Apply By: Thursday, September 11, 2025 11:59 pm EDT

Municipal Services Supervisor

Job ID:

233405

Posting status:

Open

Organization:

Ministry of Transportation

Division:

Operations Division

City:

North Bay, Thunder Bay

Position(s) language:

English

Job term:

2 Temporary 12 months

Job code:

M0811B - Technical Services14

Salary:

$80,041.00 - $115,335.00 Per year

Lead the Way in Public Infrastructure Excellence

Are you a strategic leader with a passion for public service and infrastructure development? Do you thrive in managing geographically dispersed teams and overseeing complex road construction and maintenance programs?

The Ministry of Transportation is seeking two (2) dynamic Municipal Services Supervisors to join our Operations Division in Thunder Bay and North Bay. In this pivotal role, you'll lead the delivery of road construction projects and seasonal maintenance programs in Northern Ontario, ensuring safe and reliable transportation for communities across the region.

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

About the job

We hold our leaders to high standards because we believe in their potential to drive meaningful change. In the Ontario Public Service, leadership 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 be expected to create a team culture that encourages innovation, supports collaboration, and champions inclusion. You'll help build a diverse, anti-racist, and accessible workplace where everyone feels safe, respected, and able to thrive.

Leadership is about impact—and in these roles, you'll have the opportunity to make a meaningful one. You will:

• Provide supervision and guidance to staff located throughout Northwestern and Northeastern Ontario, ensuring effective team coordination and performance.
• Organize and oversee the delivery of road construction projects and seasonal maintenance programs, including summer and winter operations.
• Administer and manage budgets for the Unincorporated Roads program, evaluate work proposals, and address operational challenges.
• Liaise with municipal authorities and other ministries on engineering, technical, and financial matters, and respond to inquiries and requests.
• Lead recruitment and selection processes, manage staff performance, assign work, administer discipline, and recommend merit increases.
• Offer expert advice on municipal issues and provide strategic recommendations to senior management.

What you bring to the team

Leadership Experience:

• Strategic Leadership: You provide direction to diverse, multi-disciplinary teams and effectively schedule work in alignment with corporate and divisional priorities.
• Inclusive Team Building: You foster organizational capacity through inclusive, values-based leadership in recruitment, performance management, and labour relations.
• Compliance Oversight: You ensure adherence to legislative statutes, collective agreements, and ministry policies, directives, and guidelines.
• Sound Judgment: You offer authoritative advice to senior management, demonstrating strong political acuity and decision-making skills.

Technical Expertise:

• Infrastructure Knowledge: You are capable of interpreting and applying relevant legislation, policies, specifications and standards pertaining to infrastructure improvements including highway operations and drainage works in municipalities and unincorporated areas.
• Digital Proficiency: You are proficient in software tools including word processing, spreadsheets, databases, email, and internet/intranet platforms.
• Financial Acumen: You apply forecasting and accounting practices to manage budgets, review proposals, and adjust financial plans across multiple programs.

Program Management:

• Budget Management: You develop and oversee budgets, approve expenditures, and procure goods and services in accordance with financial directives.
• Policy Compliance: You ensure program operations comply with applicable legislation, policies, and collective agreements.
• Analytical Thinking: You demonstrate strong problem-solving and analytical skills to support effective program delivery.

Communications and Relationship Management:

• Stakeholder Engagement: You build and maintain relationships with colleagues, municipal officials, contractors, and external vendors.
• Negotiation Skills: You apply effective communication and negotiation techniques to resolve issues and support project delivery.
• Written Communication: You produce clear and professional written materials, including reports, recommendations, and presentations.

Don't meet every qualification?

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!

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:

Thursday, September 11, 2025 11:59 pm EDT

Position details:

• 1 English Temporary, duration up to 12 months, 615 James St S, Thunder Bay, North Region
• 1 English Temporary, duration up to 12 months, 437 Mckeown Ave, North Bay, North Region

Compensation group:

Management Compensation Plan

Work hours:

Schedule 6

Category:

Management and General

Posted on:

Wednesday, August 27, 2025

How to apply:

• You must apply online.

• 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.

• Read the job description to make sure you understand this job.

• OPS employees are required to quote their WIN EMPLOYEE ID number when applying.

• If you require a disability related accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process, please Contact Us to provide your contact information. Recruitment services team will contact you within 48 hours.

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.

Strengthening Ontario, together