Design Manager, Civil & Infrastructure | General Contractor | Toronto / Vancouver | Outpost Rec[...]

Outpost Recruitment; Toronto; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment firm is seeking a Design Manager in Toronto with over 10 years of experience in civil and infrastructure projects. The role requires managing design processes, working with multidisciplinary teams, and ensuring quality standards. The position offers a competitive salary and excellent benefits, including 4 weeks vacation and group insurance.

Benefits

Competitive salary

4 weeks’ vacation

Group insurance (including health spending account)

Group RRSP

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of experience including 5 years in a similar role on large scale projects.
• Familiarity with multidisciplinary design team management.
• Strong knowledge of project management and scheduling.

Responsibilities

• Review project documentation including design requirements.
• Manage design consultants in design-build and P3 projects.
• Develop and implement design procedures ensuring quality.
• Lead value engineering and optimization processes.
• Collaborate with teams for design submissions and presentations.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Communication skills

Construction knowledge

Strategic thinking

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

BIM-VDC knowledge

Education

Professional engineer (PE) designation

Job description

Large general contractor seeking experienced Design Manager with 10+ years of experience in civil and infrastructure projects including rail, highways, bridges, water, etc. in Vancouver BC and Toronto ON. Salary range is $150,000 - $200,000. Outpost Recruitment is excited to work with our client on this full-time permanent role.

Responsibilities of Design Manager:

• Put your research skills to work and provide a thorough review of project documentation including design requirements;
• Play a key role in the management of design and design consultants in design-build and P3 projects in both proposal and execution phases;
• Design Manager will develop and implement design procedures, ensuring quality and conformity to client’s requirements and applicable norms;
• Get creative and lead on value engineering and optimization processes to put together winning design strategies;
• Work closely with method engineers, construction department and technical experts to create winning designs that are buildable, safe, efficient and sustainable;
• Collaborate and support our estimation team by providing suitable designs and technical information to estimate the project and tracking quantity movements during design development;
• Put your organizational and time management skills to the test through managing design planning, monitoring and closing;
• Team up with our proposal and project teams for the development of proposal submissions, design presentations and design review submissions;
• Celebrate the successes and be a key member of the project processes.

Qualifications of Design Manager:

• Design Manager will have a minimum 10 years of experience including at least 5 years in a similar role on large scale civil and infrastructure projects;
• Member of a professional regulating body (PE);
• Experience in establishment of concepts and management of multidisciplinary design teams;
• Initiative, innovation, discipline and leadership in the planning and delivery of designs;
• Strong knowledge of construction, project management and scheduling;
• Outstanding leadership and organizational skills with the ability to effectively influence others;
• Proven interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written);
• Strategic thinking and the ability to be influential with internal and external stakeholders to achieve desired outcomes;
• Familiar with Building Information Modeling-Virtual Design Construction (BIM-VDC) models;
• Solution-oriented mindset and the ability to mobilize people.

Ideal Candidate

• Local Canadian experience preferred — minimum of one year local experience.
• Only exceptional overseas Design Manager candidates who require sponsorship will be considered for this role.
• Please clearly highlight relevant work experience, project overviews and project scale ($) in your resume.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• 4 weeks’ vacation
• Group insurance (including a health spending account!)
• Group RRSP