Technical Director, Rail and Transit

GHD; Markham; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

GHD is seeking a Technical Director for Rail and Transit to lead the growth of its Rail and Transit practice. This role focuses on overseeing multidisciplinary design teams, providing project leadership, and fostering best practices for successful project delivery in a client-focused, quality-driven environment.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in leading multi-discipline engineering teams.
• Experience in managing large projects (500 million +).

Responsibilities

• Lead development and management of design teams for project delivery.
• Provide mentorship and technical advice across multidiscipline projects.
• Manage resource allocation, schedule, and budget with project teams.

Skills

Leadership

Project Management

Mentoring

Education

Professional Engineering License in Ontario

PMP Certification

Job description

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Job Description

Join a leading, global professional services leader. We are committed to solving the world’s biggest challenges in the areas of transportation, water, energy and urbanization.

GHD has an exciting focus on future communities and future energy and integrated transportation plays a key role in the delivery of these visions

Due to continuing growth in our Rail and Transit practice, we are seeking a Technical Director, Rail and Transit to join our growing team. This position will be integral to support the continuing development and growth of GHD's Rail and Transit business.

This is a lifetime opportunity for individuals who are driven, passionate and looking to be challenged in their career development. We offer an opportunity to be part of a growing and dynamic employee-owned company, in a professional working environment that is client-focused and quality-driven.

Responsibilities:

• Development and Management of multi-discipline design teams for project delivery
• Lead technical delivery across multidiscipline projects providing mentorship and technical advice
• Lead technical workshops with stakeholders, clients, and internally to promote best for project outcomes
• Interfaces with GHD Design and Project Managers and production team (potentially located internationally) on resource management, schedule and budget
• Team management including mentoring, staff appraisals and performance reviews
  
  

Qualifications:

• Hold a Professional Engineering License in the Province of Ontario
• Be accredited with PMP certification (or working towards)
• Project Leadership experience on LRT/BRT projects
• Project Delivery in an alternate project delivery (P3, DB), and experience in managing teaming arrangements with contractors and consultants
• 15+ years o f delivery of large multi-discipline engineering teams (500 mil +) with experience in complex station design
  
  

Reports to:

• Rail and Transit Business Unit Lead in Ontario
  
  

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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Project Management, Science, and Engineering

• Industries

  Civil Engineering, Industrial Machinery Manufacturing, and Environmental Services

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