Major Projects Delivery Lead

Aecom; Markham; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering firm is seeking a Major Projects Delivery Lead in Markham, Canada. This role involves overseeing large scale water and wastewater projects, ensuring delivery excellence and client satisfaction. Candidates should have 12+ years in project management and a bachelor's degree in a relevant field. This position requires strong leadership and commercial negotiation skills, along with the ability to work collaboratively across various teams.

Qualifications

• 12+ years' experience in Engineering or Construction project management.
• Strong understanding of project controls, risk management, and financial management.
• Demonstrated ability to engage with senior client representatives.

Responsibilities

• Provide oversight on large, multi-disciplinary water and wastewater projects.
• Champion strong commercial practices and lead contract negotiations.
• Act as a senior point of contact for key clients.

Skills

Project Delivery Leadership

Commercial Oversight

Strategic Oversight

Client Engagement

Mentorship & Capacity Building

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, architecture, business, law, or construction management

Job description

Company Description

Work with Us. Change the World.

There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

Job Description

Our Canada Water Business Line is seeking a dynamic and experienced Major Projects Delivery Lead to strengthen our leadership team. Reporting to the Director of Operations, this senior role is pivotal in ensuring successful delivery of our most complex projects, driving commercial performance, and providing strategic oversight across project portfolios.

As Major Projects Delivery Lead, you will partner closely with operational management team, Project Managers and Discipline Leads to support project delivery excellence, client satisfaction, and financial performance across the Canadian water business.

Key Responsibilities

• Project Delivery Leadership: Provide oversight and governance on large, multi-disciplinary water and wastewater projects (municipal, industrial, and private sector), mining projects, and hydropower/transmission projects. Ensure delivery excellence in scope, schedule, budget, risk management, and quality. Drive continuous improvement in delivery models, governance, and lessons learned.
• Commercial Oversight: Champion strong commercial practices, including leading contract negotiation, commercial structuring, change management, subcontracts, earned value calculation, cashflow, risk management, financial reporting, dispute resolution, and claims strategies on major pursuits and active projects.
• Strategic Oversight: Partner with the Director of Operations to shape delivery models, improve business processes, and embed project management best practices across the Canada Water Business Line.
• Client Engagement: Act as a senior point of contact for key clients, supporting business development and ensuring consistent client satisfaction.
• Mentorship & Capacity Building: Develop and coach Project Managers, Commercial Managers, and Delivery Teams, embedding AECOM’s project delivery standards and building business and commercial acumen across the project management community.
• Collaboration: Work across the region, disciplines, and markets to leverage AECOM’s global expertise while aligning with Canadian regulatory, market, and client needs.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

• A minimum of 12 years’ experience in Engineering or Construction, Alternative Delivery (Design-Build, Progressive DB, Alliance, P3, CMGC, CMAR, IPD, DBFOM etc.) project management, project controls and staff leadership.
• A bachelor’s degree in engineering, architecture, business, law, or construction management.
• 10 years’ experience developing and negotiating terms and conditions for engineering or construction contracts, contract change orders, and contract dispute negotiation.
• Working knowledge of Engineering/ Construction industry contracting practices, applicable government and commercial regulations and practices, policies, procedures, and work practices.
• Working knowledge of project management, project controls, change order management, and estimating on medium and large complex projects.
• Working knowledge of project accounting for medium and large complex projects
• Proven leadership on large, complex multi-disciplinary projects (>$100M in construction value).
• Strong understanding of project controls, risk management, contracts, and financial management.
• Demonstrated ability to engage with senior client representatives, regulators, and internal stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• 20+ years of experience in consulting engineering, EPCM, or construction.
• Track record of coaching project managers and improving organizational delivery performance.
• Understanding of Canadian municipal, provincial, and federal water/wastewater frameworks.
• Experience in the Canadian hydro power and transmissions market.
• Good knowledge of French, both written and oral, is a definite asset.

Additional Information

Sponsorship for Canadian employment authorization is not available for this position.