Water Management Director

Laval, an island of exceptions, is looking for a passionate and results-oriented individual to take the helm of water management. The mandate is to provide the Laval population with a drinking water supply and exemplary wastewater treatment in compliance with applicable standards while ensuring sustainable water resource management, all in a safe, reliable, environmentally respectful, and financially responsible manner.

Reporting to the Deputy General Manager of Infrastructure, you are tasked with strategically managing, in alignment with the corporate plan and directions, all resources and activities related to the production and distribution of drinking water, the collection and treatment of wastewater, as well as stormwater management.

As a key player in urban development, you ensure the maintenance and performance of water infrastructures in Laval. You define the strategic directions, objectives, and action plans for the service, as well as policies and directives in accordance with laws and regulations, to ensure their sustainability and capacity to meet the current and future needs of the citizens of Laval.

You ensure the efficient and safe operation of drinking water production and distribution facilities as well as the collection, pumping, and treatment facilities for wastewater and stormwater, in accordance with current regulations, and you ensure the protection of public health and the environment.

With the support of your management team, you develop, implement, and ensure rigorous monitoring of control and accountability mechanisms. These guarantee the application of policies, programs, and action plans, with a view to sustainable development.

As a strategic leader, you develop partnerships and maintain influential relationships with city services and various external stakeholders to facilitate the realization of structuring projects and the achievement of the Service's objectives.

• Hold a bachelor's degree in civil engineering, water engineering, environmental engineering, or any other relevant training;
• Hold a master's degree (asset);
• Be a member in good standing of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec;
• Have a minimum of fifteen (15) years of relevant experience in the role, including solid management experience;
• Have experience in transformation contexts;
• Possess excellent communication skills.

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

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

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 social benefits:

• 5 weeks of annual vacation;
• 5 personal days annually;
• 16.5 public holidays per year including several days off during the holiday season;
• Comprehensive group insurance package;
• Defined benefit pension plan;
• Employee assistance program (EAP);
• Priority access to a daycare CPE.