Project Director - Toronto, Canada - SYSTRA

SYSTRA

Verified Company

Toronto, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Country/Region:
CA- Field: Project Management- Location: Toronto, CA- Type of Contract: Permanent- Level of experience: 15-20 years- Job number:

Key Accountabilities & Responsibility:

Responsible for the safe execution of projects and programs across their lifecycle. This includes ontime Project Delivery packages scopes, including planning, design, procurement, delivery, and implementation of the traditionally or modern procured project(s).
Achieve safety, time, cost, quality and risk goals for your portfolio.
Work interdependently with other CPG corridors, functions and delivery teams to ensure safety, develop synergies, identify, and mitigate risks and develop opportunities for the higher value or acceleration.
Champions the planning, design, procurement, delivery, and implementation of Metrolinx GOE projects
Lead, oversee, and resources the largescale capital infrastructure project(s) and other assigned projects, through design, procurement, and construction.
Ensure project management, handson oversight, and approvals to execute projects and associated daytoday operational systems, on time, on budget, and standards.
Lead, empower and develop directreport leaders/project managers to achieve their agreedupon performance objectives and provides signoff on decisions of investment/risk.
Work with internal partners to find optimal balance between construction progress and productivity, operational performance, and customer satisfaction.
Lead the team in productive working relationships with the Sponsor office to ensure projects progress through governance of the project lifecycle and required project outcomes are achieved.
Develop and nurture strong working relationships with partners and stakeholders and negotiates crossdivisionally and externally, extending influence to ensure contracts are signed and progress is made on infrastructure vision and plans.
Work collaboratively with CPG business units and other GOE Packages to ensure successful crosspackage coordination to meet overall project(s) requirements.
Along with the Chief Capital Officer, Capital Projects Group, and Executive Vice Presidents, GOE, create a communication plan for outreach and collaborative consultation with partners, stakeholders, and citizens.
Establish benchmarks, goals, and objectives that reflect corporate strategy and direction, including appropriate metrics, monitoring systems, and reporting.
Ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, and policy requirements.
Build strong relationships with supply chain partners and has ability to deliver strong commercial outcomes in a collaborative manner.
Create an inclusive, positive, healthy, and productive work environment in a time of change, while ensuring that staff understands the scope and reality of change that will be taking place.

Skills and Qualifications:

Completion of University Graduate, or postgraduate MBA, and degree in Civil Engineering, Business, or a related discipline or a combination of education, training and experience deemed equivalent to deliver portfolios of projects.
Extensive experience in progressively more senior project leadership roles, proven experience leading large complex infrastructure projects from conception to build; experience in the rail transportation industry; public sector experience is an asset_. _
Project Management Professional (PMP or APM), Professional Engineering (PEng or CEng), or Certified Engineering Technologist (C.E.T.) accreditation is considered an asset.
Highly developed political senses to anticipate and recognize politically sensitive situations.
Extensive experience of financial management, procurement, financial planning, overall business planning, estimating, cost and contingency control.
Expertise in leading change and ensuring effective risk management analysis, status reporting and issues management processes are in place.
Demonstrated ability to build and maintain internal and external strategic relationships.
Expert knowledge of project and program management principles and practices
Highly developed interpersonal and oral/written/presentation skills.
Influencing, negotiating, and interpersonal skills to work with internal and external stakeholders/partners in pursuit of the organizational goals.