Project Director Highways
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17 hours ago
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Job Summary
Bring your curiosity and determination to make a positive impact on the future of transport and well help you go all the way.
Join our team of globally connected specialists to help solve complex transport challenges and experience groundbreaking projects from idea to delivery and beyond.
Who are we looking for
Our Ontario transportation team is looking for aProject Directorready to join our growing Canadian Operations in ourMarkham office.
The transportation team within GHD works with Provincial Regional and local municipal transportation agencies as well as select contracting partners on projects including highways roads and bridges transit and multi-modal infrastructure and transportation planning. Our team provides integrated transportation services throughout the project lifecycle from initial policy transportation economics and business case advice through planning concept environmental assessment detailed design construction administration and asset management support.
This role is intended for a Project Manager and Project Director interested in the advancement of their career leading highway planning and design projects. The role will provide exposure to and opportunities for growth in business development staff management and operations management.
Working with an energetic and high performing team this position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in:
- Successful delivery of highway planning and design projects.
- Leading multi-disciplinary teams for preliminary and detail design road and bridge projects for municipal clients as a Project Manager.
- Taking ownership for all aspects of the management ofprojects from proposal to close-out including managing teams sub-consultants budgets schedule quality safety and client satisfaction.
- Providing technical leadership and mentorship to intermediate and junior staff.
- Teamwork in small and large teams. Owning the integration with other engineering disciplines engineers and design staff in the production of high-quality project deliverables.
- Managing staff including performance workload and supporting their technical and professional development.
- Promoting best practices and leadership in transportation projects.
- Supporting Business Development including capture planning and leading proposals.
- Contribute to the development and execution of the business development strategy for MTO and related clients including creating capture plans and enhancing client relationships.
- Applying your expertise using a variety of transportation solutions to help our clients including corridor planning highway and freeway planning and design green infrastructure strategies intersection and interchange design digital delivery integrated transportation technology/ITS solutions managing highway and bridge rehabilitation and expansion design projects and roundabout design.
What you will bring to the team:
- Post-secondary degree in Civil Engineering
- Ontario . designation required (or eligible)
- 15 years experience in planning and design of transportation infrastructure projects including project management experience.
- Experience working with Ministry of Transportation of Ontario.
- Experience working with other highway agencies and municipal transportation clients would be an asset.
- Experience managing design projects in collaborative models (e.g. Progressive Design-Build Alliance CMGC) would be an asset.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Proven track record to develop mentor and lead professional technical staff.
We offer a professional working environment and culture and believe that work/life balance is critical to the success and happiness of our people. GHD is open and flexible to support combinations of remote and office working environments to support an agile and technology-focused workforce. We also offer competitive salary packages based on qualifications skills and experience.
As a multicultural organization we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is an equal-opportunity employer. Upon request GHD will provide reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment and selection process.
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Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
- Project / Program Management
- Cold Calling
- Construction Estimating
- Construction Experience
- Restoration
- Restoration Industry Experience
- Project Management
- Microsoft Project
- Team Management
- Auto Estimating
- Financial Management
- Contracts
About Company
GHD is one of the world’s leading professional services companies operating in the global markets of water, energy and resources, environment, property and buildings, and transportation. We provide engineering, architecture, environmental, advisory, digital and construction services t ... View more
