POSITION: Asset Integrity and Productivity Specialist
REPORTS TO: Manager, Enterprise Asset Management
DEPARTMENT: Finance
LOCATION: North Bay
REFERENCE: 800-160-26
SALARY: $88,868 - $104,546
WHO WE ARE:
Ontario Northland Transportation Commission (ONTC) is an Agency of the Province of Ontario that provides efficient and vital transportation services. We employ over 1100 skilled professionals and are over 120 years old and proud of our heritage and connection to the communities we serve. We are focused on moving forward with the goal of being a valued leader in transportation. We offer competitive salary, excellent benefits, a defined benefit pension plan, paid vacation, 3 paid personal leave days along with discounted transportation on our bus and passenger rail services.
ACCOUNTABILITY STATEMENT:
The Asset Integrity and Productivity Specialist ensures that Ontario Northland assets perform their required functions throughout their lifetime at an optimal cost and required risk level. Manages programs aimed at improving reliability, availability, maintainability, and safety (RAMS) and compliance with regulatory requirements in a standard and consistent way. This includes identification of critical assets and their performance standards, and documentation of risk mitigating maintenance and renewal strategies.
MAJOR DUTIES/ RESPONSIBILITIES:
Leads development and implementation of performance management activities to ensure ongoing improvement to processes and procedures at the Enterprise. During EAM Program mobilization, this includes:
Support development of the state of infrastructure in the asset management plan
Support the development of the risked-based asset management framework
Support the development of EAM strategic processes, including asset risk and review and related processes that are developed as part of the EAM target operating model
Support the development and deployment of reliability centered maintenance training and framework
Support the development of ONTC’s asset criticality evaluation criteria
Support the development of the RCM analysis report for critical assets
Identify required updates to the asset data standard to optimize asset performance through a failure reporting and corrective action system (FRACAS) according to good industry practice
Leads development and implementation of performance management activities to ensure ongoing improvement to processes and procedures at the Enterprise. Once EAM program is mobilized, this includes:
Develops strategies and processes to monitor and manage the integrity, safety and reliability of assets
Reviews and incorporates best practice protocols through performance reporting
Prepares the annual state of infrastructure report (SOIR)
Supports definition and reporting of service levels for the asset management plan
Supports the definition of asset lifecycle strategies / activities in the asset management plan
Manages updates to the asset risk management framework and the asset risk assessment process
Manage the asset performance management framework including development of dashboards and reports
Identifies training needs for competency assessments
Identifies and pursues opportunities to continuously improve processes related to asset management decision-making and asset risk and review for inclusion in the asset management strategy
Ensures all project deliverables / initiatives meet technical requirements and align with the overall program objectives.
Develop, implement, and support execution of condition-based maintenance and reliability centered maintenance (RCM) programs
Manage the Ontario Northland asset failure reporting and corrective action system (FRACAS)
Ensure operation and maintenance requirements are factored into asset planning and design (DFR)
Identify and deploy opportunities to optimize preventative maintenance plans
Develop tools/plans for data maintenance to support data integrity and performance
Ensures provincial regulatory requirements for infrastructure Asset Management are being met
Perform other duties as required by the Manager of Asset Management
Provides leadership in enabling strategic change and corporate vision to stimulate advances in governance, accountability, and the implementation of asset management best practices
Support people resource planning for Asset Integrity and Productivity initiatives, identifying desirable role and skill mix requirements, and ensuring ongoing work quality and deliverability of results
Manages relationships with internal and external stakeholders
REQUIREMENTS:
University Degree or College Diploma in Engineering, Business, Finance, or Accounting
3-5 years of experience in asset management, maintenance management or operations management
Professional Engineer (P.Eng), Certified Engineering Technician (CET), Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP) is preferred
Institute of Asset Management (IAM) Certificate or Diploma is preferred
Proven experience as a customer-service leader with the ability to demonstrate value-add service delivery to key stakeholder and clients
Proven experience in creating performance metrics and outcome measures to evaluate success
Knowledge of Regional, Provincial and Federal Governments and applicable Legislation
Proven ability to create innovative solutions to operational and administrative challenges and develop and implement recommendations for improvements to existing policies programs and processes
Strong communication skills, including written and verbal
Strong problem solving and analytical skills with keen attention to detail
Experience working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment is essential
Strong working knowledge of MS Project, MS Office and other related software
Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment is crucial
Ability to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of sources, including other project members
Must be committed to Company Health & Safety
BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION: The successful candidate will need to pass the following clearances: criminal record check, employment references and education verification.
CLOSING DATE: December 1, 2025, no later than 11:59 p.m. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Qualified individuals are invited to apply in writing with a current covering letter and resume (provided in one document), stating reference name and number. Visit our career website to apply: https://www.ontarionorthland.ca/en/careers
Ontario Northland is an equal opportunity employer. Accommodation is available for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. Please contact Human Resources.
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