Manager, Project Delivery

Metrolinx; Toronto; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Metrolinx is a government agency delivering major transit infrastructure in the Greater Toronto Area. The Manager, Project Delivery, will lead on planning, design, procurement and construction for complex rail projects, coordinating with Alliance and NOP partners to ensure on-time, on-budget delivery.

The role requires strong project controls, governance and stakeholder engagement in a hybrid environment. The position emphasizes collaboration with finance, risk, scheduling, technical and

Qualifications

• Completion of a degree in Engineering, Project Management, Construction Management, Business, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated experience in the design, construction, commissioning and delivery of large, complex infrastructure or transit projects.
• Strong knowledge of project controls including schedule management, cost management, forecasting, risk management, performance reporting and financial controls.
• Experience working with integrated project teams with contractors, consultants and project controls professionals within complex delivery environments.
• Experience working with progressive contracting models, such as an Alliance, would be a strong asset
• Excellent interpersonal, oral, written and presentation skills, including executive-level reporting and business cases.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment and manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and control project scope across all phases of project delivery including planning, design, construction, commissioning and close-out, ensuring alignment with approved objectives, budgets and delivery principles.
• Provides leadership, direction and coaching to staff and project team members in a hybrid matrix environment.
• Lead the owner-side Project Controls function, including oversight of schedule, cost control, forecasting, risk management, performance metrics, financial reporting and executive reporting requirements.
• Work closely with the Alliance/NOP Project Controls team to review, challenge and integrate project performance information and ensure alignment with Metrolinx reporting requirements.
• Own and coordinate recurring project reporting, including dashboards, executive briefings and reporting to senior management.
• Collaborate with finance, commercial, risk, scheduling, technical and delivery teams to ensure project information is accurate and integrated.
• Identify emerging risks, schedule impacts, cost pressures and forecast variances and ensure mitigation and escalation strategies are implemented.
• Support engagement with municipalities, railway stakeholders, government agencies and external partners to resolve issues affecting project delivery.
• Collaborate with Alliance partners and contractors to ensure contractual obligations, project objectives and performance expectations are achieved.
• Coordinate multiple complex workstreams while balancing project delivery requirements with project controls, governance and reporting obligations.

Skills

Project Controls

Schedule Management

Cost Management

Forecasting

Risk Management

Executive Reporting

Stakeholder Engagement

Education

Engineering degree or related discipline

Equivalent experience

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 rapid 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 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.

The Union+, East Harbour Transit Hub, Owner Participant (OP) team is looking for a Manager, Project Delivery to support the delivery of one of Metrolinx’s most complex transit infrastructure programs. The Manager will provide leadership in the planning, design, procurement, construction, and delivery of capital railway transit infrastructure projects, while also acting as the OP Lead for Project Controls activities. This role will oversee the integration of schedule, cost, risk, forecasting, financial management and reporting, working closely with the Alliance/Non-Owner Participant (NOP) Project Controls team to ensure project performance is accurately monitored, reported and managed. The position will collaborate with project partners, stakeholders and subject matter experts to deliver projects safely, efficiently and in accordance with approved scope, schedule and budget commitments.

Office Location: Alliance Site Office at 415 Eastern Ave, Toronto

What will I be doing?

• Oversee and control project scope across all phases of project delivery including planning, design, construction, commissioning and close-out, ensuring alignment with approved objectives, budgets and delivery principles.
• Provides leadership, direction and coaching to staff and project team members in a hybrid matrix environment.
• Lead the owner-side Project Controls function, including oversight of schedule, cost control, forecasting, risk management, performance metrics, financial reporting and executive reporting requirements.
• Work closely with the Alliance/NOP Project Controls team to review, challenge and integrate project performance information and ensure alignment with Metrolinx reporting requirements.
• Own and coordinate recurring project reporting, including dashboards, executive briefings and reporting to senior management.
• Collaborate with finance, commercial, risk, scheduling, technical and delivery teams to ensure project information is accurate and integrated.
• Identify emerging risks, schedule impacts, cost pressures and forecast variances and ensure mitigation and escalation strategies are implemented.
• Support engagement with municipalities, railway stakeholders, government agencies and external partners to resolve issues affecting project delivery.
• Collaborate with Alliance partners and contractors to ensure contractual obligations, project objectives and performance expectations are achieved.
• Coordinate multiple complex workstreams while balancing project delivery requirements with project controls, governance and reporting obligations.

What Skills and Qualifications Do I Need?

• Completion of a degree in Engineering, Project Management, Construction Management, Business, or a related discipline, or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrated experience in the design, construction, commissioning and delivery of large, complex infrastructure or transit projects.
• Strong knowledge of project controls including schedule management, cost management, forecasting, risk management, performance reporting and financial controls.
• Experience working with integrated project teams with contractors, consultants and project controls professionals within complex delivery environments.
• Experience working with progressive contracting models, such as an Alliance, would be an strong asset
• Excellent interpersonal, oral, written and presentation skills, including executive-level reporting and business cases.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, exercise sound judgment and manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Don’t Meet Every Requirement?

If you’re excited about working with Metrolinx but your past experience doesn’t quite align with every qualification of this posting, we encourage you to apply. You just might be the right candidate for this or other roles. We are always looking for great talent to join our team.

We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from members of equity-deserving communities, including those who identify as Indigenous, Black, racialized, women, people with disabilities, and people with diverse gender identities, expressions and sexual orientations.

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 ARE AN EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE EMPLOYER.

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