Director, Project Delivery

Metrolinx; Toronto; On-site; CAD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Metrolinx is seeking a Director, Project Delivery to lead the St. Clair–Old Weston GO Station project on the Kitchener Line. This role provides strategic leadership across design, construction, and execution to deliver a major rail infrastructure program.

You will coordinate cross-functional teams, manage budgets and schedules, oversee risk and contract management, and engage regulators and external stakeholders to ensure safety, quality and timely project delivery.

Qualifications

• Senior project management experience in rail transportation.
• Experience leading design, development and execution of rail projects.
• Budget and schedule controls for multiple projects.
• Knowledge of relevant Ontario legislation is an asset.
• Strong negotiation and vendor management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Direct and coordinate the delivery of infrastructure projects from construction through to operational service in line with PM standards and environmental requirements.
• Provide senior leadership and support to a technical engineering services team for successful design and delivery of transit infrastructure.
• Manage complex asset class or systemwide technical issues, resolve conflicts, and communicate with regulators, partners and stakeholders.
• Direct development of technical specifications and designs; define interfaces between stations, track, signals, and systems.
• Oversee teams, set roles and expectations, monitor performance, and ensure timely, coordinated project execution.
• Collaborate with federal, provincial and municipal offices to advance service expansion and minimize municipal impacts.

Job description

Metrolinx is connecting communities across the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Metrolinx operates GO Transit and UP Express, as well as the PRESTO fare payment system. We are also building new and improved transit, including GO Expansion, Light Rail Transit routes, and major expansions to Toronto’s subway system, to get people where they need to go, better, faster and easier. Metrolinx is an agency of the Government of Ontario.

At Metrolinx, equity, diversity and inclusion are essential to living our values of serving with passion, thinking forward and playing as a team.

Our Capital Projects Group (CPG) workforce is made up of driven and dedicated professionals who care deeply about working together to deliver infrastructure and make a positive impact in our communities. Join us as we build a knowledgeable and collaborative team that courageously changes how transit projects will be delivered.

Our Stations team within CPG – GO/UP is looking for a Director, Project Delivery to lead the St. Clair–Old Weston GO Station project on the Kitchener Line. This is a significant, multi-disciplinary infrastructure project involving the delivery of a new station together with major civil works, utility relocations, track infrastructure, grade separation, and bridge replacement. The Director will provide strategic leadership across design, construction, and execution through to successful project delivery.

What will I be doing?

• Direct and coordinate the delivery of infrastructure projects encompassing construction, commissioning, and deployment into operational service in accordance with corporate project management standards, procedures, controls, and environmental requirements to minimize the impact on service and to maintain a high level of customer service.
• Provide senior leadership and support to a technical engineering services team to support successful design and delivery of transit infrastructure.
• Manage complex asset class (or) systemwide technical issues and risks, facilitate effective technical conflict resolution, and communicate with intra agency divisions, regulators, contracted partners, and other external stakeholders.
• Direct the development of technical specifications and designs as well as define and control technical and functional interfaces between independent projects and systems (e.g. stations, track, signals) along the Metrolinx Heavy Rail GO network.
• Provide senior leadership oversight and direction to employees and contractors engaged in interdependent project teams (e.g., defines team member roles, responsibilities, and expectations), deliver timely feedback to ensure a cohesive operational unit and the optimum use of team skills, manage staff and monitor work assignments for adherence to timelines, monitor the achievement of performance objectives; develops and implements action plans to address performance gaps.
• Work with senior management levels in federal, provincial, and municipal government offices (e.g., Ministry of Environment (MOE), MTO, railways, utilities, suppliers, contractors, and facility tenants) to advance service expansion and mitigate negative impacts on municipalities.

What Skills and Qualifications Do I Need?

• Completion of a degree in Transportation, Architecture, or Civil Engineering, or a related discipline or a combination of education, training and experience deemed equivalent.
• Demonstrated senior project management experience in the rail transportation industry with direct involvement in providing senior leadership and direction in the design, development, and execution of rail corridor construction.
• Project management principles and practices, including budget and schedule controls, to lead and direct cross functional teams and consultants engaged in simultaneous projects (i.e., development, project progress, related staff, and project resources) and monitor project activities for adherence to timelines, budgets, and project performance objectives.
• Familiarity with relevant legislation (e.g., Metrolinx Act, Places to Grow Act, Planning Act, Revised Statutes of Ontario (RSO), Municipal Act) is an asset.
• Principles and practices of architecture, urban planning, engineering design and their application to the construction of infrastructure, facilities, and related works
• Analytical and negotiation skills and experience with vendor management to manage development and delivery of externally provided products and services (e.g., negotiate contracts, interpret, compile, and administer contracts and memoranda of understanding (MOUs)
• Interpersonal and oral/written/presentation and negotiation skills to negotiate contracts, monitor legal, regulatory, and procedural compliance, direct construction activities, and participate in committees.
• A valid G driver’s license in good standing. A Driver’s Abstract (within the last 3 Years) will be required of the successful candidate. The employee(s) in this role will have access to a company vehicle (Non-Revenue Fleet Vehicle).

Accommodation:

We value the unique skills and experiences each person brings to Metrolinx and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment. We are committed to the requirements of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and other applicable legislation so if you require accommodation during the hiring process, please let our Recruitment team know by contacting us at: 416-202-5601 or email [e-mail].

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

WE ARE AN EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE EMPLOYER.

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