The Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA) believes in Our Communities, Our Environment and Our People. As a trusted partner to municipalities, First Nations communities, businesses, governments and institutions across Ontario, we provide our clients with total solutions in water and wastewater. We are dedicated to working closely with our clients to help them build healthy sustainable communities and organizations and provide safe and reliable drinking water to thousands of Ontarians each day. Join the management team at the Ontario Clean Water Agency (OCWA) in an exciting chance to lead and inspire a dynamic team in the provision of safe, client oriented, and valuable water and wastewater management services in the province of Ontario. Asset Management and the Work Management System (WMS) is one of OCWA’s core strategic focus areas to best support the communities that we serve. The Director of BAMS will assume lead accountability for implementing and sustaining an integrated business approach to asset management across the Agency. In this role, you will: Lead a team to develop and deliver the Asset Management Program, maintenance tactics and process delivery via the WMS. Oversee and manage planning, development, evaluation and implementation of the Asset Management and WMS strategic program. Document and support the long-term strategies, principles, and direction for managing client assets. Sustain a governance framework for the Agency’s Asset Management Program with multi-disciplinary management techniques (technical, financial, and community-based). Promote the long-term sustainability of managing assets, while balancing community needs and maximizing financial resources. Lead and direct stakeholder relations, consultations, engagement, risk and issues management,



and facilitation and to oversee partnership and consensus building. Provide expertise and advice to OCWA in continuing to imbed the WMS program in all Operations and Maintenance services delivered as well as a focus on interconnections with other applications utilized to make key business decisions in direct support of Operations and supporting business groups. Collaborate with business groups, specifically Operations, to enhance and implement continual improvements related to asset management data stewardship, maintenance services and long term planning. What’s in it for you?
- Flexible learning and development opportunities.
- Opportunities for career advancement and specialization with the largest provider of water and wastewater services in Ontario.
- Work with the partner of choice for more communities than any other water and wastewater service organization in Ontario for over 30 years.
- Work with an organization committed to innovation and advanced technology.
- A defined benefit pension plan; Comprehensive Health Plan; Life and Disability Insurance.
- Maternity and parental leave top-up benefits including for adoptive parents. What can I expect to do in this role? Reporting to the Vice President of Innovation and Infrastructure Solutions (I&IS;), you will:
- Work with senior management to advise,



develop and implement risk-based operational and maintenance and capital strategies and provide oversight and framework to help achieve the Agency’s program commitments, meet the growing needs of clients and public and support the delivery of key Agency initiatives.
- Contribute to corporate initiatives by researching and recommending policy direction and business strategies to optimize service delivery.
- Provide business intelligence, reporting and analysis to design and review program models, and evaluate processes to ensure accountability, regulatory excellence and data integrity.
- Lead the development and implementation of communication strategies to promote the program, mitigate identified risks, manage critical and emerging issues and ensure stakeholders are kept informed of the new programs to support the implementation.
- Manage the analysis, prioritization, response and preparation of formal replies, briefing notes, comprehensive reports, consultation/discussion papers, and strategic communications.
- Lead and represent the Agency in stakeholder negotiations related to partnership and contractual agreements, manage and coordinate activities related to design and risk assessment to ensure policies adhere with Agency’s strategic objectives, and comply with financial accountability.
- Integrate the WMS program to support Agency’s strategic priorities including but not limited to Health and Safety, Regulatory Compliance, Innovation and Optimization, Emerging Trends, Climate Change and Best in Class O&M; services.
- Support clients in managing water/wastewater infrastructure assets by considering strategic plans, organizational objectives, business requirements, service levels, risk, and community needs against available resources to support informed and effective decision-making.
- Bring forth asset management, work

📌 Director, Asset and Maintenance Management Standards (Mississauga)
🏢 Ontario Water Works Association
📍 Mississauga