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

Moving2Canada.com; Toronto; On-site; CAD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading general contractor in Canada is seeking an experienced Design Manager for a rail station upgrade project in Toronto. The ideal candidate possesses 8+ years of experience in large-scale projects, strong leadership skills, and knowledge of construction management methodologies. The role involves managing design teams and ensuring projects meet client requirements through effective strategies and collaboration.

Benefits

Competitive salary

4 weeks’ vacation

Group insurance

Employer paid monthly public transit pass

Fitness Membership or Activity Reimbursement

Employee assistance program

Exciting training opportunities

Dynamic culture

Exciting career opportunities

Summer hours

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years experience, 5 years in a similar role.
• Experience with multidisciplinary design teams.
• Strong knowledge of project management and scheduling.

Responsibilities

• Conduct thorough reviews of project documentation.
• Manage consultants during proposal and execution phases.
• Lead design procedures ensuring quality and client conformity.

Skills

Leadership

Organizational Skills

Strategic Thinking

Interpersonal Skills

Communication Skills

Tools

BIM-VDC

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 $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 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