Project Manager - Transportation and Maintenance Facilities

GHD; Toronto; On-site; CAD 95,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

GHD is seeking a Project Manager, Transportation & Transit Vehicle Maintenance Facilities in Toronto, Ontario, to lead planning, design and delivery of municipal facilities and infrastructure projects.

You will manage multidisciplinary teams, ensure safety and quality, and implement State of Good Repair programs while navigating regulatory requirements and stakeholder engagement. The role emphasizes leadership, financial oversight, and long-term asset stewardship within a public-sector context.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of progressive project management experience, preferably with an engineering organization or public sector
• Experience delivering municipal facilities, civic buildings, transit facilities, and infrastructure renewal projects.
• Experience with condition assessments, lifecycle planning, and capital forecasting for State-of-Good-Repair programs.
• Knowledge of facility operations, maintenance practices, and municipal asset management principles.
• Familiarity with legislation and regulatory requirements; coordinating approvals with Municipal, Provincial, and Federal agencies.
• Experience with Design‑Bid‑Build, Design‑Build, Progressive Design‑Build, Construction Management, and P3 delivery models.
• Strong leadership, financial management, and contract administration capabilities.
• P.Eng. designation in Ontario or other provinces in Canada.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and design phase of municipal facility and infrastructure projects.
• Deliver projects safely while managing scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk, and stakeholder expectations.
• Develop and implement SOGR and asset management programs for long-term infrastructure sustainability.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams of architects, engineers, consultants, contractors, and municipal staff.
• Coordinate with Asset Planning, SCADA, Plant Operations, and Maintenance to define requirements and timelines.
• Track condition and remaining service life of major building assets to support capital planning.
• Coordinate permits and regulatory clearances with applicable agencies.
• Ensure compliance with applicable legislation, regulations, standards, and policies.
• Support strategic planning, business development, stakeholder engagement, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Financial management

Contract administration

Stakeholder engagement

Regulatory compliance

Education

P.Eng. designation (Ontario)

Job description

Job Description

Project Manager, Transportation & Transit Vehicle Maintenance Facilities

Who Are We Looking For?
Reporting to the Team Leader in Rail & Transit, the Project Manager oversees the planning, design, and delivery of municipal and infrastructure projects, including vehicle maintenance facilities that support clients’ organizational priorities and community needs. You will lead multidisciplinary teams in delivering high‑quality capital and maintenance projects while fostering innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement. This is an opportunity to play a key role in shaping municipal transportation facilities and infrastructure through strategic leadership, partnership, sound financial management, effective project delivery, and long‑term asset stewardship.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and design phase of municipal facility and infrastructure projects.
• Deliver projects safely and effectively while managing scope, schedule, budget, quality, risk, and stakeholder expectations.
• Develop and implement State of Good Repair (SOGR) and asset management programs to support long‑term infrastructure sustainability. It includes managing facility condition assessments and lifecycle evaluations to identify the requirements for rehabilitation, renewal, and replacement.
• Manage, grow and lead multidisciplinary teams consisting of architects, engineers, consultants, contractors, and municipal stakeholders.
• Liaise with Asset Planning, SCADA, Plant Operations, and Maintenance staff to define project requirements, operational needs, asset replacement priorities, and implementation timelines.
• Be knowledgeable of tracking the condition and remaining service life of major building assets, including roofs, HVAC systems, electrical systems, building envelopes, structural components, and other critical infrastructure, to support capital planning and investment strategies.
• Liaise with Municipal, Provincial, and Federal agencies’ representatives to obtain permits, approvals, and regulatory clearances necessary for project implementation.
• Ensure compliance with all applicable legislation, regulations, standards, and municipal policies.
• Support strategic planning, business development, stakeholder engagement, and continuous improvement initiatives.

What You Bring

• 5–10 years of progressive project management experience, preferably with an engineering organization, municipality, city, town, regional government, utility, or other public‑sector organization.
• Proven experience delivering municipal facilities, civic buildings, public works facilities, transit facilities, transit maintenance and operations centres, and infrastructure renewal projects.
• Proven experience in condition assessments, lifecycle planning, and capital forecasting to lead State‑of‑Good‑Repair programs.
• Knowledge of facility operations, maintenance practices, and municipal asset management principles.
• Knowledge of applicable legislation and regulatory requirements, and experience coordinating approvals and permits with Municipal, Provincial, and Federal agencies.
• Experience with various contract models, for example: Design‑Bid‑Build, Design‑Build, Progressive Design‑Build, Construction Management, and P3 delivery models.
• Strong leadership, stakeholder engagement, financial management, and contract administration capabilities.
• Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation in Ontario or other provinces within Canada.

The salary range for this position is $95,000–$120,000. The posted salary range represents the expected hiring range for GHD locations in its major city centres. Ranges may vary for positions in other locations. At GHD, base salary is determined by your skills, experience, qualifications and work location. We are committed to offering competitive compensation and adhere to all relevant pay transparency legislation.

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in recruiting is just getting started and may be used during the process to improve efficiency and fairness. Your application may be reviewed by both AI and our hiring team. While AI supports some steps through the process, all final hiring decisions are made by humans.

As a diverse and inclusive organization, we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is an equal‑opportunity employer. Upon request, GHD will provide reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment and selection process.

This position is for an existing vacancy.