Program Integration Manager

Bantrel; Toronto; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Bantrel Infrastructure, a key partner to Bechtel, seeks a Project Integration Manager in Toronto, ON to drive integrated delivery with Metrolinx. The role focuses on coordinating cross-contract dependencies, sequencing, and milestones, ensuring alignment across multiple teams and interfaces.

Responsibilities include supporting project controls, handovers, risk mitigation, and scenario planning, with the aim of ensuring timely, best-for-project outcomes on the Ontario Line Subway program.

Qualifications

• Requires bachelor's or master's degree in civil, mechanical or electrical engineering.
• 15+ years of relevant experience (or 19+ years for alternative track).
• Experience delivering major engineering/construction projects and strong planning skills.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate across work packages and disciplines to align delivery sequencing.
• Maintain visibility of cross-package dependencies and critical milestones.
• Support Handover, Project Controls and Schedule integration to mitigate risks.
• Facilitate cross-work package discussions and escalation of issues to leadership.
• Promote best-for-project outcomes with alignment to Metrolinx directions.

Skills

Data analytics

Program management

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Leadership

Team management

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in civil, mechanical or electrical engineering

Job description

• Market Segment: Infrastructure and Industrial

Company Description

Bantrel is proud to be a leading provider of Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Construction Management (EPC / EPCM) services in Canada.
For 40 years we have delivered end-to-end solutions for some of Canada’s most challenging and complex energy, mining, infrastructure, and nuclear projects, with an unrelenting focus on safety and quality. Bantrel performs design and procurement services from our primary Calgary, Edmonton and Toronto office locations and delivers construction management and self-perform construction services at various Client sites across Canada.
We operate independently but leverage the global expertise of and provide resources to our affiliate Bechtel Corporation, one of the largest EPC companies in the world, and remain Canadian focused including through our other shareholder, McCaig Investments, a respected local family group of businesses and deep community supporter. Our private ownership provides long-term business planning and strategic decision horizons supported by a strong financial position.

We are currently seeking a qualified Project Integration Manager to join our Infrastructureteam, based out of Toronto, ON. The Program Integration Manager supports the Project Integration Lead with the integrated delivery of the Project by improving coordination across work packages and functional disciplines. The role focuses on supporting visibility of cross-package dependencies, supporting alignment of delivery sequencing and key milestones, and facilitating coordination where Project decisions affect multiple areas of delivery, as directed by Metrolinx.

The role focuses on supporting alignment across those functions and work packages where dependencies and delivery sequencing intersect to achieve best-for-project outcomes, in alignment with Metrolinx direction.

The Project Integration Manager will report to, and will operate under, the supervision and direction of the OLDP Project Integration Lead, and support integrated delivery of the Project through the following objectives:

• Support Metrolinx in strengthening cross-contract schedule alignment by supporting coordination between delivery teams and Project Controls to review key dependencies, align milestone assumptions, and develop coordinated mitigation strategies where schedule conflicts arise.
• Support improvement of visibility of cross-package dependencies by identifying and maintaining awareness of critical interdependencies between contracts that may affect infrastructure readiness, installation sequencing, or delivery milestones.
• Work with the Handover Manager and support Metrolinx in coordinating contractor handovers by assisting in the alignment of readiness requirements, sequencing, and transition milestones between delivery packages to ensure downstream activities can proceed as planned.
• Support Metrolinx in facilitating integrated mitigation and scenario planning by working with delivery teams, technical disciplines, and Project Controls to assess project-level impacts and develop coordinated responses where delivery challenges emerge.
• Work with the Field Services Director and support Metrolinx in coordination of shared access and construction logistics where construction sequencing, site access, or logistics arrangements affect multiple contractors or work packages.
• Work with the Project Interface Manager and support Metrolinx in improvement of project-level visibility of integration risks by maintaining awareness of issues that span multiple contracts or functions and ensuring these are appropriately communicated to project leadership.

Bantrel Infrastructure, is a key sub-vendor to Bechtel, have been appointed the Delivery Partner within an integrated team with the customer, Metrolinx, for the Ontario Line Subway (OLS) Project and will work in a Delivery Partner role within an integrated team with the customer organization for a Subway Project in Toronto, Ontario.

The project scope includes the design build, operations and maintenance of all infrastructure and rail systems associated with 15 stations and over 15km of new alignment, being performed by two key PPP Contractors and multiple advanced early works (EAW) packages Contractors and two large Progressive Design Build Contracts.The scope includes both managing the Works associated with the program and with the individual construction projects

• Work with the Project Interface Manager, Project Assurance Manager and Project Handover Manager to deliver best for project outcomes.
• Identify areas for process efficiencies and work with the Technical Director and Project Integration Lead to implement improvements if necessary.
• Maintain visibility of cross-package dependencies across the Project, identifying where infrastructure readiness, construction sequencing, or installation activities intersect between contracts.
• Identify and highlight interface and integration risks to management by identifying cross-work-package technical, and schedule dependencies that could impact delivery. Facilitate timely reporting and escalation of emerging risks to Project leadership to support informed decision-making and mitigation planning.
• Develop and align delivery sequencing across work packages by coordinating with work package teams and project controls to reconcile construction, systems installation, and access milestones, facilitating a coherent project-level schedule.
• Facilitate integrated mitigation and scenario planning where delivery challenges or schedule pressures arise, assisting in identifying, considering, and communicating impacts on other work packages and downstream activities are considered and communicated.
• Facilitate cross-work package discussions where sequencing, access arrangements, or readiness milestones require alignment between delivery teams, technical disciplines, or project controls.
• Champion, in consult with the Project Handover Manager, Project-wide handover planning and execution by leading the implementation of the Handover Management Plan and Procedures, contributing to a consistent approach to technical and contractual aspects across all work packages and monitoring handover progress and performance including early identification of gaps, risks, or delays across work packages, and escalating issues as required.
• Work with the Handover Manager to develop/ implement T-minus (backward pass) and forward pass regimes for each handover, clearly showing the status of all key deliverables and critical components required to achieve successful transitions between contractors.
• Support Construction with the coordination of shared site access and construction logistics where construction sequencing, site access, or logistics arrangements affect multiple contractors or work packages.
• Support Project Controls by providing technical and execution insight to improve schedule integration, scenario planning, and mitigation development across work packages
• Work with the Project Interface Manager, and support Technical Coordination across work packages by providing a project-level perspective on technical interfaces incorporating delivery sequencing and handover milestones to contribute to alignment and minimize downstream risks.
• Promote a project-wide perspective on delivery decisions, encouraging consideration of cross-project impacts when changes or mitigation actions are proposed within individual contracts.

Qualifications

Education & Experience:

• Requires bachelor's or master's degree (or international equivalent) in civil, mechanical or electrical engineering, from an accredited college or university and 15+ years of relevant experience or 19+ years of relevant work experience.
• Experience of developing or delivering major engineering and/or construction projects e.g. rail, airports or another area of infrastructure.
• Experience with engineering and construction work planning, scheduling and cost estimating.
• Proven experience in a seniorintegrationrole delivering complex railway systems, through all project phases.

Knowledge & Skills:

• Ability to promote & provide programme clarity and enhanced decision making through use of data analytics in an evolving programme environment.
• Good working knowledge of contracts and procurement.
• Ability to prepare clear strategic planning procedures and user-friendly templates toassistthe multiple delivery work packages to execute with common approaches
• Broad knowledge of all phases of engineering, field activities, production techniques, building materials, and construction methods fordevelopmentof various work areas.
• Understands technical issues and cost related to selection of design features and unique engineering design requirements.
• Ability to solve problems by thinking laterally and be able to understand the needs and requirements of the client and various entities – to provide planning / design / feasibility solutions in a multi -disciplinary / multi - sectional context.
• Must have excellent interpersonal skills, be a teamplayerand have a knowledge sharing approach.
• Ability to manage and build successful teams in an evolving programme environment.
• Excellent communicator, with the ability to persuade and influence external and internal parties.

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