Project Director, Rail / Stations | General Contractor – Vancouver, Toronto, Calgary | Ou[...]

Moving2Canada.com; Calgary; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure contractor is seeking a Project Director to oversee major rail projects across Canada. This full-time, permanent role involves ensuring operational and financial performance, managing multidisciplinary teams, and maintaining client relationships. Ideal candidates will possess an engineering degree and extensive rail construction experience.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of construction experience with rail-related projects.
• Project management expertise on complex joint venture or public-private partnership projects.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a key member of a multidisciplinary team for major railway schemes.
• Ensure safe and profitable performance of rail electrification construction projects.
• Develop project execution plans and schedules.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Planning and organizing

Education

Engineering degree or technical diploma

Tools

Overhead Line Equipment (OLE)

25kV Power Distribution

Low Voltage Electrical systems

Job description

Leading infrastructure contractor is seeking a Project Director to join their Major Projects team across Canada, focusing on rail projects in Vancouver BC, Toronto ON, and Calgary AB. Reporting to the Vice President, the Project Director will be responsible for the operational and financial performance of major rail projects. Outpost Recruitment is excited to collaborate with our client on this full-time, permanent role.

Key Responsibilities of Project Director

1. Serve as a key member of a multidisciplinary team that develops, designs, constructs, and maintains major railway schemes. Participate in pursuit teams to secure major project awards.
2. Ensure the safe and profitable performance of signalization and rail electrification construction projects.
3. Approve expenditures and proposal pricing within authority limits.
4. Develop project execution plans and schedules to manage performance effectively.
5. Provide technical guidance in rail operations, contract management, standards, procedures, and project execution and construction activities.
6. Resolve project-related disputes with clients, partners, subcontractors, and the public.
7. Report issues related to financial performance, workload, legal matters, and opportunities to the SVP Utilities and project executives.
8. Establish a management team with clearly defined responsibilities across all operational aspects.
9. Prepare staff development and succession plans for key positions.
10. Maintain positive relationships with major clients, partners, and unions.
11. Ensure all project activities align with corporate and divisional strategic plans, policies, and procedures.

Required Knowledge and Skills of Project Director

1. Engineering degree or technical diploma, or equivalent training and experience.
2. At least 5 years of construction experience with rail-related projects.
3. Knowledge and experience in Electrification and Plant (E&P), including Overhead Line Equipment (OLE), 25kV Power Distribution, and Low Voltage Electrical systems.
4. Ability to evaluate employees and deploy field resources on projects of varying size and complexity.
5. Experience establishing effective project controls to monitor productivity and ensure adherence to estimates and bids.
6. Project management expertise on complex joint venture or public-private partnership projects.
7. Strong communication skills to build and maintain relationships with officials, boards, subordinates, peers, and the public.
8. Proven leadership and sound business judgment.
9. Ability to plan, review, assign, and evaluate work of subordinate managers.

Necessary Competencies

1. Commitment to safety.
2. Stakeholder relations and organizational savvy.
3. Ability to get work done through others.
4. Planning and organizing skills.
5. Managing complex decisions.
6. Energy and drive.
7. Handling trouble effectively.
8. Supervisory experience over managers and large project teams of construction professionals.

Ideal Candidate

Only exceptional overseas Project Director candidates requiring sponsorship will be considered. Please clearly highlight relevant work experience, project overviews, and project scale ($) in your resume.