Director, Transportation and Infrastructure

D.M. Wills; Peterborough; Hybrid; CAD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

D.M. Wills is seeking a Director of Transportation and Infrastructure in Peterborough, ON. This hybrid, full-time role leads the Transportation and Infrastructure Division, guiding strategy, financial performance, and client outcomes across multiple practice areas.

You will drive disciplined execution, establish governance, and develop leadership capability to deliver high-impact, scalable results while maintaining strong client relationships and growth.

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in a relevant technical, business, or leadership field.
• 5+ years of progressive leadership experience in consulting, engineering, or technical services.
• Proven success leading a business unit with full accountability for strategy, financial performance, people leadership, and operations.
• Strong financial acumen, commercial judgment, and client relationship capability.

Responsibilities

• Lead Division strategy, annual business planning, and priority setting in alignment with corporate objectives.
• Establish performance expectations, operating rhythms, and decision-making frameworks.
• Drive cross-practice alignment and integrated execution across business units.
• Champion a data-informed, continuous improvement operating model to enhance performance and scalability.
• Own Division financial results including revenue, gross margin, utilization, backlog, and profitability.
• Oversee pricing strategy, major pursuits, and commercial approvals within governance frameworks.
• Define and evolve Division structure, leadership roles, and reporting alignment.
• Lead senior talent development, succession planning, and leadership capability building.
• Foster a high-performance, inclusive culture grounded in collaboration and trust.
• Maintain and strengthen relationships with key clients and strategic accounts.

Skills

Leadership

Financial acumen

Strategy development

Client relationships

Cross-functional influence

Education

Degree or diploma in a relevant technical, business, or leadership field

Job description

Director, Transportation and Infrastructure

Transportation and Infrastructure Division Full Time Peterborough, ON Hybrid $150,000 - $210,000 CAD per year

Compensation: $150,000 - $210,000

Hours of Work: Based on 40 hours per week.

Work Location: Peterborough, Ontario

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We are seeking a Director to provide enterprise leadership for our Transportation and Infrastructure Division, accountable for overall business performance, strategic execution, and organizational effectiveness.

This role translates corporate strategy into divisional execution, ensuring the Division operates as an integrated, high-performing business unit. The Director establishes clear priorities, enables disciplined decision-making, and ensures alignment across delivery, financial performance, people leadership, and client outcomes.

Working in close partnership with Practice Area Leads and support roles, the Director drives consistency, accountability, and operational clarity while enabling sustainable growth and strong client impact.

Accountabilities

• Lead Division strategy, annual business planning, and priority setting in alignment with corporate objectives.
• Establish performance expectations, operating rhythms, and decision-making frameworks.
• Drive cross-practice alignment and integrated execution across business units.
• Champion a data-informed, continuous improvement operating model to enhance performance and scalability.

Financial & Business Performance

• Own Division financial results including revenue, gross margin, utilization, backlog, and profitability.
• Lead budgeting, forecasting, workforce planning, and KPI/OKR management.
• Oversee pricing strategy, major pursuits, and commercial approvals within governance frameworks.
• Ensure strong financial discipline including WIP, A/R, billing integrity, and scope control.

Delivery Excellence & Quality Management

• Accountable for consistent delivery standards across all Practice Areas.
• Oversee QA/QC systems, quality metrics, and right-first-time delivery performance.
• Drive continuous improvement through performance tracking, corrective actions, and lessons learned.
• Ensure alignment of major deliverables, review processes, and execution governance.

People Leadership & Organizational Effectiveness

• Define and evolve Division structure, leadership roles, and reporting alignment.
• Lead senior talent development, succession planning, and leadership capability building.
• Foster a high-performance, inclusive, and accountable culture grounded in collaboration and trust.
• Strengthen engagement, retention, and leadership bench strength through clear career pathways.

Client, Market & Growth Leadership

• Maintain and strengthen relationships with key clients and strategic accounts.
• Support and guide business development, pursuits, and market positioning.
• dentify growth opportunities and enhance differentiation through clear service offerings and thought leadership.
• Safeguard and elevate the Division’s reputation for technical excellence and client-focused delivery.

Governance, Risk & Operational Discipline

• Act as senior escalation point for major project, client, and operational risks.
• Establish governance structures for financial control, delivery oversight, and risk management.
• Approve high-impact decisions within delegated authority, ensuring accountability and consistency.
• Ensure timely resolution of critical issues and embed lessons learned into practice.

What You Bring

• Degree or diploma in a relevant technical, business, or leadership field.
• 5+ years of progressive leadership experience in consulting, engineering, or technical services.
• Proven success leading a business unit with full accountability for strategy, financial performance, people leadership, and operations.
• Strong financial acumen, commercial judgment, and client relationship capability.
• Demonstrated ability to lead through complexity, influence across functions, and drive disciplined execution.
• Leadership approach aligned with collaboration, accountability, and enterprise thinking.

Why This Role Matters

This role is central to how the Division performs and operates. You ensure strategy is translated into execution, leaders are aligned around shared priorities, and teams are enabled through clear structure, governance, and information flow.

By strengthening operational discipline and cross-practice alignment, you directly influence delivery quality, financial performance, and client outcomes across the Division.

What You’ll Experience

• Enterprise-level influence over Division performance and growth
• Direct partnership with senior leadership on strategy and execution
• Exposure to complex, multi-disciplinary business challenges
• Opportunity to shape operating systems, leadership capability, and organizational structure
• A highly collaborative, performance-driven environment focused on continuous improvement

Join Us

If you are a systems-minded leader who brings structure to complexity, drives accountability through clarity, and enables high-performance execution across teams, this role offers the opportunity to shape how the Division operates and grows.

We sincerely thank all candidates for their interest, however, please note that only those applicants selected for further consideration will be contacted.

If selected for an interview, please advise us if you require accommodation.