Dry Utilities Manager, Infrastructure

Ledcor; Clarington; On-site; CAD 115,000 - 153,000; Full time

Job summary

Ledcor is seeking a Dry Utilities Project Manager for a major GO Transit project in Oshawa, Ontario. You will report to the Construction Manager, lead a team of professionals, and oversee utility relocation, safety, and stakeholder relations.

Ideal candidates will have 8-10+ years in utility construction, a civil engineering background, and strong contract management skills. The role requires coordinating interface works and ensuring compliance with railway regulations on-site.

Qualifications

• 8-10+ years of utility construction experience in a senior supervision or project management role
• Professional Engineer license in Ontario is an asset
• Experience with third party utility companies and design recommendations
• Experience with Design-Build or Collaborative Contracts is an asset
• Excellent contract and project management, planning and scheduling skills
• Strong communication and cooperation with stakeholders
• Valid provincial driver’s license

Responsibilities

• Oversee dry utility relocation scope, risk, budget and execution
• Manage project progress and analyze current/future work activities
• Coordinate interface works for relocation and stakeholder management
• Develop quantity take-offs, bills of quantities, and scope for dry utilities
• Oversee onsite activities, quality, productivity, and safety
• Ensure safety compliance and implement improvements to mitigate risks
• Integrate design, environmental assessments, and community commitments into plans
• Liaise with designers, technical teams, and clients on technical aspects
• Analyze project designs and technical reports
• Maintain relationships with consultants, contractors, and vendors; lead site meetings
• Ensure adherence to railway operating rules and regulations
• Manage RFIs and issue field instructions
• Prepare comprehensive progress reports

Skills

Contract management

Project management

Planning and scheduling

Stakeholder collaboration

Safety leadership

Education

Post-secondary education in civil engineering or related field

Job description

Over the last 30 years in Ontario, Ledcor has continued to grow and evolve and is now a leading provider of construction services across the province. From our early days building infrastructure and developing communities, to our more recent work in the heavy civil and mining, residential, and aviation sectors, we have always been driven by our commitment to safety, quality, integrity, sustainability, and success.

Ledcor is hiring a Dry Utilities Project Manager to support the successful delivery of a major GO Transit project in Oshawa, Ontario. In this role, you will report directly to the Construction Manager and lead a team of professionals. Your primary responsibilities will include overseeing utility relocation, identifying deficiencies, ensuring project safety, and managing stakeholder relationships.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Manage temporary and permanent dry utility relocation, utility scope definition, risk, budget, and execution
• Manage project progress, analyze current and future work activities
• Coordinate interface works for utility relocation and stakeholder management across various project aspects
• Manage quantity take-offs, bills of quantities, and scope development for dry utilities
• Oversee onsite activities, quality, productivity, progress, and safety of teams and subcontractors
• Ensure project safety by monitoring and enforcing compliance with policies, procedures, and initiating necessary improvements and preventative measures to mitigate risks
• Integrate corporate requirements, such as technical design, environmental assessments, and community commitments, into project plans; anticipate and address conflicts or delays arising from this integration
• Liaise and coordinate with designers, technical teams, and clients on all technical aspects
• Analyze project designs, technical reports, and background information
• Foster strong relationships with external consultants, contractors, and vendors to uphold contractual obligations; conduct frequent site meetings to track progress and resolve any emerging issues
• Ensure project adherence to railway operating rules and regulations
• Manage requests for information and issue field instructions as needed
• Prepare comprehensive progress reports

Qualifications:

• 8-10+ years of utility construction experience as a Superintendent, Project Manager or in a similar role
• Completion of post secondary education in civil engineering or a related field preferred
• Professional Engineer license in the Province of Ontario is an asset
• Experience working with third party utility companies and providing design recommendations is required
• Experience working for a general contractor in Canada
• Experience working on Design-Build or Collaborative Contract models is an asset
• Excellent contract management, project management, planning and scheduling skills
• Capability to effectively communicate and cooperate with project stakeholders, understanding their requirements and identifying solutions
• Must possess a valid provincial driver’s license

Working Conditions:

• Site-based position in Oshawa, Ontario
• Frequent interaction with project stakeholders, subcontractors, and field personnel
• Occasional work in active rail corridor and construction environments

Compensation

$114,750.00 - $153,000.00

This is the expected base pay range for this role. Individual base pay will be determined based on a variety of factors including experience, knowledge, skills, education and location.

Our competitive total rewards package provides compensation and benefits that support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing. We offer exciting, challenging work with opportunities to develop your skills and knowledge.

Additional Information

Ledcor builds and maintains infrastructure in various industries including oil and gas, transportation, and mining. We’re experts in all infrastructure construction and maintenance related projects. Our vast projects include: full-scale contract mining, earthworks, foundations, highways, bridges, roads, waterways and resources, airports, rapid transit, underground utilities, pipelines, independent power projects and site reclamation.

Our workplace culture has been recognized as one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures, and a Top 100 Inspiring Workplace in North America.

Employment Equity

At Ledcor we believe diversity, equity, and inclusion should be part of everything we do. We are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, Veteran status or any other identifying characteristic are encouraged to apply.

Our True Blue team consists of individuals from all backgrounds who contribute diverse perspectives and experiences to Ledcor. We are committed to continuing to build on our culture of empowerment, inclusion and belonging.

Adjustments will be provided in all parts of our hiring process. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance by submitting a request via email. For more information about Ledcor’s Inclusion and Diversity initiatives, please visit our I&D page.