Manager, Ottawa Regional Business Unit

OE Utility Services is looking for an enthusiastic Manager, Ottawa Regional Business Unit (RBU) to join our team. We are looking for someone passionate about growth and who aligns to our core values of:  be responsive, champion safety, do the right thing, and to respect eachother.

The Manager is  expected to lead the Business Unit to deliver safe, profitable, reliable service. They are responsible for the region’s labour performance, Customer relationships, growth, and people leadership, while ensuring Supervisors run day-to-day operations.  Convert Customer commitments and commercial expectations into field schedules, crew performance, and on-time, on-quality delivery.

Benefits: 

• Paid vacation time off, paid sick days

• Retirement Savings Plan: company matching RSP contributions

• Participation in the Company Group Benefit Plan which includes health, dental, vision, disability life insurance, EAP program etc.

• Company Vehicle 

Annual Salary Range: $110,000-$135,000, subject to experience 

• additional discretionary annual incentive plan

At OE Utility Services, our human recruiters review applications for all jobs we post. Human decision-making is used throughout the hiring process and always to make the final hiring decision. We supplement our human review of applications with AI-assisted tools to support initial screening and assessment of applications based on job-related criteria. This advertisement is for an existing job opening.

• Experience: 5+ years of people leadership in a technical environment, preferably hydro-excavation.

• Licensing: Valid driver's license with insurable abstract; DZ class license an asset.

• Technical: Field operating knowledge (hydro-excavation, excavation, restoration, or related support activities); mechanical aptitude.

• Digital & Organizational: Proficient with Microsoft Suite; strong organizational skills.

• Leadership & Culture: Effective leadership with focus on operations/processes; positive interpersonal and communication skills; initiative-taker; passion for continuous improvement.

• Policy & Compliance: Understanding of personnel policies and operational issues; attention to detail and high accuracy.

• Language: Solid command of English (reading, verbal, and written) for Customer and stakeholder interactions.

• Manual dexterity is required to use desktop computer and peripherals.

• Work environments include indoors, outdoors, construction sites, and public areas with exposure to seasonal weather and dust.

• Physical requirements: ability to sit for long periods; walk long distances; repetitively climb, stoop, bend, squat, kneel, reach, push, pull, and lift up to 50 lbs unassisted.

• Must wear required PPE: hi-vis wear, hard hat, safety boots, safety glasses, respiratory and fall protection as needed.

• Legally entitled to work in Canada; overtime as required.