Branch Profiles

The Department of Transportation and Works’ provincial headquarters is located at the Confederation Complex in St. John’s and is responsible for policy and planning, project management and design, strategic operational management, and corporate administrative services.  The seven regional offices throughout the province provide construction, maintenance and operational services while the depots provide direct services such as snow clearing and road maintenance.  The regional offices operate 32 depots year-round and an additional 23 in the winter in 55 communities throughout the province.  With over 1,700 employees located throughout the entire province, the Department of Transportation and Works has the largest number of employees within any government department.  

The Department of Transportation and Works is divided into four branches: Road and Air Transportation, Marine Transportation Services, Works, and Strategic and Corporate Services.

Colonial Building, St. John's	Public Building,  Grand Falls-Windsor	Sir Richard Squires Building, Corner Brook	Elizabeth Goudie Building, Happy Valley Goose Bay

The Central Region covers the area from Bellevue to Baie Verte which includes Grand Falls -Windsor, the Burin Peninsula and Clarenville.

The Western Region covers the geographical area from Port-aux-Basques to St. Anthony and East to White Bay.

The Labrador Region covers all of Labrador
 

All Regional Operations (Works) are Responsible for:

• Program delivery of property management services and a shared responsibility for the delivery of property development, alterations, and improvement services;
   
• Serving as building landlord including operation and maintenance service to government owned and leased properties;
   
• Management of financial, human, plant, and material resources for these activities;
   
• Regional program delivery for the leasing of office buildings for government departments and the acquisition and disposal of realty assets.

Responsible for:

• Developing, implementing, reviewing, and evaluating all departmental computer
  systems; and providing systems advice to all departmental managers;
   
• Preparing and monitors IT Budget for the department and purchasing, installing
  and maintaining all computer hardware/software for the department;
   
• Providing central registry services;
   
• Managing government voice and data telecommunications network;
   
• Coordinating and advising on all government mobile radio purchases;
   
• Providing consulting and advisory services on the installation of telephones
  and terminal devices for all departments; inventory control of all telephone
  equipment within government; and liaison for all telephone equipment
  purchases within government;
   
• Providing switchboard operation for Confederation Complex.

The Rooms

Responsible for:

• providing buildings design, advisory and management services to government client departments and to regional Works offices of the Department. Its mandate is to ensure high quality facilities are built on time and within the client’s budget. 

  The Division offers the following principal services.
   

  • Technical architectural and engineering advisory services are provided on the planning, implementation and evaluation of building projects for government departments and agencies.
     
  • Architectural and engineering design services are provided predominantly to support regional Works operations in implementing program expenditures for alterations and improvements to property.
     
  • Project management services are provided on major buildings projects funded by Government. Project management refers to the delivery system required to provide a quality facility built on budget and on time, from start of planning of the project to occupancy and handover of the building.
     
  • Overall financial management and tracking of the capital budget for buildings are the prime responsibility of the project financial administration group.
     
  • Document management services provided by the Division comprise of:
     
    • central depository of building plans (project record drawings)
    • registry of building construction contract documents where contract surety bonds h have been provided to Tendering & Contracts 
    • technical library of building codes, standards and guidelines, product information catalogues and other technical literature
       
  • Construction and maintenance of electronic document management system

 

All Regional Operations (Roads) are Responsible for:

• Program delivery for highway construction, rehabilitation and maintenance;
   
• Maintenance and operation delivery of marine services;
   
• Maintenance of airstrips and helipads;
   
• Equipment maintenance for government fleet;
   
• Managing financial, human and material resources for these activities.
   

Manuels, Conception Bay South

Responsible for:

• Designing transportation infrastructure including highways, bridges, marine terminals and airstrips;
   
• Access control
   
• Compiling Capital Works Programs
   
• Managing and inspecting construction and rehabilitation projects
   
• Quality assurance of construction materials
   
• Investigating soil conditions for bridges and highways
   
• Managing federal/provincial cost shared agreements
   
• Operation of a traffic counting and weigh-in-motion system
   
• Installation and maintenance of traffic signal systems
   

Responsible for:

• Developing and implementing policies and procedures for maintenance of highways, airstrips and marine terminals
   
• Designing and producing highway signage, licence stickers, special graphics in a commercial s sign shop
   
• Maintenance of pavement markings
   
• Administering Local Road Boards Grants, Labrador Development Association Trail Grooming Grants and Brush Cutting Grants
   
• Administering and developing policy for the entire fleet of government vehicles;
   
• Maintaining data on maintenance and equipment costs, and storing department records;
   
• Coordinating department's involvement in the Highway Commercial Sign Policy and Program
   
• Administering inventory management system and inventory control
   

King Air, Air Ambulance	CL215 Water Bomber

Responsible for:

• Managing Provincial Air Services
   
• Operation and maintenance of government forest fire protection service (water bombing operation)
   
• Administering contract and charter aircraft for government
   
• Operation and maintenance of government air ambulance service

Flanders, Bell Island - Portugal Cove

Responsible for:

• Managing 15 Provincial Marine Ferry Services providing passenger, auto and freight services.  Emergency evacuation services provided when required.

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Responsible for:

• Providing Human Resource support of the delivery of a safe, efficient and sustainable transportation system to meet the need of the public sector for Accommodations, Public Building Facilities and Support Services.

Human Resource Services

• Labour Relations
   
• Recruitment and Selection
   
• Payroll and Pensions
   
• Leave Management - Early Intervention Program
   
• Occupational Health and Safety
   
• Training and Development

Responsible for:

• Analyzing and assessing issues and problems arising in all transport modes and in the provision of public works and services;
    
• Formulating long range policy objectives and developing long term project plans;
    
• Research into new techniques and transfer of technology to the department;
    
• Liaising with carriers, transportation users, users of government services, regulators, governments and the general public;
    
• Preparing environmental assessment studies and environmental review of the department's Capital Construction Program.