Director, RBT2 Infrastructure Delivery

Natural Factors; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Vancouver is seeking a Director for RBT2 Infrastructure Delivery. This senior leadership role involves overseeing a multi-billion dollar project, ensuring effective engineering solutions, and managing procurement strategies. The ideal candidate will have a university degree and experience in large-scale infrastructure projects, with strong leadership and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Experience in large-scale capital infrastructure projects, preferably in a ports/marine setting.
• Proven ability to manage multi-disciplinary teams and oversee project timelines and budgets.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for the multi-billion dollar RBT2 project.
• Ensure engineering solutions meet operational performance criteria and comply with legal requirements.
• Lead development and implementation of procurement and contracting strategies.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Strategic Decision-Making

Customer Service Orientation

Education

University Degree

Job description

Detailed Job Description

Director, RBT2 Infrastructure Delivery

The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority is an arm's-length federal agency responsible for the shared stewardship of the lands and waters that make up the Port of Vancouver, Canada's largest port. Our mandate, as outlined in the Canada Marine Act, is to enable Canada’s trade objectives on behalf of all Canadians, ensuring goods are moved safely through the Port of Vancouver, while protecting the environment and considering local communities.

Located on the southwest coast of British Columbia, the port extends from Roberts Bank and the Fraser River up to and including Burrard Inlet. Geographically, the port is about the same size as the next five largest Canadian ports combined. Its jurisdiction includes more than 16,000 hectares of water, more than 1,500 hectares of land, and hundreds of kilometres of shoreline, bordering 16 municipalities and intersecting the traditional territories and treaty lands of 35 Coast Salish Indigenous groups.

Trade through the port connects Canadian businesses to international markets and consumers with a variety of products that we use every day from markets across the globe, generating tax revenues and secure employment for local communities. Home to 29 major terminals and more than 1,000 tenants, the port is the most diversified cargo-handling port in North America.

As a key member of the senior leadership team at the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, the Director, RBT2 Infrastructure Delivery champions the organization’s purpose of enabling Canada’s trade by being reliable and innovative, while protecting the environment. The role involves providing strategic leadership to the technical and commercial teams for the multi-billion dollar RBT2 project, ensuring cost-effective achievement of project objectives.

The Director, RBT2 Infrastructure Delivery is accountable for ensuring engineering solutions are constructable, meet operational performance criteria, comply with legal requirements, and meet conditions of regulatory approvals and permits. This role also leads the development and implementation of infrastructure procurement and contracting strategies, including competitive selection processes, negotiation of contracts, and performance management of contractors, consultants, and suppliers.

The ideal candidate will have completed a university degree and possess senior management experience leading technical design development, procurement, construction planning, and implementation phases for large-scale capital infrastructure projects, preferably in a ports/marine setting. Experience with various procurement and contracting models, including collaborative approaches like Alliance or progressive design-build, is essential. Proven ability to manage multi-disciplinary teams, oversee project timelines, budgets, and resources is critical. Strong leadership, management, communication, and public speaking skills are necessary to effectively collaborate with stakeholders, including government, business, and the public, representing the port as a forward-thinking organization and world-class port.

Strong customer service orientation, strategic decision-making, planning, and proactive initiative will contribute to success in this role.

If interested, please submit your resume and relevant materials to [e-mail]. All personal information will be kept confidential.

We thank all applicants. Only those selected for further steps will be contacted.

This is Canadian-based employment. All employees must maintain legal eligibility to work in Canada. Applicants may undergo assessments, background checks, and other screening as part of the process.

At the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority, we promote employment equity and diversity. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates, including women, persons with disabilities, Indigenous peoples, and visible minorities. Accommodations are available during the application and employment process. For assistance, contact us at [e-mail].

We acknowledge that we are located on the traditional territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. To learn more, visit our website.