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Job Location drjobs

Toronto - Canada

Monthly Salary drjobs

Not Disclosed

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Salary Not Disclosed

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

Description
  • (Internal Title: Construction Management V)
    • Providing strategic access planning guidance and support based on industry best practice knowledge and lessons learned
    • Identifying access plan constraints and developing strategies to alleviate
    • Support all parties to plan book and utilise appropriate access aligned to associated work activity with maximum efficiency
    • Assessing and determining need for change to access planning processes and methods and implementing changes to deliver improved performance
    • Supporting with deconfliction analysis and implementation
    • Supporting with improving visibility of planned and booked works
    • Support with access specific negotiations
    • Support access innovation aiming to achieve cost reduction and improving safety
    • Providing expertise to maximise the available working windows
    • Support with the use and optimisation of the Rail access planning tool
    • Assist with adherence to access process procedure and standards
    • Communicate and demonstrate planning best practice
    • Manage a large team which may consist of multi-firm resources and client resources leveraging a diverse array of talents and delegating responsibilities
    • Provide direction and management to construction teams at every phase of the project or program to ensure compliance with contractual obligations and objectives
    • Support project and program departments through preliminary constructability development alternative technical concepts constructability design and design variances
    • Ensure proper digital infrastructure is set for construction administration and field operations
    • Participate in critical decision-making on highly technical and complex issues related to construction progress. Gather project intel through meetings reports contractor submissions and schedules
    • Resolve claims or dispute submissions initiated by the Contractor (potential or actual)
    • Contribute to the development recommendation and implementation of scope policies and plans with construction management standards technical requirements infrastructure and system development constructability design reviews change management and Request For Proposals or Request For Quotes (RFPs or RFQs) in conjunction with established KPIs
    • Liaise with project leaders to review and analyze project status concerns and specific actions needed to ensure the on-time and on-budget completion
    • Assess project resource capabilities to accomplish current and future assigned work and actively lead the resourcing staffing and de-staffing of projects and programs
    • Mentor and guide team members on construction and design requirements schedules cost estimates etc.
    • Facilitate regular meetings with clients third parties and managers to assess progress resolve critical issues mitigate risk and negotiate scope changes
    • Develop a budget and operating or delivery plan for the construction services on a project or program in consultation with our project and program team and client
    • Forecast the human and material resources required to successfully deliver construction services
    • Ensure goals are met in construction management services including customer satisfaction and team performance
    • Oversee the interface between client consultants and all associated service providers at all levels of the engagement model
    • Build and maintain a positive high-performing team culture with an openness to constructive challenge continuous improvement implementation of lessons learned and an overall right-first-time mindset
    • Responsible for monitoring and managing staff on clear and focused performance objectives (including non-company resources) to ensure excellence in results
    • Promote a project environment that is inclusive and diverse and celebrates our differences
    • Conduct construction services training appropriate to staff accountability

  • Working Conditions
    • Office-based



Requirements
  • Experience:
    • Minimum of 15years of experience as a professional rail plannerwithin the industry
    • Knowledge and understanding of contractual issues in an access environment
    • Extensive awareness of safety issues in an operational railway environment
    • Extensive knowledge of access improvement initiatives and an understanding of how to drive these through to bring the desired benefits
    • Have experience of planning complex multidisciplinary construction works within operational corridors
    • Have experience of leading rail access staff
    • Have experience of rail access booking systems
    • Be able to understand various rules and regulations that dictate strategic access
  • Education:
    • Bachelors degree or diploma in Engineering or Construction Management field
  • Licenses OR Certifications:
    • Holding recognized certification in the applicable area of specialty
  • Skills and Competencies:
    • Expert knowledge of prevailing construction means and methods in area of specialty
    • Seasoned in construction-related software applicable to area of specialty
    • Ability to work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment by ensuring effective teamwork promotion of innovation and overall excellence
    • Proven capacity to anticipate identify and minimize risks
    • Expert ability to detect and capitalize on others strengths
    • Demonstrated capability to supervise delegate and develop capacity
    • Ability to perceive and ameliorate conflict and tension
    • Demonstrated functional acumen to support how solutions will address client goals while maintaining alignment with industry best practices
    • Proven site leadership capability for multi-resource teams with seasoned experience building and motivating team members to meet project goals adhering to their responsibilities and project milestones
    • Capability to understand interdependencies between technology operations and business needs
    • Advanced skills in Microsoft Office
    • Inclined to maintain professional development to keep abreast of emerging technologies methods and best practices
    • Ability to arrange priorities and escalate competing risks to meet deadlines with minimum input from leadership
    • Keen eye for detail and adept problem-solving abilitieswith a track record for meeting deadlines
    • Must have demonstrated experience relaying and receiving information (written and verbal)in a demanding multi-disciplinary project environment
    • Expert ability to work collaboratively and independently on creative and analytical tasks in a structured disciplined technology-driven environment



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