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Posted On: November 9, 2026
Last Day to Apply: November 22, 2026
The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), North America's third largest transit system and recognized as one of the top places to work in the GTA has introduced its new 2024-2028 TTC Corporate Plan - Moving Toronto, Connecting Communities which continues the TTC’s legacy of delivering service to hundreds of millions of customers a year. The TTC’s new vision and mission statements also help promote the many environmental, social equity and economic benefits that the TTC provides:
Vision: Moving Toronto towards a more equitable, sustainable, and prosperous future.
Mission: To serve the needs of transit riders by providing a safe, reliable, efficient, and accessible mass public transit service through a seamless integrated network to create access to opportunity for everyone.
The full Plan can be viewed on ttc.ca.
Career Opportunity
Ready to help lead TTC's transition to a zero-emission future? We are seeking an experienced Program Manager, Renewable Energy Programs to oversee a portfolio of complex, multi-year capital projects that support fleet electrification, facility decarbonization, renewable energy implementation, and sustainable transit infrastructure.
This role is responsible for leading the planning, delivery, and governance of large-scale programs involving battery-electric bus infrastructure, Wheel-Trans electrification, charging systems, energy storage, solar power, and facility modernization initiatives. Working with internal teams, consultants, utility providers, government partners, and contractors, you will drive projects from concept through commissioning while ensuring alignment with TTC's operational needs, capital priorities, climate commitments, and funding requirements.
What You Will Do
The Project Manager, Renewable Energy Programs is responsible and accountable for the management and coordination of multiple related projects to achieve strategic business and organizational objectives. Responsible for building credibility, establishing rapport and maintaining communication with stakeholders at multiple levels, including those external to the organization.
As a senior-level practitioner at the forefront of advancing the Department’s and TTC’s strategic goals and objectives, the Project Manager leads integrated TTC and consultant project teams. These teams are responsible for the coordination, implementation and management of multi-year, multi-discipline capital projects, and programs from inception, planning, design, procurement and production through safety certification, commissioning, and project close-out. Projects will include the electrification of both TTC fleet and facilities. This includes the electrification of the conventional bus, wheel-trans bus and non-revenue fleets as well as the decarbonization of facilities and implementation of renewable energy; all of which are large scale in nature and/or highly complex.
Other duties would include:
- Establish overall scope, schedule and budget for various projects. Prioritize projects and frameworks to meet strategic business and governance goals. Identify external risks and implement mitigation strategies and contingency plans.
- Ensure project schedules are developed and implemented so that deliverables are provided in a timely and cost effective manner to all stakeholders.
- Track, monitor and communicate performance against project plan, requirements, quality measures, milestones and KPIs. Review status reports from project teams and address issues with program or portfolio impacts as appropriate.
- Ensure timely reporting of financial and performance results including schedule, safety, human resources, and other management issues to TTC and government officials. Review status reports from project teams and address relevant issues.
- Provide leadership and guidance in recruiting, retaining and training of resources to ensure individual and team targets are achieved as well as to contribute to the ongoing success of the TTC Corporate Plan. Delegate, and guide work.
- Create, maintain and constantly attempt to improve project development and implementation processes. Implement procedures to ensure successful execution of projects.
- Define and manage stakeholder expectations, problem resolution, and implement engagement reviews. Work with business and functional areas to create integrated plans.
- Acts as the TTC's representative to exercise and delegate authority in managing the work and controlling the delivery of the project in accordance with scope, budget, schedule, and quality assurance requirements.
As a TTC employee, you will promote a respectful work and service environment that supports diversity, inclusion, and is free from harassment and discrimination. You will provide leadership in the development and implementation of inclusive and accessible policies, programs and/or services for employees and customers in accordance with TTC's commitments and obligations under the Ontario Human Rights Code (OHRC) and Related Orders, the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), and TTC's policies. You will also participate in the TTC Customer Service Ambassador Program.
What Skills Do You Bring?
Use office technology, software and applications
Manage projects
Manage human resources
Apply analytical skills
Plan and organize activities / projects to meet section and organizational goals
Secure and manage fiscal resources
Understand the organization's fiscal environment
What Qualifications Do You Bring?
- Completion of a post-secondary college diploma or university degree in a related discipline or a combination of education, training and experience deemed to be equivalent.
- Progressive experience in the areas of general project management of transit vehicles and/or large multi-discipline capital projects.
- Must possess Project Management Professional (PMP), or Program Management Professional (PgMP) certification, or a similar certification.
- Certification as a Professional Engineer in the Province of Ontario (PEO), Master of Business Administration (MBA), and Executive Master of Business Administration (eMBA) is considered an asset.
- Comprehensive experience and knowledge of project management principles and practices
- Extensive knowledge of and experience applying best practices, procedures and principles of project, program and portfolio management methodology and governance
- Knowledge of asset management planning and principles, engineering and configuration change management, quality assurance and control standards, life cycle management, costing, and knowledge of data collection, validation, analysis and uses
- Must be knowledgeable of pertinent Acts and Regulations (i.e. Occupational Health & Safety Act, etc.)
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Proven planning, organizational and decision-making skills
- Excellent communication, negotiation and conflict management skills
- Demonstrated ability to influence and motivate others; adapt quickly to new environments; and work efficiently and effectively through stressful situations
- Comprehensive knowledge of business administration, fiscal and human resources policies and legislation/regulations regarding safety, human rights, employment, etc.
- Demonstrated ability to prepare and monitor budgets and conduct cost/benefit analysis
- Team building skills; and extensive experience motivating, directing and influencing teams across multiple operational and business areas
- Demonstrated ability to work with senior management/executive level on projects and programs
- Experience establishing, building and maintaining collaborative relationships with various stakeholders for the purpose of meeting the corporate/program objectives
- Familiarity with computers and computer-based techniques and applications related to the work
- Extended hours may be required to meet project, program and portfolio objectives and deadlines. May be required to work or respond to emergency calls outside of normal working hours
What We Offer
- Commitment to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive culture that promotes a sense of belonging and represents and reflects the needs of the communities we serve.
- A flexible, hybrid work approach that allows colleagues to find balance between their professional and personal lives and making the most of the benefits of working remotely and purpose-driven in-person collaboration opportunities.
- One of the great benefits of being a full-time TTC employee is becoming a member of TTC defined pension plan.
- A comprehensive package that covers health, dental, vision and more.
- Support for professional development opportunities for all colleagues through a broad range of learning programs that include in-person and online training, leadership development, and support for colleagues’ well-being.
Commitment to EDI
The TTC is committed to upholding the values of equity, diversity, anti-racism and inclusion in the delivery of its services and in its workplaces. The TTC is committed to fostering a diverse workforce that is representative of the communities it serves at all levels of the organization and supports an inclusive environment where diverse employee and community perspectives and experiences bring value to the organization. The TTC encourages applications from all applicants, including members of groups with historical and/or current barriers to equity, including but not limited to, Indigenous, Black and racialized groups, people with disabilities, women and people from the LGBTQIA+ community. The TTC values and supports an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment and selection process. Accommodations for applicants are available upon request throughout the recruitment and selection process, including for those who identify as having a disability. Please contact Talent Management at (416) 393-4570 or Jobs@ttc.ca . Any information received related to an accommodation will be addressed confidentially.
General Prohibition in Hiring Process
The TTC is also committed to a fair hiring process based on job related qualifications, merit, and abilities. You are expected to write your own materials and provide your own qualifications and experiences during the hiring process. The TTC will not tolerate the use of artificial intelligence or external resources in any of your submissions or responses, or the disclosure of interview questions to others. By submitting your application, you acknowledge and agree to the following:
- The use of any artificial intelligence (AI) tool including, but not limited to, ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot, to generate or produce any information or materials to be submitted or any response to any assessment question or any interview question, is prohibited.
- All information and materials you submit, including resume, cover letter, and assessment responses, are your own original work without the use of any AI tool
- During any interview, your response to any interview question is your own without the use or assistance of any AI tool or any person.
- You will not disseminate or disclose to any person any interview question.
Should you breach the prohibition of AI tool use, or information dissemination or disclosure, you will be in violation of TTC’s hiring process and TTC may withdraw your application and may prohibit you from participation in the TTC hiring process.
Relatives of TTC Employees
The TTC’s policy prohibits relatives of current TTC employees from being hired, assigned, transferred or promoted into positions, where there is a conflict of interest due to a relationship. Should you be selected for an interview, you will be required to disclose the name, relationship and position of any relative who is a current TTC employee.
We thank all applicants for their interest but advise only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
