Senior Advisor Office of the Chief Capital Officers Rapid Transit
Senior Advisor Office of the Chief Capital Officers Rapid Transit
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09-04-2025
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Metrolinx is connecting communities across the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Metrolinx operates GO Transit and UP Express as well as the PRESTO fare payment system. We are also building new and improved rapid transit including GO Expansion Light Rail Transit routes and major expansions to Torontos subway system to get people where they need to go better faster and easier. Metrolinx is an agency of the Government of Ontario.
At Metrolinx equity diversity and inclusion are essential to living our values of serving with passion thinking forward and playing as a team.
Our Capital Projects Group (CPG) workforce is made up of driven and dedicated professionals who care deeply about working together to deliver infrastructure and make a positive impact in our communities. Join us as we build a knowledgeable and collaborative team that courageously changes how transit projects will be delivered.
Our Office of the Chief Capital Officers (OCCO) is looking for a Senior Advisor to join the team! You will be part of a small team that provides support to the Chief Capital Officer (CCO) Rapid Transit and their senior executive team. You will advise and recommend actions on a variety of topics related to policy programs and issues management regarding the Rapid Transit program including Light Rail Transit and subway expansion projects. This role is responsible for coordinating presentations reports and communications on behalf of the CCO and other senior executives in CPG; engaging within the CPG divisions to advance the CCOs critical priorities; supporting the operations and governance of the divisions; as well as managing special projects.
What will I be doing
- Collaborate with members of the Capital Leadership Team and their staff on policy projects and contentious or emerging issues.
- Identify emerging issues and urgency of immediate demands mediate and resolve conflicts associated with issues ongoing work and between competing projects.
- Coordinate support and attend management meetings including confirming agenda reviewing materials and following up on action items.
- Support development of highquality reports presentations communication strategies and plan both as initiator/author and as a reviewer of others work.
- Identify risks and assess impacts on reputation in collaboration with Metrolinx Communications and Community Relations
- Support the coordination and development of materials on behalf of CPG for a variety of senior governance meetings including but not limited to Senior Management Team Committees Board of Directors and Executive Committee meetings.
- Supports the CCO Director Capital Program Strategy and Operations and other CPG senior executives in developing and executing strategic and business planning activities for the Division including ensuring alignment with enterprise strategic business plans.
What Skills and Qualifications Do I Need
- Completion of a degree in Public Policy Management Political Science Communications or related field or a combination of education training and experience deemed equivalent.
- Demonstrated experience ideally in the public sector developing strategic materials reports presentations public relations materials or communications materials managing special projects complex and sensitive issues/tasks timely flow of information along with stakeholder interaction.
- Experience within an engineering or transit infrastructure environment would be an asset.
- Strong organizational and project management skills to support multiple priorities navigate through ambiguity and to plan organize and coordinate internal and external resources engaged in project activities to meet time and quality expectations.
- Selfdirected problemsolver taking initiative and proactively addressing issues working with minimal oversight.
- Proficiency in computer applications including MS Office (e.g. Outlook Word Excel PowerPoint)
- Strong capabilities to build and maintain relationships accompanied by a high degree of political acumen to work with and influence a variety of stakeholders agencies and staff to ensure successful outcomes and achieve goals.
- Excellent analytical skills to analyze business needs and identify and assess risks and impacts on company reputation and develop recommendations for corrective action.
- Excellent interpersonal and oral/written/presentation communication skills to prepare materials for oneself and others.
Dont Meet Every Requirement
If youre excited about working with Metrolinx but your past experience doesnt quite align with every qualification of this posting we encourage you to apply. You just might be the right candidate for this or other roles. We are always looking for great talent to join our team.
We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from members of equitydeserving communities including those who identify as Indigenous Black racialized women people with disabilities and people with diverse gender identities expressions and sexual orientations.
Accommodation:
We value the unique skills and experiences each person brings to Metrolinx and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment. We are committed to the requirements of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act so if you require accommodation during the hiring process please let our Recruitment team know by contacting us at:or email.
Application Process:
All applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada. Metrolinx will be using email to communicate with you for all job competitions. It is your responsibility to include an updated email address that is checked daily and accepts emails from unknown users. As we send timesensitive correspondence we recommend that you check your email regularly. If no response is received we will assume you are no longer interested in pursuing the opportunity. Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate.
Should it be determined that any background information provided is misleading inaccurate or incorrect Metrolinx reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of your application.
We thank all applicants for their interest however only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
WE ARE AN EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE EMPLOYER.
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