Lead Design Manager

Lead Design Manager

Vancouver BC or Surrey BC

Permanent Full-Time

Hybrid

Are you interested in joining a top engineering consulting firm that adds value for clients communities and individuals around the globe Can you apply your leadership skills effectively to regional and international underground structures and tunnels Then this could be the next step in your career!

Create the solutions that will enable a better tomorrow

We are looking for a Lead Design Manager to join COWIs global team of experts and provide senior design leadership on major underground and infrastructure this role you will oversee the coordination and integration of multidisciplinary design activities across tunnels underground structures geotechnical structural fire and life safety MEP systems utilities and other specialist disciplines.

Acting as the central point of design integration you will work closely with project management construction teams clients stakeholders and regulatory authorities to help ensure design solutions are coordinated constructible compliant safe and delivered to the required quality budget and schedule. This is a leadership opportunity to help shape one of British Columbias most significant transportation infrastructure projects.

Initially this position specifically supports COWIs role as the Owners Engineer (OE) for the new Fraser River Tunnel Project (FRTP). The FRTP project will replace the existing Massey Tunnel between Richmond and Delta near Vancouver BC. The ideal candidate will be responsible for the technical integrity coordination and delivery of multidisciplinary design solutions.

The position can be based in COWIs North Vancouver office or Surrey office and a significant portion of the time is expected to be spent at the Clients project office in downtown Vancouver.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

Oversee and coordinate the overall OE design management function across all disciplines ensuring alignment with project objectives client requirements contract obligations codes standards and approvals.

Provide direction to and support OE discipline design managers including geotechnical structural tunnel FLS MEP systems utilities and architectural/interface teams.

Act as a client liaison providing progress reporting of design package delivery against the agreed schedule and budget. Establish and maintain OE design management tools that may include a design management plan design delivery schedule review cycles deliverable register decision log risk register and an interface management process.

Manage interdisciplinary coordination to identify resolve and document design interfaces clashes gaps assumptions and dependencies before they affect construction.

Chair regular design coordination meetings with COWIs OE team the Design team the Independent Review team and the Client ensuring actions decisions technical issues and risks are clearly tracked and closed out. Facilitate value engineering and design optimization while maintaining safety performance durability maintainability and compliance requirements. Support change management by assessing design impacts related to scope cost schedule constructability risk and contractual obligations.

Mentor and grow team members.

Your skills. Our team. Together we design the future.

The first step to success in this role is that you are eager to collaborate with the people around you whether they are colleagues partners or customers. Developing ties with others is something you do by acting respectfully and delivering on your promises. And you never get set in your ways but keep exploring new insights and ways to improve.

The ideal candidate will possess the following skills qualifications and experience:

A bachelors degree in civil engineering structural engineering geotechnical engineering or a related discipline.

A registered Professional Engineer License (.) in BC or eligible to obtain

A minimum of 15 years experience managing multidisciplinary design delivery on major infrastructure transit tunnel underground or complex civil works projects.

Knowledge & experience with Canadian codes for steel and concrete design familiarity with international codes and standards is an asset

Strong understanding of design management interface management constructability risk management quality assurance permitting and stakeholder coordination.

Demonstrated ability to lead senior technical professionals resolve competing priorities and make timely decisions in a complex delivery environment.

Excellent communication negotiation reporting and leadership skills with the ability to engage technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Be self-motivated capable of managing change and able to handle multiple tasks in a shifting environment

Be able to work remotely with staff located around the world.

A place to work and so much more At COWI we work together with our customers to shape a sustainable and livable world. We do it by applying our knowledge and curiosity and sometimes even our courage to create the solutions the world needs today to enable a better tomorrow. We support our customers transition towards increased sustainability. We strive to set the standard by embedding environmental management social responsibility and good governance into our business practices and the options we provide to our customers.

We value differences and development and cultivate an environment of belonging and having fun. Because that is what brings out the best in you at work and at home.

With offices primarily located in the Nordic region the UK North America and India we are currently more than 7500 people who bring their expertise in engineering architecture energy and environment into play.

What we also offer: To us a fair reward is more than a competitive salary. We invest in our peoples professional and personal well-being.

Our benefits include:

Flexible working arrangement

Full time hires get minimum 4 weeks vacation to start

Floating holiday to celebrate employee diversity

Paid sick leave

Top-up parental and childbirth recovery leave

Annual Fitness spending account. Yes you can use this for a ski pass yoga or gym membership

Personal and Professional development fund

Group RRSP program with company matching

Parking or public transit allowance

Extended Health coverage with 100% of premiums paid by us

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

STD LTD AD&D and Life Insurance

Referral incentive program

Frequent social event

Base compensation: $128800 to $198000 for the North Vancouver office only. Actual compensation is subject to variations due to education experience skill set and location.

Got more questions If you have any unanswered questions about the role or what we have to offer please reach out to Talent Acquisition Specialist Joe Ursini at Get to know us even better at our website where you can learn more about our projects our strategy what we want to achieve and what life is like at COWI.

Before you apply

All you need to include in your application is your CV no photo or application letter. At an interview you can tell us everything we need to know about why youre interested in joining COWI. As for the photo we prefer to form our first impression in person rather than from a picture.

Equal opportunity employer

COWI provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin age disability or addition to federal law requirements COWI complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.

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