Head of Public Works Operations Division

Your mandate is to lead and coordinate operations related to the maintenance, upkeep, and replacement of public infrastructure under your responsibility. You guide, mobilize, and develop a team of managers responsible for these activities. You participate, with management, in establishing the directions and objectives of the Public Works Department, in relation to your area of expertise.

You ensure sound and optimal management of budgets, material and human resources, all with the aim of providing quality service to the public, in harmony with the laws, regulations, and collective agreements in force. You ensure that your supervisory staff applies health and safety rules and procedures at work and takes necessary preventive measures.

Results-oriented and demonstrating excellent adaptability, you distinguish yourself through your client-focused approach (service to citizens). Your mobilization skills and leadership enable you to guide your team towards achieving results while maintaining strong relationships and partnerships with all stakeholders.

• Hold a bachelor's degree in administration, civil engineering, or any other relevant field;
• Have at least ten (10) years of relevant experience, including five (5) years in a management position of a large team and unionized personnel;
• Experience in budget and operational activity management;
• Technical knowledge in infrastructure management.

Demonstrating proven leadership, you will embody the management model advocated by the City of Laval:

Humanize: You will show a genuine interest in the well-being of others and the work environment. You will share the vision by conveying it in a way that gives meaning to the work and ensures a common understanding of the preferred direction.

Energize: You will promote skill development, inspire others, and encourage them to engage in their work and perform. You will gather, share, and disseminate the required information to foster communication within the organization.

Inspire: You will be able to exert strategic influence and promote your ideas in alignment with those of the organization while having an informed awareness of the internal and external environment. You will be able to develop formal and informal networks to facilitate exchanges leading to beneficial outcomes for all parties involved.

Transform: You will generate creative ideas to provoke citizen-centered transformation. You are able to perceive the urgency and importance of situations and must ensure to communicate and manage them according to organizational issues.

Navigate: Recognized for your courage to act, you will be determined to carry out the interventions you believe are necessary to create maximum value for citizens. Focused on results, you will concentrate your efforts to achieve or exceed expected outcomes and adopt strategies that contribute to improving the results obtained.

Choosing the City of Laval means joining the third largest city in Quebec, in an environment where your leadership and influence can truly make a difference. It also offers the opportunity to grow within a human, committed, and passionate team for public service.

For this position, we offer competitive working conditions and benefits:

• 4 weeks of annual vacation;
• 5 personal days annually;
• 16.5 holidays per year including several days off during the holiday season;
• Comprehensive group insurance package;
• Defined benefit pension plan;
• Workplace easily accessible with free parking;
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP);
• Priority access to a CPE daycare.