Senior Project Manager, Roads & Highways

GFT; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 135,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

GFT in Vancouver, BC, seeks a Senior Project Manager, Roads & Highways to lead transportation projects within a hybrid work model, with regular office attendance. The role focuses on delivering resilient, multimodal roadway solutions and building client relationships in Western Canada.

You will oversee scope, schedule, and budget, mentor staff, and collaborate with discipline leads, pursuing business development and maintaining quality control across projects.

Qualifications

• University degree in civil engineering or related field.
• P.Eng designation is required.
• 10+ years of related project experience.
• Experience in project management or technical leadership for clients.
• Familiarity with roadway design software (AutoCAD, Civil 3D, MicroStation, InRoads, ORD).
• Strong civil & roadway design technical excellence.
• Understanding of multi-disciplinary project design and management.

Responsibilities

• Prepare project management plans and manage scope, schedule, and budget.
• Ensure compliance with TAC, BC MoTT, MMCD and other standards.
• Maintain close working relationships with discipline leads and project teams.
• Maintain high technical quality on projects.
• Mentor project staff and participate in hiring processes.
• Manage day-to-day operations within roads and highways team.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Stakeholder management

Team mentoring

Education

University Degree in Civil Engineering

P.Eng designation

10+ years of experience

Tools

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

MicroStation

InRoads

ORD

Job description

What You Will Do

GFT is seeking a Senior Project Manager, Roads & Highways to join our Transportation team in Vancouver, BC. This role follows a hybrid work model, requiring regular attendance at our Vancouver office. Working on thetransportation teamatGFT offers the opportunity to engage in transformative projects that enhance transportation infrastructure and improve community connectivity. Whether working on highways and bridges or traffic engineering, our team excels in resilient, sustainable design and construction, delivering innovative solutions that address the complexities of modern, multimodal roadway systems and ensure safe, efficient, and reliable travel for all. Explore some of our signature transportation projects here.

What You’ll Be Challenged To Do

As a Senior Project Manager, Roads & Highways, you will function as a project manager or team lead on roads and highways projects, with initial support from GFT’s established GTA infrastructure team, including access to technical specialists, project delivery tools, QA/QC processes, and pursuit resources. You will also participate in and support pursuit and business development efforts, while nurturing and developing client relationships.

What This Role Offers You

This is a growth-oriented leadership opportunity for a Senior Project Manager who wants to help shape GFT’s presence in British Columbia. This role offers the ability to build local client relationships, mentor a growing Vancouver team, and influence the direction of GFT’s Western Canada roads and highways practice.

In this capacity, the successful candidate will be responsible for the following:

• Prepare project management plans and manage scope, schedule, and budget.
• Ensure compliance with applicable standards, guidelines, and regulatory requirements, including TAC, BC MoTT, MMCD, and other relevant municipal and provincial standards.
• Maintain a close working relationship with all discipline leads, department heads, other project managers, project controls staff, and construction personnel.
• Maintain a high level of technical quality on the projects.
• Mentor project staff and participate in hiring processes.
• Provide effective and efficient management of day-to-day operations within the roads and highways team.

Education | Experience:

What You Will Bring To Our Firm

• A University Degree in Civil Engineering or related degree.
• P.Eng. designation required.
• 10+ years of related project experience.
• Experience in a project management or in a technical lead capacity for clients.
• Familiarity with roadway design software (AutoCAD, Civil 3D, MicroStation, Inroads, ORD).
• Technical excellence in civil & roadway design.
• A thorough understanding of the requirements and complexities of the design and management of multi-disciplinary projects, such as utility coordination, construction staging, traffic management, public consultation, external agency approvals, communication and liaison, coordination of sub-consultants and design groups, schedule and budget control, quality control, construction administration and claims resolution.
• Demonstrated full life-cycle project leadership, from kickoff through design, approvals, tender, construction and close-out.

What We Prefer You Bring

• Experience in BRT, LRT including intermodal transit facilities an asset.
• Familiarity and experience with various delivery models and P3 projects is an asset.

Compensation

The salary range for this position is $135,400.00 - $160,000.00. Salary is dependent upon experience and geographic location.

Company Overview

At GFT, a privately held AEC firm, we innovate where transportation, water, power, and buildings converge. We call this the Infrastructure of Life.

We measure our success by the strength of our relationships – that’s why we’re the employer of choice for 5,000+ of the industry’s brightest engineers, planners, architects, inspectors, designers, and more.

Our clients choose us for our expertise and prefer us for our nimble approach, creativity, and personal touch. Backed by over a century’s experience, together, we’re building a lasting legacy for future generations: stronger communities, a healthier planet, and better lives.

GFT: Ingenuity That Shapes Lives

GFT is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veterans’ status or other characteristics protected by law.

Unsolicited resumes from third party agencies will be considered the property of GFT.

Location: Vancouver, BC.

Employment Status: Full-Time

Sponsorship for Canadian Work authorization is not available for this position.

No relocation assistance will be provided for this position.

Local candidates will be given preference.