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Apply By: Wednesday, January 14, 2026 11:59 pm EST

Team Lead

Job ID:

236903

Posting status:

Open

Organization:

Ministry of the Solicitor General

Division:

Infrastructure Division / Facilities and Capital Planning Branch

City:

Toronto

Position(s) language:

English

Job term:

2 Temporary up to 18 months with possible extension

Job code:

7A008 - ProgPlanEval07

Salary:

$90,930.00 - $132,162.00 Per year

Are you interested in bringing your project management and capital planning expertise to deliver exciting and important capital infrastructure projects?

The Ministry of the Solicitor General (SOLGEN), Infrastructure Division is offering a great opportunity for individuals to advance the planning and delivery of correctional and community safety facilities across Ontario.

Success in this role requires leadership in project management, an understanding of the capital/business planning process, including the Treasury Board Strategic Planning Process (SPP), strategic oversight and the ability to work in a multi-disciplinary environment across business lines.

If so, consider this exciting opportunity to be part of the Facilities and Capital Planning Branch in the Ministry of the Solicitor General where you will develop partnerships to facilitate issues resolution, ensure sound government investments and support corrections reform and support public safety in Ontario.

About the job

In this role, you will:

• Lead and provide strategic oversight for corrections and public safety infrastructure projects, ensuring alignment with the Ministry's modernization objectives and policy directions.
• Manage multiple concurrent and complex capital projects with competing priorities
• Develop and implement engagement strategies for stakeholders impacted by infrastructure projects, including developing public engagement materials.
• Lead the Ministry's Treasury Board submissions and the Strategic Planning Process (SPP) as it relates to major capital projects
• Support finance and business planning branches with capital accounting, fiscal financial reporting, and updates, including periodic updates to the Ministry's Delegation of Financial Management Authority (DOFMA).
• Lead the development of communications materials related to infrastructure projects
• Support the project team in the review of cost estimates for all projects in the portfolio
• Supports project managers in planning, design and construction management for infrastructure projects
• Leads the development of governance materials, including Letters of Direction, Memorandum of Understanding, Project Charters, Terms of Reference, and Service Agreements for the major projects portfolio.

What you bring to the team

Technical knowledge

You have the ability to:

• demonstrate knowledge of infrastructure planning, programming and delivery, including directives, project lifecycle, procurement models and funding mechanisms.
• understand capital planning and governmental financial processes (cashflows, budgeting, MPIP reporting).
• demonstrate knowledge of Treasury Board/Cabinet submissions and Strategic Planning Process (SPP).

Communication skills

You have the ability to:

• prepare a wide range of strategic and operational documents to support decision-making.
• liaise with legal services to develop various agreements (service level agreements, project agreements, etc.).
• interpret governance materials.
• provide strategic advice, expertise, and recommendations on arising issues.

Project management and analytical skills

You have the ability to:

• provide project management expertise to ensure alignment with organizational priorities.
• proactively identify and resolve complex problems related to project objectives, scope, status, cost, and design.
• plan, manage, and coordinate a diverse portfolio of capital projects concurrently with varying size, scope and complexity with competing priorities.
• identify and analyze project implementation barriers, issues and risks and develop strategies to mitigate risks.
• apply critical analysis and benchmarking to capital plans, milestone schedules and cash flows of projects.

Relationship management and negotiation skills

You have the ability to:

• develop and foster strategic relationships with stakeholders and inter-jurisdictional partners.
• facilitate forums for collaboration and mutual problem resolution.
• demonstrate political acuity to lead complex discussions and resolve competing interests.
• provide informed advice and consultation to senior management and stakeholders.

Team leadership experience

You have the ability to:

• provide strategic oversight of project teams, manage the decision-making and approval process and resolve project issues.
• work alongside a diverse group of stakeholders, and foster collaboration to drive projects to successful completion.
• motivate and mentor a team of technical professionals.

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:

Wednesday, January 14, 2026 11:59 pm EST

Position details:

• 2 English Temporary, duration up to 18 months, 25 Grosvenor St, Toronto, Toronto Region, Criminal Record Check

Compensation group:

Association of Management, Administrative and Professional Crown Employees of Ontario

Work hours:

Schedule 6

Category:

Policy and Analysis

Posted on:

Wednesday, December 17, 2025

Note:

• About security checks:
  A criminal or other federal offence record does not automatically disqualify you from the position. We consider each situation based on the position's responsibilities.
  If a check is needed and you've lived outside of Canada in the past 5 years for 6 or more months in a row, or if you are not a Canadian resident, you'll need to provide an out-of-country police clearance certificate from the country you lived in.
  Employment screening checks are only reviewed and evaluated by the Transition and Security Office, which also maintains them and keeps them strictly confidential.
• The information that you provide for the purpose of this competition and the results from this competition may be used to fill other positions. These positions may be of various tenures including short-term assignments. Your information and the results from this competition will be retained for the purpose of filling vacancies in accordance with the applicable collective agreement or policy provisions.
• T-SL-236903/25(2)

How to apply:

• You must apply online.

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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.

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