Lead, Technical

Aecon Group Inc.; Gävleborgs län; On-site; SEK 1,200,000 - 1,900,000; Full time

Job summary

Aecon Group Inc. is seeking a Technical Lead to oversee design development and integrate civil and utility disciplines on a major infrastructure joint venture between Aecon Civil and Aecon Utilities.

Reporting to the Project Director, you will steer multidisciplinary teams through design, testing and commissioning. You will drive technical leadership across the full project lifecycle from bid to operations, manage interfaces with designers, contractors and clients, ensure compliance with

Qualifications

• Engineering degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• Proven experience delivering major infrastructure projects including design-build and P3/concession.
• Extensive experience with Tier 1 contractors, design consultants, and interface with construction teams.

Responsibilities

• Oversee design development and integration of civil and utility disciplines.
• Coordinate design, construction, testing, and commissioning activities to meet project objectives.
• Ensure compliance with technical requirements, contracts, laws, codes, and standards.
• Manage design progress, performance, and reporting to clients.
• Identify and mitigate design and technical risks and disputes.
• Facilitate collaboration between construction and operations teams and support stakeholder communications.

Skills

BIM modelling

Design-build experience

P3/concession projects

Technical leadership

Education

Engineering degree

Advanced degree

Tools

BIM modelling

Job description

Opportunity

Reporting to the Project Director, the Technical Lead will be responsible for overseeing the design development and integrating technical and construction disciplines. Ensuring the management of a large complex major civil and utilities project joint venture between Aecon civil and Aecon utilities is technically integrated.

Responsibilities

• Support relationships with public and private sector stakeholders, including clients, authorities, designers, and contractors.
• Support and coordinate design, construction, integration, testing, and commissioning activities to ensure project objectives are achieved.
• Ensure compliance with technical requirements, contracts, applicable laws, codes, and standards.
• Coordinate and support design development, consultant performance, change management, and technical risk mitigation.
• Monitor and manage design progress schedules, and reporting requirements for weekly/monthly client submission.
• Identify and resolve design and technical issues, delays, claims, and disputes.
• Support construction payments, stakeholder communications, and community relations initiatives.
• Facilitate collaboration between construction and operations teams, including contingency and operational readiness planning.
• Participate in key project meetings and provide technical leadership throughout project delivery.

Qualifications

• 15+ years' experience delivering major infrastructure projects, including design-build and P3/concession projects.
• Extensive experience with Tier 1 contractors managing design consultants, technical team, and interface with construction team for seamless project delivery.
• Strong background in civil & utility infrastructure, including civil, bridges, drainage, systems integration, testing, and commissioning.
• Demonstrated experience in BIM modelling & IDD.
• Engineering degree required; advanced degree.
• Proven experience across the full project lifecycle from bid through construction, commissioning, and operations.
• Experience with DB, EPC, and alternative delivery models.
• Prior P&L accountability for large, multi-million-dollar projects.

Aecon fosters belonging within and across our organization. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities and considering all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws.