MANAGER DESIGN & CONSTRUC LIN INFRASTRUC
- Job ID: 62101
- Job Category: Engineering & Technical
- Division & Section: Engineering & Construction Services, ECS Linear Underground Infrastructure
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Job Type
& Duration: Full-Time, Permanent VacancySalary Range: $123,833–170,184, Wage Grade 8Hiring Zone: $139,659–$151,419
- Shift Information: Monday to Friday, 35 Hours per Week
- Affiliation: Non-Union
- Number of Positions Open: 5
- Posting Period: 1-Apr-2026 to 22-Apr-2026Creating the safe, sustainable municipal infrastructure that makes Toronto so livable is the responsibility of our Engineering and Construction Services (ECS) Division. With an annual capital program of $1 billion and growing, ECS provides specialized engineering design and construction services to internal clients within the City of Toronto, including Toronto Water, Transportation Services, and Solid Waste Management Services.
This is an exciting time to join the Division as Manager, Design & Construction
- Linear Infrastructure and provide technical expertise while driving excellence and continuous improvement in customer service delivery. Reporting to the Director, Design & Construction, Linear Underground Infrastructure, you’ll lead and manage staff involved in the planning, design and construction of the City’s municipal infrastructure along with leading the delivery of multi-year projects and programs through various delivery models, including conventional design‑bid‑build, design‑build and program management.
We are recruiting Managers of Design and Construction in the following programs:
- Basement Flooding Protection Program – Project management and engineering expertise in the delivery of capital infrastructure projects, including environmental assessments, sewer capacity assessments, preliminary and detailed design assignments,



and construction of sewers, watermain improvements, outfalls, sanitary and stormwater storage, green infrastructure and roadway improvements.
- Stormwater Management Infrastructure – Project management and engineering expertise in the delivery of capital infrastructure projects such as rehabilitation of streams, outfalls, ponds and green infrastructure. Projects arise from Environmental Assessment studies, state of good repair priorities and Council‑directed initiatives.
- Trunk Sewers and Transmission Mains – Project management and engineering expertise in the delivery of capital infrastructure projects, including open‑cut and trenchless pipe installation and rehabilitation of trunk sewers and transmission mains within the City’s Right‑of‑Way, parks, trails and ravines.
Leading by example to promote innovationConversant with civil and structural engineering principles and practices, you’ll act as a technical expert for Toronto Water and Transportation Services, overseeing the planning, development and implementation of engineering designs and construction associated with the City’s Basement Flooding Protection Program, Stormwater Management and rehabilitation and upgrading of Trunk Sewers and Transmission Mains as well as the planning and delivery of environmental assessment studies. You’ll lead internal or external engineering design and construction assignments in collaboration with staff from Toronto Water,



Transportation Services and other City divisions and public agencies, and provide input into the development of the City’s Capital Programs to address rehabilitation, reconstruction and expansion needs.
Full team management accountabilitiesA skilled leader with proven success in achieving results in a unionized and non‑unionized environment, you’ll manage, motivate and train the unit’s staff, supervising day‑to‑day operations—scheduling, assigning, reviewing work and evaluating performance. Your focus will be on ensuring effective teamwork, high standards of work quality and organizational performance, while promoting continuous learning and innovation. You’ll also develop and administer the annual budget and control expenditures within budget.
Communication and multi‑stakeholder managementThis role calls for someone who can operate as a fully accountable program leader, deliver complex projects, and thrive in an environment with high expectations and frequently competing deadlines. Your collaborative approach and strengths as a communicator will prove invaluable as you lead negotiations of contractual terms and finalise agreements with consultants, contractors and design‑build consortia. You’ll also lead discussions with other City divisions to deliver the Capital Works Program and negotiate claims and litigation arising from construction or professional services contracts, ensuring a fair, equitable resolution.
Key Qualifications
- Registration as a Professional Engineer (P.
Eng.) with Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) and membership in positive standing with PEO.
- Extensive experience in project management from inception to implementation, including planning, design, construction, resource

📌 Manager Design (Toronto)
🏢 City of Toronto
📍 Toronto