Jeff Bateman Email & Phone Number

91 Judson Street, Toronto, On

Provide senior leadership oversight and direction to the Rail Facility Assets (RFA) team to ensure a cohesive unit responsible for the efficient, responsive, continuous and comprehensive operation of the Willowbrook and Whitby Rail Maintenance Facilities and other fixed rail facilities and layover yards.Oversee the management and maintenance of all RFA locations in compliance with health and safety, environmental and other legislation /regulations and adopt new processes and procedures to improve operational performance.Provide leadership and direction for the RFA Capital Growth and Rehabilitation programs and for other preventative and remedial maintenance functions. Oversee the management of various contractual agreements for RFA Plant Services, including maintenance of building services, infrastructure, building fabric, mechanical/electrical systems, building and property operations and safety and security requirements.Manage RFA budgets and expense allocations and other project and department activities within budgetary limits.Liaise with regulators to address and manage regulatory changes and inspections and ensure RFA alignment with Metrolinx corporate environmental, safety and security objectives. Engage all necessary customers/stakeholders to investigate serious or systemic equipment or other facility asset issues.

Toronto, Canada Area

Lead, planned and managed GO Transit-owned railway right-of-way maintenance functions in a cost effect and safe manner, including fencing, trespassing, debris and graffiti management, residential and industry encroachment, drainage, rail facility maintenance, snow clearance and vegetation management.Lead and directed the review of various development related applications for projects located within 300 metres of GO Transit managed railway corridors (including overbuild proposals), to ensure a safe and reliable system and to minimize conflicts between proposed developments and current or planned GO Transit rail services.Oversaw Third Party initiated projects throughout Metrolinx owned corridors (e.g. grade separation construction, construction and maintenance Agreements, anti-whistling initiatives, adjacent development approvals, utility crossing approvals and other proximity related issues).Established, prioritized and controlled maintenance programs to ensure regulatory compliance while minimizing transit schedule delays resulting from adverse railway corridor conditions.Oversaw capital and operating budgets and expenditures allocated to railway right-of-way maintenance providers (Routine Track and Signal Maintenance – PNR and TTR) to ensure services encompassing all necessary provisions and contingencies, cost effectiveness, and safe practices.Developed and sustained positive working relationships with all parties affected by railway right-of-way management activities (e.g. tenant operators, communities situated along the corridors, adjacent property owners, Transport Canada, municipalities, road, and conservation authorities).Established best practices and innovation for advancement of the business unit through application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Document Control processes and procedures.Lead and directed all staff assigned to the business unit.

Toronto, Canada Area

Responsible for the direction of Rail Corridor Maintenance contracts with service partners at PNR, TTR and GEXR.Responsible for the direct management of all GO Transit owned railway corridors, including asset management functions, budget accountability, regulatory compliance, inspection and maintenance oversight and coordination of various construction and rail corridor commissioning activities.Provide direction for the coordination and compliance of ongoing maintenance programs of host railways (GO service corridors) and providing input into operational planning considerations, invoice payment and service improvements.

Toronto, Canada Area

Provided supervision, direction and assistance for the successful completion of a wide range of Metrolinx/GO Transit corporate initiatives including policy and planning analysis, land use/development review, fare integration, transit priority measures, customer service enhancements, market research and capital project initiation and development. Identified, coordinated and recommended bus and rail service changes in consultation with the various GO Transit divisions and Service Planning Committee. These changes were initiated through customer requests, consultation with the railways and/or local transit properties, responding to overloads/areas of high demand and introduction of services to new communities/markets. Provided leadership and direction for the development of the 5-year bus service strategy to guide service changes and annual capital and operating budgets. Participated in regular meetings with local transit properties (e.g. DRT, YRT, Brampton Transit, Oakville Transit) to coordinate and inform of pending service changes, identify areas of concern for action/resolution and to coordinate infrastructure or customer service projects of mutual benefit. Prepared presentations and submissions to Metrolinx Executives seeking approval for various GO Transit rail and bus service changes/initiatives, customer service enhancements, operating budget approvals and other capital project initiation requirements. Represented Metrolinx/GO Transit’s interests on a number of Municipal and Regional Transportation Planning initiatives, including the development of Transportation Master Plans, Official Plan Amendments/Reviews, Toronto Transit City liaison and in the coordination and development of Mobility Hubs (e.g. Unionville, Pickering).

Toronto, Canada Area

Recommended strategies to address long-term corporate objectives. Lead the development of the GO Transit Station Access Strategy. The Station Access Strategy complements the key objectives stated in the GO 2020 Plan and responds to many aspects of the Metrolinx Regional Transportation Plan. The Strategy outlines an integrated approach to station access where walking, cycling and public transit will have priority access to stations and terminals, with dedicated access provided where appropriate. Provided a key leadership role in the planning and development of new GO Transit services. Lead the introduction of new GO bus services to Niagara Region, Peterborough and Cambridge-Kitchener and Waterloo. Undertook comprehensive strategic and technical transportation planning/analysis to develop routing options to meet various policy objectives, political expectations and anticipated customer demands. GO Planning lead on ongoing MTO/Regional Municipality liaison meetings to discuss higher level planning objectives and identify projects of interest or in need of coordination. Committee Chair representing Metrolinx Management on the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) Technical Committee, reviewing various job descriptions, qualifications and classifications throughout the corporation.

Toronto, Canada Area

Senior Transportation Planning representative on the City of Toronto Union Station Revitalization staff team. Actively contributed to policy development initiatives (e.g. Union Station Master Plan and Union Station District Plan), strategic planning exercises (e.g. Union Station Pedestrian Planning Studies - Phase One and Two), capital planning and other planning/engineering projects (new Northwest PATH Connection Environmental Assessment) related to the renovation and revitalization of Union Station. Established and maintained positive working relationships with transportation agencies involved in the revitalization of Union Station through the Union Station Operators Committee and acted as the primary transportation planning liaison and staff support for the Union Station Revitalization Public Advisory Group and their various working groups (e.g. pedestrian planning). Promoted the revitalization initiative to local, regional and international audiences through presentations, handouts and tours of the station facility. Chair of the Greater Toronto Area Cordon Count Coordinating Committee from 2002 - 2005. Undertook policy development through the preparation of background information, analyzed and produced statistical information, developed alternatives and participated in the recommendation process concerning various transportation planning issues.

Toronto, Canada Area

Established and maintained positive working relationships with other organizations involved in city planning through the provision of information and advice to other government agencies, special interest groups, private firms and the public. Collected, coded and inputted data (including census, assessment, natural resources, transportation and land use inventories) into various computer systems (database, intra-net and geographic information systems) in order to facilitate further research for specific studies and departmental monitoring requirements.

Toronto, Canada Area

Toronto, Canada Area

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, City/Urban, Community And Regional Planning

Masters Certificate - Public Management, Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management

Masters Certificate - Metrolinx Leads - Foundations Of Leadership Program

Urban Transportation Research And Advancement Centre - Public Transit Planning