Governance Lead Rail & Transit

AECOM Mississauga is seeking a Governance Lead to oversee the design implementation and operation of governance processes for the ECWE project. This role provides senior leadership in refining decision-making structures monitoring their effectiveness and managing escalations. The Governance Lead will guide cross-functional teams align governance with our clients frameworks and maintain transparency accountability and responsiveness throughout the project lifecycle.

Responsibilities:

• Governance Design & Oversight: Lead the development implementation and continuous improvement of governance frameworks including Terms of Reference RACI and decision-making pathways and forums.

• Escalation Management: Direct processes for reviewing progress resolving escalated issues and making informed and timely decisions

• Project Oversight & Reporting: Provide senior-level oversight delivering accurate and insightful reporting to enable decision-making and accountability.

• Strategic Alignment: Align governance with project objectives commercial frameworks and Metrolinx requirements.

• Stakeholder Engagement: Facilitate effective participation of client contractor and delivery partner representatives in governance forums.

• Risk & Control Integration: Strengthen transparency control and accountability across decision-making forums to support proactive risk management.

• Implementation Planning: Develop and oversee plans to operationalize governance changes including new decision-making forums.

• Integration with Digital Team: ensuring alignment and transparency across the program.

• Line Management of Governance Coordinator

Qualifications :

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Business Engineering Project Management or related discipline.

• Professional certifications (e.g. PMP PROSCI CM-Lean) considered an asset.

• 10 years of experience in governance program management or organizational leadership on large-scale infrastructure projects.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proven expertise in governance framework development risk oversight and stakeholder management.

• Strong facilitation and communication skills with the ability to manage senior stakeholder relationships.

Measure of Success

• Delivery of governance frameworks that are transparent accountable and consistently applied.

• Timely resolution of escalated issues through structured processes.

• Agreed implemented and monitored delegations of authority to underpin governance frameworks.

• Clear documentation of roles responsibilities and authority across the governance framework.

• Stakeholder confidence in decision-making forums and reporting outputs.

• Demonstrated alignment of governance processes with Metrolinx standards and project objectives.

Additional Information :

Sponsorship for Canadian employment authorization is not available for this position

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time