Senior Program Manager, Aviation

Egis; Toronto; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Egis Canada is seeking a Senior Program Manager to support the Design Director in the day-to-day oversight of a multi-disciplinary design program in the Toronto office. You will ensure alignment across concurrent design packages, coordinate technical work, and manage risks to deliver on scope, schedule, quality, and stakeholder requirements.

You will lead governance reviews, mentor design managers and technical leads, and coordinate with internal and external partners to maintain delivery

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in large-scale infrastructure or aviation design programs.
• Proven track record in project controls integration and regulatory-driven delivery.
• Strong leadership capabilities to mentor technical leads across various disciplines.
• Experience in multi-party program environments and complex stakeholder-led delivery models.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day program oversight and high-level coordination for all active design packages within the Toronto office.
• Stabilize design execution by identifying and resolving bottlenecks across multidisciplinary teams.
• Coordinate technical work across internal entities and external partners, ensuring seamless knowledge transfer and regulatory alignment.
• Act as a senior technical authority, ensuring all engineering outputs meet applicable standards and project controls requirements.
• Represent design positions in governance reviews and stakeholder meetings.
• Support implementation of the design execution plan and monitor adherence across all packages and phases of delivery.
• Lead or support design coordination workshops, internal reviews, and senior technical discussions to maintain consistency across disciplines.
• Provide management-level reporting on design progress, key risks, interfaces, decisions required, and corrective actions.
• Mentor design managers, technical leads, and discipline coordinators to maintain delivery consistency, quality, and accountability.
• Ensure design activities are aligned with constructability, delivery sequencing, and broader program objectives.

Skills

Program management

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Regulatory compliance

Multi-disciplinary coordination

Education

Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in Ontario

Job description

About Us

Are you ambitious and looking to make the right move in your career? Now is the perfect time to join Egis.Egis is experiencing substantial growth in North America, now made up of over 1,000 engineers, architects and planners across Canada and the USA. This strategic move underscores our commitment to investing in North America, propelling our expansion to new heights.

About the Role

In the role as Senior Program Manager, you will be supporting the Design Director in the day-to-day oversight of the multi-disciplinary design program. The role is accountable for maintaining alignment across concurrent design packages, ensuring that technical delivery is coordinated, risks are identified early, and outputs are delivered in line with program scope, schedule, quality, and stakeholder requirements.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day program oversight and high-level coordination for all active design packages within the Toronto office.
• Stabilize design execution by identifying and resolving bottlenecks across multidisciplinary teams.
• Coordinate technical work across internal entities and external partners, ensuring seamless knowledge transfer and regulatory alignment.
• Act as a senior technical authority, ensuring all engineering outputs meet applicable standards and project controls requirements.
• Represent design positions in governance reviews and stakeholder meetings.
• Support implementation of the design execution plan and monitor adherence across all packages and phases of delivery.
• Lead or support design coordination workshops, internal reviews, and senior technical discussions to maintain consistency across disciplines.
• Provide management-level reporting on design progress, key risks, interfaces, decisions required, and corrective actions.
• Mentor design managers, technical leads, and discipline coordinators to maintain delivery consistency, quality, and accountability.
• Ensure design activities are aligned with constructability, delivery sequencing, and broader program objectives.

What do we need from you

• 15+ years of experience in large-scale infrastructure or aviation design programs.
• Proven track record in project controls integration and regulatory-driven delivery.
• Strong leadership capabilities to mentor technical leads across various disciplines.
• Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation in Ontario.
• Experience in multi-party program environments and complex stakeholder-led delivery models is strongly preferred.

What's in it for you?

Egis Canada is an equal opportunities employer offering a competitive salary and benefits to those with the skills suited to the needs of our clients.The salary range advertised may exceed the range based on several factors, including relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, performance, and business or organizational needs.

We welcome and encourage applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

This role is eligible for a referral bonus in line with the Referral Program. If you have been referred, please provide the name of the employee who has referred you at the time of your application.

At Egis, we embrace innovation to tackle challenges and utilize AI in our recruitment process under stringent ethics and compliance policies and in alignment with our values of being a Responsible Company, a People First Company and a Creative Company. Committed to diversity, growth and collaboration, we may leverage AI to support the recruitment process.