Senior Major Projects Director – Defence & Federal Infra

Superprof; Brossard; On-site; CAD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

GHD is seeking a seasoned Major Projects Director to steer defence and federal infrastructure programs across Canada. The role requires guiding complex teams through pursuit, delivery, and closeout while shaping strategic opportunities and ensuring value, governance, and stakeholder alignment.

The ideal candidate will bring 15+ years leading large, multidisciplinary projects, deep knowledge of program governance, and experience with Design-Build delivery, to drive performance across sensitive,

Qualifications

• 15+ years of progressive experience leading major infrastructure programs.
• Experience leading large multidisciplinary teams.
• Strong governance, commercial management and risk management knowledge.
• Experience with collaborative and alternative delivery models including Design-Build and Progressive Design-Build.
• Experience delivering defence or federal infrastructure programs is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Lead major infrastructure programs from opportunity development through execution and closeout.
• Provide executive leadership across multidisciplinary project teams.
• Establish program governance, delivery frameworks, execution strategies, and performance measures.
• Develop and implement risk management, commercial management, and stakeholder engagement strategies.
• Serve as trusted advisor to senior client representatives, government officials, delivery partners, and stakeholders.
• Oversee delivery with accountability for schedule, budget, risk, quality, and resourcing.

Skills

Executive leadership

Stakeholder management

Program governance

Risk management

Commercial acumen

Strategic delivery

Change management

Team leadership

Delivery models

Integrated delivery

Education

Engineering degree

Construction Management degree

Project Management degree

Architecture degree

Job description

GHD is seeking a seasoned Major Projects Director to steer defence and federal infrastructure programs across Canada. The role requires guiding complex teams through pursuit, delivery, and closeout while shaping strategic opportunities and ensuring value, governance, and stakeholder alignment.

The ideal candidate will bring 15+ years leading large, multidisciplinary projects, deep knowledge of program governance, and experience with Design-Build delivery, to drive performance across sensitive,