Senior Project Manager- Highway Planning

GHD; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 103,068 - 149,068; Full time

Job summary

GHD Canada’s Ontario Transportation Group is seeking a Project Manager to join our Canadian Operations in Markham, Whitby, Mississauga, or Toronto. The role leads highway planning and preliminary design projects, collaborating with transportation, environmental, water, and buildings markets to deliver high-quality outcomes for provincial and municipal clients.

This hybrid role offers in-office three days a week, opportunities for growth in project leadership, business development, and proposals,

Qualifications

• Post-secondary degree in Civil Engineering.
• Ontario P.Eng. designation required or eligible.
• 10+ years' experience in design and engineering of transportation infrastructure projects, including project management.
• Experience working with the Ontario Ministry of Transportation.
• Experience working with other highway agencies and municipal transportation clients would be an asset.
• Experience managing design projects in collaborative models (e.g. Progressive Design-Build, Alliance, CMGC).
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Proven track record to develop, mentor, and lead professional technical staff.

Responsibilities

• Project Leadership: Deliver highway planning projects for MTO and similar clients as a Project Manager and/or Assistant Project Manager.
• Project Management: Manage all aspects of the project lifecycle, including teams, budgets, schedule, quality, safety, and client satisfaction.
• Coaching and Mentoring: Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior staff.
• Collaboration: Coordinate across engineering disciplines and design staff to produce high-quality deliverables.
• Team Management: Oversee staff performance, workload, and professional development.
• Leadership: Promote best practices and leadership in transportation projects.
• Support Business Development: Assist capture planning and proposals.
• Stakeholder Management: Develop and execute business development strategies and client relationships.

Skills

Project leadership

Communication skills

Mentoring

Stakeholder management

Education

Post-secondary degree in Civil Engineering

Ontario P.Eng. designation required (or eligible)

Job description

Job Description

Bring your curiosity and determination to make a positive impact on the future of transport, and well help you go all the way. Join our team of globally connected specialists to help solve complex transport challenges and experience groundbreaking projects from idea to delivery, and beyond.

Who are we looking for?

Our Ontario Transportation Group is looking for a Project Manager ready to join our growing Canadian Operations in our Markham, Whitby, Mississauga, or Toronto office.

The Transportation Group within GHD Canada works with Provincial, Regional, and local municipal transportation agencies, as well as select contracting partners, on projects including highways, roads and bridges, transit and multi-modal infrastructure, and transportation planning. Our team is growing fast in Ontario, striving to create lasting value for our clients by creating and delivering solutions to complex transportation infrastructure problems.

Candidates career path:

This role is intended for an upcoming Project Manager interested in the advancement of their career leading highway planning and preliminary design projects. The role will provide exposure to and opportunities for growth in greater project leadership, business development, staff management, and operations management. The candidate will collaborate across our transportation, environmental, water, and properties and buildings markets to deliver projects for our clients, leveraging the broader strengths of GHDs teams.

Our Hybrid Work Model:

Be part of the dynamic culture! Our workplace thrives on a hybrid model, combining in-office collaboration and flexibility. Join us in office, three days a week to contribute, connect and excel in our vibrant environment.

Working with an energetic and high performing team, this position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in:

• Project Leadership: Successful leadership delivering highway planning projects for MTO and similar clients as a Project Manager and/or Assistant Project Manager.
• Project Management: Taking ownership for all aspects of the management of projects from proposal to close-out, including managing teams, sub-consultants, budgets, schedule, quality, safety, and client satisfaction.
• Coaching and Mentoring: Providing technical leadership and mentorship to junior staff.
• Collaboration: Teamwork in small and large teams. Owning the integration with other engineering disciplines, engineers, and design staff in the production of high-quality project deliverables.
• Project Team Management: Managing staff including performance, workload, and supporting their technical and professional development.
• Leadership and Direction: Promoting best practices and leadership in transportation projects.
• Supporting Business Development including capture planning and leading proposals.
• Stakeholder Management: Contribute to the development and execution of the business development strategy for relevant clients, including enhancing client relationships, identifying opportunities, creating capture plans and leading proposals.
• Project Delivery: Applying your expertise using a variety of transportation solutions to help our clients, including corridor planning, preliminary design, green infrastructure strategies, application of the Environmental Assessment process, intersection and interchange design, digital delivery, integrated transportation technology/ITS solutions, highway and bridge rehabilitation and expansion strategies, and roundabout design.
• Driving high quality results, client satisfaction, and strong financial performance to support the growth of our transportation portfolio.

What youll bring to the team:

• Post-secondary degree in Civil Engineering
• Ontario P.Eng. designation required (or eligible)
• 10+ years' experience in design and engineering of transportation infrastructure projects, including project management experience.
• Experience working with the Ontario Ministry of Transportation.
• Experience working with other highway agencies and municipal transportation clients would be an asset.
• Experience managing design projects in collaborative models (e.g. Progressive Design-Build, Alliance, CMGC) would be an asset.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Proven track record to develop, mentor, and lead professional technical staff.

Please note:

• The salary range for this position is $103,068-$149,068. 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.