Senior Operations Manager, Capital Projects
Top Benefits
About the role
Apply By: Monday, October 6, 2025 11:59 pm EDT
Senior Operations Manager, Capital Projects
Job ID:
234518
Posting status:
Open
Organization:
Ontario Clean Water Agency
Division:
Operations, Southwest Region
City:
St Thomas
Position(s) language:
English
Job term:
1 Permanent
Job code:
I1011B - Technical Services33
Salary:
$88,496.00 - $128,625.00 Per year
The Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA) believes in Our Communities, Our Environment and Our People. As a trusted partner to municipalities, First Nations communities, businesses, governments and institutions across Ontario, we provide our clients with total solutions in water and wastewater. We are dedicated to working closely with our clients to help them build healthy sustainable communities and organizations and provide safe and reliable drinking water to thousands of Ontarians each day.
If you are an experienced, motivated and team-oriented individual, consider this exciting opportunity to join OCWA's management team to lead and manage large capital projects that will ensure the provision of safe, client-oriented water and wastewater services within the Southwest Region in accordance with all relevant legislation, acts and regulations. The position will also be responsible for leading the Maximo Maintenance System in the Southwest Region facilities.
About the job
In this role you will:
- Provide expert operational input and oversee the management and administration of the provision of competitive and safe water treatment and collection.
- Supervise all aspects and impacts of capital expansion programs on the operations of water treatment.
- Travel within the region to the various facilities, attend site and client meetings as required.
- Provide expert operational input to the engineering, pre-design and design plans for major plant expansion.
- Ensure operating compliance with existing legislation and management systems.
- Plan, lead and manage the delivery of maintenance and electrical systems, processes and technical services for water and wastewater industry clients of the Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA) in a defined geographic region in order to support, enable and ensure effective operational effectiveness, efficiencies, safety, and optimum asset management.
- Lead/provide strategic/technical expertise, advice and policy recommendations to regional/OCWA management and regional clients/partners on preventative maintenance strategies and technical solutions to support client operations and OCWA business development objectives.
- Develop asset planning, support the planning for asset management, entering new equipment, providing regular updates on the overall status of the assets.
- Updating and managing Maximo Database, including the asset registry, preventative maintenance program and overall application improvements with a focus on overall continuous improvement of the AMM Program.
- Facilitate workshops, provide training and assist with progress updates.
What you bring to the team
Mandatory requirements
- Class I certificate or license: Water Treatment, Water Distribution and Supply, Wastewater Treatment and Collection, (as per O. Reg. 128/04). A minimum Operator-in-Training (OIT), as specified in O.Reg. 128/04 of the Safe Drinking Water Act and O.Reg. 129/04 of the Ontario Water Resources Act https://owwco.ca/operators/#gettingcertificate
- Valid Class G driver's license.
Technical Skills and Knowledge
- Comprehensive knowledge of and experience in the construction and maintenance of capital projects pertaining to water/wastewater treatment equipment, wastewater collection system equipment.
- Project management of capital projects from start to completion i.e. blue print reading, completing scope of work, procurement, RFP's, contractor oversight, tailgate meetings, deficiencies.
- Sound knowledge of related legislation, codes, standards, policies, and quality assurance and client service principles and practices.
- Price and proposal development, project management and budget control.
- Demonstrated knowledge of CMMS, Work Management Systems, and PC software.
- Demonstrated knowledge of asset management principles and maintenance management.
- Strong understanding of maintenance practices and their application.
- Knowledge of the theories, principles, and practices related to the functional/plant areas of work in water and wastewater maintenance, operations, and administration.
- Knowledge of legislation related to water/wastewater maintenance, operations, and health and safety.
- Knowledge of project management principles/practices.
Communication, Political Acuity, and Relationship Management Skills
- Ability to model outstanding team leadership, managerial and coordinating skills, initiative, innovativeness, decisiveness and support for considered, rational risk-taking.
- Exceptional client focused communicator.
- Strong understanding of and commitment to providing competitive, commercialized services in a client-driven business.
- Very strong analytical and evaluating skills to assess administrative and technical needs and capabilities, thoroughly appreciate the implications of options, make major administrative, construction and operating decisions, solve complex problems, and direct projects.
- Superior interpersonal skills, excellent written and oral communications, assertiveness, consensus-building skills and diplomacy, smooth presentation skills.
Other Essential Skills
- Knowledge of financial resources management to develop and manage area budget.
- Experience and knowledge of the equipment utilized in Water and Wastewater Treatment facilities.
- Knowledge of procurement policies and procedures to oversee all stages of acquisition of goods and services and prepare RFQs and RFPs.
- Knowledge of human resources management practices, policies and guidelines.
- Good problem solving, planning, project management, analytical and research skills.
- Develop, review, revise, and implement maintenance procedures and program standards.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills for working with and providing support to staff, colleagues, clients, and management to ensure that all program and project requirements are addressed.
- Prepare required detailed reports, meeting minutes, and actionable items.
- Prepare, review and implement work plans.
- Excellent computer skills
What's in it for you?
-
Flexible learning and development opportunities.
-
Opportunities for career advancement and specialization with the largest provider of water and wastewater services in Ontario.
-
Work with the partner of choice for more communities than any other water and wastewater service organization in Ontario for over 25 years.
-
Work with an organization committed to innovation and advanced technology.
-
A defined benefit pension plan; Comprehensive Health Plan; Life and Disability Insurance.
-
Maternity and parental leave top-up benefits including for adoptive parents.
How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility
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
Additional information:
Apply by:
Monday, October 6, 2025 11:59 pm EDT
Position details:
- 1 English Permanent, 450 Sunset Drive, Suite 370, St Thomas, West Region
Compensation group:
Management Compensation Plan
Work hours:
Schedule 6
Category:
Management and General
Posted on:
Friday, September 19, 2025
Note:
- T-AQ-234518/25
How to apply:
-
You must submit your application using only one of the methods identified below.
-
Your cover letter and resume combined should not exceed five (5) pages. For tips and tools on how to write a concise cover letter and resume, review the Writing a Cover Letter and Resume: Tips, Tools and Resources.
-
Customize your cover letter and resume to the qualifications listed on the job ad. Using concrete examples, you must show how you demonstrated the requirements for this job. We rely on the information you provide to us.
-
Be sure to quote the Job ID number for this position.
-
OPS employees are required to quote their WIN EMPLOYEE ID number when applying.
Send application to:
resume with covering letter (PDF format preferred) saved as JOB ID 234518 – First Last Name to:
Ontario Clean Water Agency
Hiring Manager: Sam Sianas
Attention: Ana Silva ASilva@ocwa.com
Language requirements and assessment:
All external Ontario Public Service (OPS) job ads are posted in English and French. Check the "position(s) language" section at the top of each job ad for the language requirements. For all roles, candidates are assessed in English, the business language of the OPS. If the position is bilingual (English/French), you'll also need to pass a French-language proficiency test.
Exigences en matière de langue et évaluation:
Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario (FPO) sont affichées en français et en anglais. Consultez la section « Langue du ou des postes » en haut de chaque offre d'emploi pour connaître les exigences linguistiques. Pour tous les postes, les candidats sont évalués en anglais, la langue d'affaires de la FPO. Si le poste est bilingue (anglais/français), vous devrez également passer un test de compétences linguistiques en français.
All external applicants (including former employees of the Ontario Public Service) applying to a competition in a ministry or Commission public body must disclose (either in the cover letter or resume) previous employment with the Ontario Public Service. Disclosure must include positions held, dates of employment and any active restrictions as applicable from being rehired by the Ontario Public Service. Active restrictions can include time and/or ministry-specific restrictions currently in force, and may preclude a former employee from being offered a position with the Ontario Public Service for a specific time period (e.g. one year), or from being offered a position with a specific ministry (either for a pre-determined time period or indefinitely). The circumstances around an employee's exit will be considered prior to an offer of employment.
Information collection notice
We are collecting your personal information to assess how well you meet the qualifications for employment with the Ontario Public Service, and for related recruitment purposes. The collection of personal information is necessary to the proper administration of OPS Careers, which is an authorized common service in accordance with s. 6 of the Ministry of Government Services Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.25.
Please do not include any more personal information than is needed for your application (for example, do not include your photograph or social insurance number).
If you have any questions about how your information is collected, used, shared or saved, please contact us.
Strengthening Ontario, together
About Ontario Clean Water Agency
OCWA, the Ontario Clean Water Agency, is dedicated to providing comprehensive water and wastewater services across Ontario. They specialize in operations and maintenance, project management, infrastructure planning, technical support, training, and financial services, ensuring effective and sustainable management of water resources.
L’Agence ontarienne des eaux (AOE) est déterminée à offrir des services complets en matière d’eau et d’eaux usées à travers l’Ontario. Elle se spécialise dans les opérations et l’entretien, la gestion de projets, la planification des infrastructures, le soutien technique, la formation et les services financiers, assurant ainsi une gestion efficace et durable des ressources en eau.
Senior Operations Manager, Capital Projects
Top Benefits
About the role
Apply By: Monday, October 6, 2025 11:59 pm EDT
Senior Operations Manager, Capital Projects
Job ID:
234518
Posting status:
Open
Organization:
Ontario Clean Water Agency
Division:
Operations, Southwest Region
City:
St Thomas
Position(s) language:
English
Job term:
1 Permanent
Job code:
I1011B - Technical Services33
Salary:
$88,496.00 - $128,625.00 Per year
The Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA) believes in Our Communities, Our Environment and Our People. As a trusted partner to municipalities, First Nations communities, businesses, governments and institutions across Ontario, we provide our clients with total solutions in water and wastewater. We are dedicated to working closely with our clients to help them build healthy sustainable communities and organizations and provide safe and reliable drinking water to thousands of Ontarians each day.
If you are an experienced, motivated and team-oriented individual, consider this exciting opportunity to join OCWA's management team to lead and manage large capital projects that will ensure the provision of safe, client-oriented water and wastewater services within the Southwest Region in accordance with all relevant legislation, acts and regulations. The position will also be responsible for leading the Maximo Maintenance System in the Southwest Region facilities.
About the job
In this role you will:
- Provide expert operational input and oversee the management and administration of the provision of competitive and safe water treatment and collection.
- Supervise all aspects and impacts of capital expansion programs on the operations of water treatment.
- Travel within the region to the various facilities, attend site and client meetings as required.
- Provide expert operational input to the engineering, pre-design and design plans for major plant expansion.
- Ensure operating compliance with existing legislation and management systems.
- Plan, lead and manage the delivery of maintenance and electrical systems, processes and technical services for water and wastewater industry clients of the Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA) in a defined geographic region in order to support, enable and ensure effective operational effectiveness, efficiencies, safety, and optimum asset management.
- Lead/provide strategic/technical expertise, advice and policy recommendations to regional/OCWA management and regional clients/partners on preventative maintenance strategies and technical solutions to support client operations and OCWA business development objectives.
- Develop asset planning, support the planning for asset management, entering new equipment, providing regular updates on the overall status of the assets.
- Updating and managing Maximo Database, including the asset registry, preventative maintenance program and overall application improvements with a focus on overall continuous improvement of the AMM Program.
- Facilitate workshops, provide training and assist with progress updates.
What you bring to the team
Mandatory requirements
- Class I certificate or license: Water Treatment, Water Distribution and Supply, Wastewater Treatment and Collection, (as per O. Reg. 128/04). A minimum Operator-in-Training (OIT), as specified in O.Reg. 128/04 of the Safe Drinking Water Act and O.Reg. 129/04 of the Ontario Water Resources Act https://owwco.ca/operators/#gettingcertificate
- Valid Class G driver's license.
Technical Skills and Knowledge
- Comprehensive knowledge of and experience in the construction and maintenance of capital projects pertaining to water/wastewater treatment equipment, wastewater collection system equipment.
- Project management of capital projects from start to completion i.e. blue print reading, completing scope of work, procurement, RFP's, contractor oversight, tailgate meetings, deficiencies.
- Sound knowledge of related legislation, codes, standards, policies, and quality assurance and client service principles and practices.
- Price and proposal development, project management and budget control.
- Demonstrated knowledge of CMMS, Work Management Systems, and PC software.
- Demonstrated knowledge of asset management principles and maintenance management.
- Strong understanding of maintenance practices and their application.
- Knowledge of the theories, principles, and practices related to the functional/plant areas of work in water and wastewater maintenance, operations, and administration.
- Knowledge of legislation related to water/wastewater maintenance, operations, and health and safety.
- Knowledge of project management principles/practices.
Communication, Political Acuity, and Relationship Management Skills
- Ability to model outstanding team leadership, managerial and coordinating skills, initiative, innovativeness, decisiveness and support for considered, rational risk-taking.
- Exceptional client focused communicator.
- Strong understanding of and commitment to providing competitive, commercialized services in a client-driven business.
- Very strong analytical and evaluating skills to assess administrative and technical needs and capabilities, thoroughly appreciate the implications of options, make major administrative, construction and operating decisions, solve complex problems, and direct projects.
- Superior interpersonal skills, excellent written and oral communications, assertiveness, consensus-building skills and diplomacy, smooth presentation skills.
Other Essential Skills
- Knowledge of financial resources management to develop and manage area budget.
- Experience and knowledge of the equipment utilized in Water and Wastewater Treatment facilities.
- Knowledge of procurement policies and procedures to oversee all stages of acquisition of goods and services and prepare RFQs and RFPs.
- Knowledge of human resources management practices, policies and guidelines.
- Good problem solving, planning, project management, analytical and research skills.
- Develop, review, revise, and implement maintenance procedures and program standards.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills for working with and providing support to staff, colleagues, clients, and management to ensure that all program and project requirements are addressed.
- Prepare required detailed reports, meeting minutes, and actionable items.
- Prepare, review and implement work plans.
- Excellent computer skills
What's in it for you?
-
Flexible learning and development opportunities.
-
Opportunities for career advancement and specialization with the largest provider of water and wastewater services in Ontario.
-
Work with the partner of choice for more communities than any other water and wastewater service organization in Ontario for over 25 years.
-
Work with an organization committed to innovation and advanced technology.
-
A defined benefit pension plan; Comprehensive Health Plan; Life and Disability Insurance.
-
Maternity and parental leave top-up benefits including for adoptive parents.
How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility
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
Additional information:
Apply by:
Monday, October 6, 2025 11:59 pm EDT
Position details:
- 1 English Permanent, 450 Sunset Drive, Suite 370, St Thomas, West Region
Compensation group:
Management Compensation Plan
Work hours:
Schedule 6
Category:
Management and General
Posted on:
Friday, September 19, 2025
Note:
- T-AQ-234518/25
How to apply:
-
You must submit your application using only one of the methods identified below.
-
Your cover letter and resume combined should not exceed five (5) pages. For tips and tools on how to write a concise cover letter and resume, review the Writing a Cover Letter and Resume: Tips, Tools and Resources.
-
Customize your cover letter and resume to the qualifications listed on the job ad. Using concrete examples, you must show how you demonstrated the requirements for this job. We rely on the information you provide to us.
-
Be sure to quote the Job ID number for this position.
-
OPS employees are required to quote their WIN EMPLOYEE ID number when applying.
Send application to:
resume with covering letter (PDF format preferred) saved as JOB ID 234518 – First Last Name to:
Ontario Clean Water Agency
Hiring Manager: Sam Sianas
Attention: Ana Silva ASilva@ocwa.com
Language requirements and assessment:
All external Ontario Public Service (OPS) job ads are posted in English and French. Check the "position(s) language" section at the top of each job ad for the language requirements. For all roles, candidates are assessed in English, the business language of the OPS. If the position is bilingual (English/French), you'll also need to pass a French-language proficiency test.
Exigences en matière de langue et évaluation:
Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario (FPO) sont affichées en français et en anglais. Consultez la section « Langue du ou des postes » en haut de chaque offre d'emploi pour connaître les exigences linguistiques. Pour tous les postes, les candidats sont évalués en anglais, la langue d'affaires de la FPO. Si le poste est bilingue (anglais/français), vous devrez également passer un test de compétences linguistiques en français.
All external applicants (including former employees of the Ontario Public Service) applying to a competition in a ministry or Commission public body must disclose (either in the cover letter or resume) previous employment with the Ontario Public Service. Disclosure must include positions held, dates of employment and any active restrictions as applicable from being rehired by the Ontario Public Service. Active restrictions can include time and/or ministry-specific restrictions currently in force, and may preclude a former employee from being offered a position with the Ontario Public Service for a specific time period (e.g. one year), or from being offered a position with a specific ministry (either for a pre-determined time period or indefinitely). The circumstances around an employee's exit will be considered prior to an offer of employment.
Information collection notice
We are collecting your personal information to assess how well you meet the qualifications for employment with the Ontario Public Service, and for related recruitment purposes. The collection of personal information is necessary to the proper administration of OPS Careers, which is an authorized common service in accordance with s. 6 of the Ministry of Government Services Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. M.25.
Please do not include any more personal information than is needed for your application (for example, do not include your photograph or social insurance number).
If you have any questions about how your information is collected, used, shared or saved, please contact us.
Strengthening Ontario, together
About Ontario Clean Water Agency
OCWA, the Ontario Clean Water Agency, is dedicated to providing comprehensive water and wastewater services across Ontario. They specialize in operations and maintenance, project management, infrastructure planning, technical support, training, and financial services, ensuring effective and sustainable management of water resources.
L’Agence ontarienne des eaux (AOE) est déterminée à offrir des services complets en matière d’eau et d’eaux usées à travers l’Ontario. Elle se spécialise dans les opérations et l’entretien, la gestion de projets, la planification des infrastructures, le soutien technique, la formation et les services financiers, assurant ainsi une gestion efficace et durable des ressources en eau.