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Job Summary
Director Major Projects
Healthcare and Airport Infrastructure
Greater Toronto Area
Relocation Support Available
Compensation: $185000 to $225000
We are partnering with one of Canadas most established national builders on multiple senior leadership mandates within their Major Projects group.
These are not standard project management roles. We are looking for proven construction executives who have already led major institutional work at scale and are ready to take ownership of complex high profile builds that require technical depth political maturity commercial strength and real leadership presence.
The ideal candidates will come from a major Canadian general contractor construction manager P3 consortium or large infrastructure delivery environment. Hospital experience is strongly preferred. Airport major institutional transit public sector or other technically complex live environment experience will also be highly relevant.
This is a strong opportunity for senior construction leaders who want to be attached to landmark Canadian projects work with sophisticated internal and external stakeholders and operate at a level where delivery strategy governance risk client management and team leadership all matter.
The Opportunity
As Director Major Projects you will play a senior leadership role in the delivery of large scale institutional construction projects including healthcare hospital airport and other mission critical public infrastructure assignments.
You will be responsible for leading complex project teams managing executive level client relationships overseeing commercial and delivery strategy and ensuring major projects are delivered safely profitably and to a standard expected on nationally significant work.
This role will suit someone who has already been trusted with major projects understands the pressure of high value public infrastructure and knows how to lead through complexity without losing control of schedule cost quality safety or client confidence.
What You Will Be Leading
You will be involved in major project delivery from preconstruction through closeout including strategy planning execution commissioning and operational transition.
You will lead multidisciplinary teams across construction engineering commercial scheduling estimating project controls safety quality commissioning and client interface.
You will work with senior stakeholders including owners consultants government bodies joint venture partners lenders boards and executive leadership.
You will help shape delivery strategy on complex projects using models such as P3 design build construction management alliance joint venture and other major project structures.
You will be expected to bring discipline judgement and calm leadership to large teams working under pressure.
What We Are Looking For
We are looking for senior construction leaders with significant experience delivering major institutional projects in Canada.
The strongest candidates will bring:
- 15 to 20 plus years of progressive construction experience
- Senior leadership experience at Director Senior Project Director Project Executive Operations Director VP or equivalent level
- Direct experience on hospital healthcare airport major institutional public sector or large infrastructure projects
- Experience delivering projects in the hundreds of millions ideally including projects approaching or exceeding $1B
- Strong understanding of P3 design build construction management joint venture and complex public procurement environments
- Proven ability to lead large teams through complex delivery commercial pressure stakeholder demands and schedule risk
- Strong project controls knowledge including schedule cost forecasting budget management risk claims change management and reporting
- Experience dealing with consultants owners boards government agencies public sector clients and senior executives
- Commercial strength including contract strategy negotiation financial risk dispute resolution and governance
- A leadership style that is direct credible steady and respected by senior project teams
Hospital experience is a priority because of the complexity around infection control commissioning operational continuity user group management regulatory requirements and live environment delivery.
Airport experience is also highly attractive because of the similar complexity around phasing security operations public interface stakeholder management and working in active facilities.
Why This Role Will Appeal To A Senior Candidate
This is a chance to step into a serious major projects platform with the backing of a large national construction organization.
You will not be joining a small contractor trying to stretch into major projects. You will be joining a group that understands complex work has the resources to compete and is targeting leaders who can help deliver some of the most important infrastructure projects in the country.
For the right person this is a career defining leadership role. It offers scale visibility challenge and the opportunity to be part of projects that will be talked about for years.
This will appeal to candidates who are already successful but may be ready for a stronger platform a more substantial mandate a larger project portfolio or a move into a more visible leadership seat.
Location
The role is based in the Greater Toronto Area.
Candidates already located in Ontario are strongly preferred but relocation will be considered for exceptional candidates from other Canadian markets.
Relocation support is available where appropriate.
Ideal Backgrounds
Candidates may currently hold titles such as:
Project Director
Senior Project Director
Project Executive
Director of Construction
Director Major Projects
Operations Director
VP Construction
VP Operations
Senior Construction Manager
Major Projects Lead
The best fit will likely come from one of Canadas larger general contractors construction managers P3 delivery partners or infrastructure contractors with major institutional experience.
Compensation Transparency
The expected compensation range for this role is $185000 to $225000 annually depending on experience skills and qualifications.
This role may also include a comprehensive total rewards package including benefits retirement savings support incentive compensation vehicle or allowance provisions where applicable relocation support where required and other company sponsored programs.
Where applicable all non discretionary compensation bonuses allowances guaranteed forms of pay and additional compensation components will be reviewed during the hiring process.
Use of Artificial Intelligence AI
Artificial intelligence AI is not used to screen assess or make hiring decisions for this role. All applications are reviewed and evaluated by our recruitment team.
Vacancy Status
This posting represents a current vacancy.
Additional Notes
Compensation discussions and negotiation guidance will be provided during the hiring process as appropriate.
