Project Manager, Union Station (Capital Project Delivery)

The GO Expansion-USRC project has the objective of building an enhanced commuter rail network to meet the corporate mandate and business objectives while adhering to Metrolinxs highest standards for safety efficiency and legal/regulatory/policy compliance while delivering excellent customer experience.

The Union Station Enhancement Project (USEP) is seeking to hire an Alliance Project Manager reporting into the Manager. The USEP Project Manager reporting into the Owners Participant as part of the Alliance will be responsible for the infrastructure required to support the capital build of the GO Expansion program within the USRC Corridor and more specifically Union Station. As the USEP Project Manager you will support and oversee consultants developers and contractors work and will actively manage all activities to ensure achievement of objectives according to defined timelines budget and approved project deliverables.

What will I be doing

• Manages active project scope of work and agreements governing the engagement of consultants
• Performs complete start to close-out project management on selected complex high-risk projects as required to meet corporate commitments with or without staff delegation
• Manages and coordinates the delivery of the project with the design and construction teams as an embedded member of the team
• Manages and coordinates the concept preliminary and detail design procedures design standards specifications with contract documents
• Provides administrative design editing technical estimating and priority direction to staff and personnel assigned to individual projects within USEP through all project stages
• Reviews requests for acquisitions requisitions for purchase orders change orders for contracts and addenda for contractor and consultant agreements
• Ensures that capital projects and programs for new replacement or enhanced infrastructure maximize customer service satisfy internal stakeholder requirements incorporate external agency requirements and serve public interests
• Reviews and approves design workplan agreement and access documents as required to perform the work
• Coordinates a number of complex tasks under pressure to meet schedule and budget commitments
• Reviews and evaluates Alliance studies reports design proposals specifications and contract documents to meet established policies procedures and standards
• Assist the Managers and Senior Project Managers in directing and leading the Alliance Management Team through all stages and phases of the project and in engagement and interface with third party stakeholders such as municipalities and transit agencies
• Overseeing the performance of the Contractor(s) Consultants and Stakeholders (Internal/External) for assigned multi-discipline construction projects
• Providing assistance in the evaluation/negotiation/resolution of variations to the Project Alliance Agreement
• Reviewing and align tasks the Alliance schedule risk and budget and updates with participation from the project team members as required
• Manage the Project Coordination staff associated with the associated scope of work to USEP as whole including but limited to East Track Enhancements Wilson Yard and the HONI Relocation
• Needs to have knowledge of working in live rail corridor understand of access planning/track protection and working in the USRC rail corridor is an asset
• Manage/prepare procurement documents including but not limited to project agreements
• Manage and coordinate concept preliminary or detail design alternatives with the projects Alliance (NOP) Partners.

What Skills and Qualifications Do I Need

• Completion of a degree in Engineering or a related discipline - or a combination of education training and experience deemed equivalent.
• Demonstrated experience in project management preferably within the public sector
• Demonstrated experience managing projects and stakeholders preferably involving planning design construction and commissioning of transit stations facilities heavy Railway infrastructure including electric traction bridges structures and related works.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification and/or or . or Architect designationor partial completionis an asset
• Project management experience to manage assigned multi-disciplinary projects of high value and complexity and supervise staff engaged in all stages of project management from start to close-out
• Project management experience tomanage assigned projects and supervise staff engaged in all stages of project management from start to close-out
• Knowledge of construction standards and procedures applicable to an operating Railway environment. Organizational interpersonal and oral/written/presentation communication skills to coordinate complex multi-disciplinary projects under pressure to meet schedule and budget commitments
• Knowledge of municipal TTC Metrolinx and other national or international rail and transit standards is strongly desired
• Prior experience with any aspect of design construction and commissioning of multi-disciplinary transit projects is strongly desired
• Knowledge of Design Build Progressive Design Build (PDB) or other collaborative project delivery models is an asset
• Project specific requirement for visits to construction sites (CPG) during working hours and occasional visits during evenings weekends and/or holidays.
• Strong problem solving and influencing skills to establish effective working relationships negotiate and deal with a variety of contacts both internal and external to the organization; along with the ability to gain cooperation from individuals not under direct authority
• Interpersonal and oral/written/presentation skills to present complex and/or new ideas with clarity and simplicity and to liaise with all levels within and outside the organization and with specialists across multiple sectors.
• Must have a valid Ontario Class G drivers license as this role will require you to regularly visit construction sites