Portfolio Manager, Highways

AtkinsRéalis Canada Inc.; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 117,000 - 162,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work culture

Flexible benefits

Professional development

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis Canada Inc. is seeking a strategic Portfolio Manager to oversee a portfolio of highways projects across Ontario. You will lead market development, craft bid strategies, and collaborate with internal teams to deliver projects on time and within budget.

The role requires 10+ years in infrastructure portfolio management, PEO licensure, and strong stakeholder engagement. Hybrid work in Canada with a focus on growth and client relationships.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or related field.
• Licence: Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO) is required/preferred.
• PMP or equivalent certification is preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in infrastructure project or portfolio management.

Responsibilities

• Oversee a portfolio of highways projects across Ontario.
• Lead bid strategy development and response processes.
• Chair internal meetings and monitor milestones.
• Manage client interfaces and risk/claims.
• Monitor portfolio performance to meet growth objectives.

Skills

Portfolio management

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

MS Project

Primavera P6

Market analysis

Education

Civil Engineering degree

PEO license

PMP certification

Tools

MS Project

Primavera P6

Portfolio tools

Job description

Job Description Overview We are seeking a strategic and results-driven Portfolio Manager to oversee a portfolio of Highways projects across Ontario. The Portfolio Manager is responsible for developing a strategic approach to markets, clients, and associated projects, bringing the best solutions to increase market share in a consistent and predictable manner. In order to attain the objectives, the Portfolio Manager will work in close collaboration with the other groups within the organization for the market development strategy, the preparation of responses to calls for proposals, or the monitoring of project performance. You will be a key member of a team to help expand a business with a deep history and a strong foundation for future growth, as we re-establish our leadership position as highway engineers in Ontario.

Growth & Sales

• Maintains a highly visible presence with their clients within their portfolio.
• Actively participates in the strategy development and execution for the market to deliver year-on-year growth in regard to both volume and profitability.
• Oversees Standing Offer contracts and provides oversight of Project Delivery performance associated with the client portfolio.
• Leads the preparation of the bids, develops and crafts bid strategy, participates in Go-No Go decisions, validates the service offering.

Project set-up & Execution

• Provides Project Delivery oversight and delivers quality projects within their portfolio.
• Manage client interface.
• Chairs key internal meetings (kick-off, progress reviews, key milestones).
• Validate change requests/contractual amendments.
• Manage waivers and claims.
• Manage risk and contingency.
• Champion continuous improvement and innovation in project delivery.
• Perform Project Manager duties for select mandates.

Business delivery

• Oversee and manage a portfolio of engineering projects, ensuring they align with the company's strategic goals.
• Monitor and analyze portfolio performance, making adjustments as necessary to meet objectives.
• Participates in monthly Business Unit Market meetings.
• Delivers maximum business efficiency while delivering growth goals.
• Follow-up on submitted service offers and debriefing requests with the client.

About you

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Project Management, or a related field.
• Licence: Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO).
• PMP, or equivalent certification preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in infrastructure project or portfolio management, in the roads, bridges or highways sector.
• Demonstrated strong knowledge of Ministry of Transportation Ontario (MTO) practices through delivery of projects in a leadership role.
• Strong relationships with clients, partners and stakeholders.
• Proven leadership, market analysis, stakeholder engagement, and communication skills.
• Proficiency in project management software (e.g., MS Project, Primavera P6) and portfolio tools.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career at AtkinsRéalis in Canada. Enjoy competitive compensation, employee recognition, and a brilliant range of flexible benefits you can tailor to your health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle needs. Make the most of diverse opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And take advantage of our hybrid working culture and generous time-off policies to balance a fulfilling career with your personal life. Be rewarded. Find out more.

Expected compensation for this role is between $117,000 - $162,000 annually.

Base salaries are determined according to several parameters like skills, experience, and potential impact on the role. Internal and external competitiveness are also taken into account in our offers.

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people. Find out more.

Additional information

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At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences. Created by the integration of long-standing organizations dating back to 1911, AtkinsRéalis is a world-class engineering services and nuclear company dedicated to engineering a better future for our planet and its people. We create sustainable solutions that connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. We deploy global capabilities locally to our clients and deliver unique end-to-end services across the whole life cycle of an asset including consulting, advisory & environmental services, intelligent networks & cybersecurity, design & engineering, procurement, project & construction management, operations & maintenance, decommissioning and capital. The breadth and depth of our capabilities are delivered to clients in strategic sectors such as Engineering Services, Nuclear and capital. News and information are available at Atkinsrealis or follow us on LinkedIn.