Supervisor - Public Works

As a public works supervisor, you will organize, control, and supervise operations related to:

• roadways;
• sewer and aqueduct networks;
• snow removal;
• spreading;
• asphalting;
• horticulture;
• maintenance and installation of playground equipment.

This is to ensure optimal use of the resources at your disposal, effectively maintain the geographical area assigned to you, and ensure proper handling of citizen requests.

Additionally, you will assist your superior in managing the activities under their responsibility and oversee the resources, including the personnel, for which you are responsible according to the allocated budget and the directions, objectives, guidelines, and instructions from your superior and the service management. Finally, you will produce reports on the management of the resources assigned to you and the activities for which you are responsible in order to submit relevant recommendations.

• Hold a college diploma (DEC) in civil engineering or a college certificate (AEC) in urban infrastructure foremanship or in supervising a team of employees;
• Four (4) years of relevant experience, including personnel management;
• Experience in managing unionized personnel is an asset;
• Must possess training in safety for construction sites (SST);
• Class 5 driver's license.

Demonstrating proven leadership, you will embody the management model advocated by the City of Laval:

Humanize: You will show a genuine interest in the well-being of others and the work environment. You will share the vision by conveying it in a way that gives meaning to the work and ensures a common understanding of the direction to prioritize.

Energize: You will promote skill development, inspire others, and encourage them to engage in their work and perform. You will gather, share, and disseminate the required information to foster communication within the organization.

Inspire: You will be able to exert strategic influence and promote your ideas in alignment with those of the organization while having an informed awareness of the internal and external environment. You will be able to develop formal and informal networks to facilitate exchanges leading to beneficial outcomes for all parties involved.

Transform: You will know how to generate creative ideas to provoke citizen-centered transformation. You are able to perceive the urgency and importance of situations and must ensure to communicate and manage them according to organizational issues.

Navigate: Recognized for your courage to act, you will be determined to carry out the interventions you believe are necessary to create maximum value for citizens. Focused on results, you will concentrate your efforts to achieve or exceed expected outcomes and adopt strategies that contribute to improving the results obtained.

Choosing the City of Laval means joining the third largest city in Quebec, in an environment where your leadership and influence can truly make a difference. It also means having the opportunity to grow within a human, committed, and passionate team for public service.

For this position, we offer competitive working conditions and benefits:

• Annual vacation weeks based on experience;
• 1 week of personal days annually;
• 11 public holidays and 1 mobile day per year, unpaid and/or paid according to operational needs;
• Possibility to accumulate overtime;
• Comprehensive group insurance package;
• Defined benefit pension plan;
• Work location easily accessible with free parking;
• Employee assistance program (EAP);
• Priority access to a CPE daycare.