive and/or confidential in nature.

- **BUDGET SUPPORT*