Project Director - Marine and Ports, for COWI in North America

COWI; North Vancouver; On-site; CAD 183,000 - 269,000; Full time

Job summary

COWI is seeking a Project Director for Marine and Ports to oversee complex projects in North America. This role involves strategic leadership, managing multidisciplinary teams, and contributing to business development while ensuring high-quality project delivery on time and within budget. Ideal candidates will have extensive experience in marine projects and a strong educational background in engineering.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangement

Minimum 5 weeks vacation to start

Annual Fitness spending account

Extended Health coverage with 100% premiums paid

Qualifications

• 20 years of experience in marine infrastructure projects required.
• 10 years in a management role, preferably as a Project Manager.
• Ability to obtain a P.Eng license within 6 months of hire.

Responsibilities

• Manage large-scale multidisciplinary projects ensuring timely delivery.
• Lead technical teams providing expert guidance.
• Define project scope and objectives in collaboration with stakeholders.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, or Marine Engineering

Job description

Project Director - Marine and Ports, for COWI in North America

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Do you want to join one of the leading consulting companies, creating value for customers, people, and societies worldwide? Can you be a major Seller-Doer for the Company - positioning COWI as technical experts and leaders in the industry? And are you a demonstrated and recognized leader in the industry? Then, join us and we can be great together.

Create Solutions that will enable a better tomorrow
In this role, you will be challenged to work every day on some of the most advanced ports and marine projects. You will be exposed to projects in North America working with colleagues across the globe having a high level of expertise and delivering state-of-the-art solutions. The team delivers advanced structural engineering and coastal engineering for waterfront structures.

We are looking for a Project Director – Marine and Ports professional to join our highly skilled team of specialists that provides detailed engineering and project management on numerous marine infrastructure and waterfront structures projects. Your primary tasks will be to manage projects, lead technical teams, and contribute actively to the company’s business development efforts. This position will be part of the Canadian Leadership Team where the incumbent is expected to contribute actively in growing the Canadian business.

Your key responsibilities will be to:

• Act as Project Director on large-scale multidisciplinary projects, overseeing their delivery to ensure they are completed on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards.
• Lead and provide overall strategic direction to technical teams delivering complex technical expertise to projects, from detailed design, concept design to construction services.
• Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, and engineering fees in collaboration with clients, stakeholders, and internal teams.
• Manage contractual and commercial aspects, including contract notices, client and subconsultant claims, and subconsultant variations.
• Participate in project review meetings, sharing insights on lessons learned and best practices to drive continuous improvement.
• Lead business development and marketing efforts for marine projects in Canada, develop a pipeline of projects and clients, and actively pursue project opportunities.
• Lead the preparation of proposals for upcoming projects.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key clients to support growth.
• Represent COWI in external settings, such as technical committees, conferences, seminars, professional bodies, and business groups, as they pertain to marine infrastructure projects.
• Mentor others on the team.
  
  

You will be a part of the Canada Leadership team and will:

• Participate in strategy meetings to contribute to COWI Group's strategic priorities.
• Contribute to developing COWI’s business in Canada so that COWI North America meets or exceeds its strategic targets.
• Facilitate team collaboration by providing leadership and guidance to projects team members while fostering a culture of teamwork and innovation.
• Support hiring efforts by the operations team.
• Serve as an ambassador for COWI’s values.
  
  

Your skills. Our team. Together we design the future.

The first step to success in this role is that you are eager to collaborate with the people around you, whether they are colleagues, partners, or customers. Developing ties with others is something you do by acting respectfully, being curious, and delivering on your promises. And you never get set in your ways but keep exploring new insights and ways to improve.

On top of that, you will have:

• A Bachelor’s d egree in Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Marine Engineering, or a related field.
• A registered Professional Engineer license (P.Eng.) in BC or the ability to obtain it within 6 months of hire. A PE license in the USA is considered an asset.
• A minimum of 20 years of experience working on marine infrastructure projects, with at least 10 years in a management role, preferably as a Design Manager or Project Manager.
• Proven experience in delivering marine projects across all phases, including feasibility studies, conceptual design, and detailed engineering.
• An extensive background in the marine and port sector, along with technical management experience leading multi-disciplinary and large-scale marine infrastructure projects in excess of $25M in engineering fees.
• Knowledge of and preferably experience working with local clients in the BC area; knowledge of clients outside of BC is considered an asset.
• Strong communication, negotiation, and leadership skills.
• A valid passport and be available to travel occasionally within North America to meet with clients and team members.
  
  

A place to work and so much more

At COWI, we work together with our customers to shape a sustainable and liveable world. We do it by applying our knowledge and curiosity – and sometimes even our courage – to create the solutions the world needs today to enable a better tomorrow.

We value differences and development and cultivate an environment of belonging and having fun. Because that is what brings out the best in you, at work and at home.

With offices primarily located in the Nordic region, the UK, North America and India, we are currently more than 8,000 people who bring their expertise in engineering, architecture, energy and environment into play.

What we also offer:

Being part of the COWI community offers more than just a competitive salary. We take care of our people both professionally and personally.

Some of our benefits include:

Flexible working arrangement | Top-up parental and childbirth recovery leave | Fantastic close-knit team with a wealth of knowledge to share! | Full time hires get minimum 5 weeks vacation to start | Floating holiday to celebrate employee diversity | Paid sick leave | Annual Fitness spending account. Yes, you can use this for a ski pass, yoga or gym membership | Group RRSP program with company matching | Personal and professional development fund | Parking or public transit allowance | Extended Health coverage with 100% of premiums paid by us | Employee Assistance Program (EAP) | STD, LTD, AD&D, and Life Insurance | Referral incentive program| Frequent social events

Base compensation: $183,000 to $269,000 for North Vancouver location only. Actual compensation is subject to variations due to education, experience, skill set, and location.

Get to know us even better at our website, www.cowi.com , where you can learn more about our projects, our strategy, what we want to achieve and what life is like at COWI.

Equal opportunity employer

COWI provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, COWI complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training information.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Project Management, Consulting, and Engineering

• Industries

  Civil Engineering and Business Consulting and Services

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