Pop Quiz:
- Are you a true leader with a personal vision and a big-picture mindset?
- Are you a master at implementing strategic IT projects?
- Do you have at least 10 years of experience working with internal stakeholders to achieve a common goal?
- Does providing guidance, advice, and tools to team members excite you?
If you scored four for four, JLR has a home for you! We’ve opened a role in all of our offices for a talented, entrepreneurial candidate to work alongside exceptional people in JLR’s IT & Workplaces group. You’ll be supported by a Platinum Club member of Canada’s Best Managed Companies program, 100% employee-owned firm that has a long-established reputation for quality services in multiple sectors, while you take on existing clients, develop new relationships, and deliver world-class, innovative solutions that support community building and growth in our cities.
JLR is a creative, tight-knit, and mentorship-focused community with unique opportunities for driven people with tenacity and spirit. Our organization is made up of diverse employee owners with specialized expertise in a wide range of disciplines. Joining the JLR team means joining a dynamic group of innovative architecture, engineering, and planning professionals and support staff. You’ll have the opportunity to help establish new clients and partner with existing ones to develop insightful solutions and see projects through from inception to completion.
If you’re innovative and collaborative, thrive when presented with new challenges, and are eager to take your career in new directions, then JLR is the right environment for you.
Your Role:
Choose your own adventure! Let’s talk about how your skills, experience, goals, and passions can find a home at JLR. Your role will include:
- Leading the planning, execution, and monitoring of strategic IT projects to ensure they are completed on time and within budget.
- Developing and managing the strategic initiatives budget.
- Developing and implementing strategies in collaboration with the Innovation team to support the organization’s overall objectives and drive innovation.
- Working closely with various departments to ensure IT initiatives align with business needs and objectives.
- Identifying potential risks and developing mitigation strategies to ensure the success of IT projects.
- Overseeing relationships with external vendors and contractors, ensuring high-quality service delivery.
- Developing effective communication and training regarding IT strategic initiatives in collaboration with the Innovation team.
- Setting goals and creating plans to meet them, including resource allocation and timelines.
- Ensuring team members have the necessary tools and resources.
- Encouraging team members to perform, ensuring the team is aligned with the goals and addressing and resolving issues within the team as they arise.
- Monitoring individual staff and team performance and providing continuous improvement feedback.
- Ensuring team members comply with company policies and regulations.
- Staying abreast of the latest technology trends and integrating new solutions to improve efficiency and productivity.
Why Join Us?
We live, work, breathe, sleep, and thrive in the communities we build. We love northern Ontario and the glorious bounty of the natural world and we’re proud of our reputation and longevity in the National Capital and Kingston regions. Furthermore, we’re growing our presence in southwestern Ontario and all along the Great Lakes of Ontario.
We foster a friendly, welcoming, and team-oriented atmosphere that encourages innovation and collaboration. We have an established depth of technical and support resources that can efficiently and effectively deliver small and large multidisciplinary projects. We provide flexible career direction with opportunities to choose your own path and interesting and exciting assignments ranging in size and type.
Employee Ownership and Career Growth
- 100% employee owned
- Share ownership opportunities at all levels
- Merit and profit bonus program
- Competitive salaries reviewed annually
- Career Mentorship Program
Work-life Balance and Employee Wellness
- Immediate health and dental benefits
- RRSP/DPSP matching program
- Flexible working hours
- Hybrid working
- Parental leave top-up program
- Fun Funds to plan extracurricular social events
Community Engagement and Social Responsibility
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee
- Environmental Sustainability Committee
- Reconciliation Action Plan Committee
- Local fundraising and community building events
Application Instructions
Interested in joining our team? This posting is for a current vacancy, but we’re always open to great talent, even if it’s not exactly what we’ve posted. Send us a cover letter and resume outlining your skills, qualifications, and the specific experiences that make you an ideal candidate for the position by emailing careers@jlrichards.ca.
JLR welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
At JLR, each of us contributes to inclusion and we all have a role to play. Our culture is the result of our behaviours, our personal commitment, our curiosity, how we collaborate, and the ways that we courageously share our perspectives and encourage others to do the same. In turn, our environment inspires us to try new things, speak openly, and be bold. It brings us together in ways that help us stand out. Our inclusive culture empowers all of us to connect, belong, and grow.
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