Project Manager - Professional/Technical

03001 GIP - GFLI; Toronto; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Group benefits

Retirement savings

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Green Infrastructure Partners Inc. (GIP) is seeking a Technical Lead in Toronto to drive the precise technical delivery of the Pape SOE Project.

You will oversee underground/structural works, lead a small team of Technical Coordinators, and coordinate with Designers, EORs, and contractors to ensure engineering excellence and timely construction. Strong leadership and client-facing communication are essential.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in heavy civil, underground structures, transit, or major infrastructure projects.
• Proven ability to lead technical teams and coordinate multi-disciplinary designers.
• Strong communication skills for client and contractor meetings.

Responsibilities

• Act as technical authority on SOE, underpinning, and temporary works.
• Lead a team of 3–4 Technical Coordinators; assign scopes and review deliverables.
• Manage shop drawings, design memos, method statements, and submittals.
• Coordinate with construction teams to support active works and phasing.
• Represent GIP in meetings with Metrolinx, EORs, and third-party stakeholders.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Leadership capability

Underground/structural knowledge

Job description

Technical Lead Toronto, ON

Reporting into the Project Manager, the Technical Lead is responsible for supporting and driving the precise technical delivery of the Pape SOE Project. This role plays a critical part in the Engineering Department and works closely with designers, subcontractors, and the client. You will be responsible for leading the delivery of complex Support of Excavation (SOE), underpinning, and temporary works across multiple zones while managing a team of technical coordinators. As a key representative for GIP, you will oversee the interface between design and construction, ensuring engineering excellence and providing expert leadership in high-level technical and commercial discussions. The successful candidate will be an experienced Engineer with strong leadership capability, deep technical knowledge in underground/structural works, and the confidence to represent GIP in high-level technical and commercial discussions.

Summary

Reporting into the Project Manager, the Technical Lead is responsible for supporting and driving the precise technical delivery of the Pape SOE Project. This role plays a critical part in the Engineering Department and works closely with designers, subcontractors, and the client. You will be responsible for leading the delivery of complex Support of Excavation (SOE), underpinning, and temporary works across multiple zones while managing a team of technical coordinators. As a key representative for GIP, you will oversee the interface between design and construction, ensuring engineering excellence and providing expert leadership in high-level technical and commercial discussions. The successful candidate will be an experienced Engineer with strong leadership capability, deep technical knowledge in underground/structural works, and the confidence to represent GIP in high-level technical and commercial discussions.

Technical Leadership

Act as GIP’s technical authority on SOE, strutting, walers, underpinning, and temporary works. Oversee design development, review, and coordination with Engineers of Record (EOR), specialty designers, and internal teams. Lead resolution of technical issues, NCRs, RFIs, and remedial design matters. Ensure constructability, sequencing, and safety considerations are fully integrated into technical solutions.

Team Management

Lead and mentor a team of 3–4 Technical Coordinators. Assign scopes, review deliverables, and ensure consistency and quality across technical submissions. Support development of staff through coaching and technical guidance.

Design & Submittals

Manage shop drawings, connection designs, design memos, and method statements. Ensure technical submittals meet contract requirements and are aligned with site conditions and construction sequencing. Coordinate as-built information and ensure fabrication and installation are not delayed by technical approvals.

Construction Interface

Work closely with construction, commercial, and planning teams to support active works. Participate in site coordination, excavation sequencing reviews, and interface management with adjacent contractors. Lead technical input into work plans and phased construction approaches.

Client & Stakeholder Interface

Represent GIP in technical meetings with Metrolinx, EORs, and third-party stakeholders. Coordinate interfaces with major subcontractors and design partners. Support commercial close-out of technical issues and changes with clear documentation.

Position Requirements

Engineering background or equivalent experience. 10+ years experience in heavy civil, underground structures, transit, or major infrastructure projects. Strong background in:

• Support of Excavation systems (struts, walers, soldier piles, secant piles)


• Underpinning and temporary works


• Complex structural steel interfaces and connections

Proven experience leading technical teams and coordinating multi-disciplinary designers. Strong understanding of construction staging, sequencing, and field constraints. Excellent communication skills with the ability to lead discussions with clients, engineers, and contractors.

What We Offer

• Expected Base Salary: $120,000-$170,000 per year.


• The actual base salary will depend on several factors including experience, qualifications, internal equity, work location and market expectations.


• Annual performance-based bonus.


• Comprehensive group benefits program.


• Retirement savings program.


• Career growth and advancement opportunities.

Disclaimers

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Disclosure: AI tools are not used in the screening or assessment of applicants for this position. Vacancy Status: This posting is for an existing job vacancy. GIP does not accept unsolicited resumes from external recruiters or agencies. We only work with approved partners directly engaged by our Human Resources team for specific searches. Unsolicited submissions will not be eligible for placement fees. We thank you for your interest. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Equal Opportunity & Inclusion

Green Infrastructure Partners Inc. “GIP”, is an equal opportunity employer and encourages women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities to apply. We seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We 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. GIP will provide accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require an accommodation, please notify us and we will work with you to meet your needs.

Our People At GIP

Our most valuable asset is our people – comprising our employees, customers, and the public. Nothing is more important than our people coming to work happy and leaving safely. GIP team members are at the heart of our success in designing and delivering infrastructure projects safely, thoughtfully, and with the highest quality.

Our Work

The work we do impacts lives. It impacts our schools and neighbourhoods, shaping our communities and cities. We are one of Canada’s largest and fastest-growing construction companies. Every day, our people design, deliver, and maintain infrastructure for Canada’s rapidly growing cities. From demolition, shoring, and foundations to excavation, remediation, structures, paving, and the production of materials, we have the unique ability to self-perform all project scopes without reliance on subcontractors. The work we do at GIP today will carry us into a better, greener, and safer tomorrow.

Our Culture

We are committed to fostering a work environment that embraces Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging for all so our people benefit from the creative solutions that come from embracing differences. Sustainability is part of our DNA. We focus on recycling and reusing materials by repurposing old roads and reengineering them into new ones, thereby keeping tons of used materials out of our landfills. As we look to the future, we need creative, ambitious, and innovative professionals who can help us to build the world of tomorrow, today. If you want to work for a world-class organization that provides an exceptional career experience with an inclusive and collaborative culture, this opportunity is for you!