Design Manager, Rail / Stations | General Contractor | Toronto – Outpost Recruitment

Outpost Recruitment; Old Toronto; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Design Manager to lead a rail station upgrade project in Toronto. This full-time permanent position requires over 8 years of experience, including significant leadership in large-scale projects. The role involves managing design processes, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, and ensuring that designs meet client requirements and industry standards. With a competitive salary and a range of benefits including generous vacation time and professional development opportunities, this is an exciting chance to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment. If you are a strategic thinker with a passion for innovative design, this role is perfect for you.

Benefits

4 weeks’ vacation

Group insurance

Employer paid public transit pass

Fitness Membership or Activity Reimbursement

Employee assistance program

Training opportunities

Dynamic culture

Career opportunities

Summer hours

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in design management on large scale projects.
• Strong knowledge of construction and project scheduling.

Responsibilities

• Manage design procedures ensuring quality and compliance.
• Collaborate with teams for proposal submissions and design reviews.

Skills

Leadership

Project Management

Communication Skills

Strategic Thinking

Organizational Skills

Innovation

Interpersonal Skills

Solution-Oriented Mindset

Tools

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

Job description

Large general contractor seeking experienced Design Manager with 8+ years of experience to join a newly awarded rail station upgrade project in Toronto ON. Salary range is $120,000 - $180,000. 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 consultants 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 8- years of experience including at least 5 years in a similar role on large scale building or infrastructure projects;
• 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
• Employer paid monthly public transit pass
• Fitness Membership or Activity Reimbursement
• Employee assistance program
• Exciting training opportunities
• Dynamic culture
• Exciting career opportunities
• Summer hours