What We Offer
We value our employees and provide a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your well-being and future. Our offerings include:
- Competitive Salary - Your expertise is valued. We offer a strong, competitive salary that reflects your skills and experience.
- OMERS Pension Plan - Secure your future with our employer-supported pension plan.
- Comprehensive Health & Dental Benefits - Extensive coverage for you and your family.
- Generous Paid Time Off - Vacation, sick leave, and parental leave.
- Professional Development & Growth - Access opportunities for training, professional development, and specialized career pathways to help you excel.
- Dedicated Wellness Programs - Your mental and physical health are essential. Benefit from
wellness resources, mental health supports, and programs designed to help you thrive.
Branch and Unit
Facilities Management
Employment Type
This is a full-time, regular position.
(On-Site)
Vacancies
Vacancies: 1
Tentative start date: January 2027
Civilian Posting
Reporting to the Manager of Capital Projects, the Project Manager position: Oversees complex large capital facility projects from initiation through design, construction, commissioning, and occupancy. The role provides strategic leadership, technical expertise, and decision-making authority to ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and in compliance with quality, safety, security, environmental, and legislative requirements. The Project Manager supports executive decision-making by translating complex technical, financial, and operational information into actionable recommendations.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provides full leadership and accountability for medium to large-scale capital facility projects
($10M-$100M), overseeing planning, design, construction, commissioning, and closeout to ensure
delivery on time and within budget.
- Leads multidisciplinary teams (project managers, planners, coordinators, and support services) to
define business needs, develop execution strategies, and deliver projects.
- Represents the owner on all project matters, making recommendations to senior leadership and
exercising signing authority over scope, schedule, budget, and risk.
- Leads business case development, feasibility studies, early scoping, and alignment with organizational priorities.
- Manages competing stakeholder requirements and maintains senior-level engagement throughout the project lifecycle.
- Provides engineering and technical leadership, including design interpretation, feasibility assessments, construction problem-solving, and approval of materials, equipment, and construction methodologies.
- Reviews and approves designs, specifications, drawings, and contract documents to ensure compliance with codes, standards, and operational requirements.
- Oversees technical investigations, surveys, permitting, approvals, easements, and pre construction activities.
- Develops consultant and contractor procurement strategies in partnership with Procurement, including SOWs, tender documents, evaluation criteria, and chairing evaluation committees.
- Recommends contract awards, negotiates changes, and manages contract performance throughout delivery.
- Manages financial performance, including budgets, invoices, change orders, contingencies, cash flow forecasts, and financial reporting; identifies cost-saving and cost-sharing opportunities.
- Ensures compliance with DRPS policies, legislation, and applicable regulations (e.g., Construction
Act).
- Leads design and constructability reviews, ensuring adherence to building codes, standards, best
practices, and DRPS operational requirements.
- Manages construction delivery, including contractor performance, RFIs, site instructions, change
management, inspections, and schedule control, including work in occupied facilities.
- Directs commissioning, FF&E coordination, training, operational readiness, and transition to
occupancy.
- Conducts site visits and inspections; identifies deficiencies; performs final inspections; and issues
completion certificates on behalf of DRPS.
- Leads health and safety management, including hazard identification, mitigation strategies, and
enforcement of safety, fire, and building codes.
- Establishes and maintains DRPS design standards, safety requirements, commissioning processes,
inspection practices, and quality assurance controls.
- Leads risk management across all project phases, escalating significant risks to leadership as
required.
- Ensures construction activities in occupied facilities maintain safe access, security, and uninterrupted operations.
- Liaises with internal stakeholders (IT, Planning, Legal, Health & Safety, Operations) and external
authorities (municipalities, utilities, conservation authorities, ministries, fire services).
- Represents DRPS on joint committees and at public consultation meetings for new facilities.
- Communicates project impacts, decisions, and progress to leadership, staff, consultants, contractors, and community stakeholders.
- Prepares reports and presentations for Senior Leadership and the Police Services Board, including
recommendations and status updates.
- Maintains complete project documentation, including business cases, approvals, drawings,
inspections, warranties, O&M manuals, and change logs.
- Leads project closeout, including performance evaluations, lessons learned, and final reporting.
- Performs additional duties as required to support departmental priorities.
QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS
- Completion of a university degree in degree in Engineering or Architecture from a program accredited by the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB) or Canadian Architectural Certification Board (CACB), or equivalent international credential assessed to Canadian standards.
- Licensed as a Professional Engineer with Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) or a Registered Architect with the Ontario Association of Architects (OAA).
- Minimum five years of progressive project management or construction experience, including experience in the public or broader public sector.
o Knowledge of public-sector procurement, contract law, and relevant Federal and Provincial
legislation and guidelines.
o Experience with budget preparation, monitoring, and asset management principles.
o Ability to manage multiple projects through strong time management and problem-solving skills.
o Experience preparing procurement documentation and contracts.
- Advanced computer skills with Microsoft Office: Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
- Ability to tactfully exchange detailed information and explanation of technical matters in lay-terms.
- Demonstrated effective interpersonal and communication skills with multiple levels and sources for listening and comprehension.
- Well-developed time management, prioritization, multi-tasking and organizational skills.
- Proven ability to interact diplomatically, tactfully and confidentially with all levels of the service and other agencies.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively as a member of a team as well as the ability to work efficiently with self-direction.
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification will be considered an asset.
Hours
Monday to Friday / Day Shift (may occasionally require flexibility in hours or overtime)
Salary Level
This is a Level 11 position $133,349 (2025-2029 Collective Agreement)
Selection
As part of the selection for this position, qualifications and skills listed in the posting will be assessed to measure the suitability of all applicants. Assessments may include, but not be limited to: resume review, skills assessment (s), interview(s), medical assessment, psychological assessment, functional abilities testing and/or background investigation.
Note: If you require accommodation at any time during the recruitment process, please advise the Human Resources contact on the posting. Appropriate assistance will be provided pursuant to the Service's Accessibility directive.
How to Apply
For direct consideration, applicants must apply online by uploading a cover letter, resume, and certificate proving required education/training. Scan all required documents as one (1) pdf.file and upload when resume is requested.
Human Resources is unable to accept e-mail, FAX, or in-person applications.
Durham Regional Police is an equal opportunity employer.
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected will be contacted.
Contact
Applications for the above position will be accepted until 1600 hours on the closing date of this posting. Questions may be directed to Ema Williams at 7182@drps.ca
