Design Manager

4 weeks ago

Waterloo, Canada GHD Full time

Bring your curiosity and determination to make a positive impact on the future of transport, and we’ll 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?

Due to continuing growth in our Rail/Transit practice, our EDO (Engineering Design Organization) is looking for a dynamic and motivated individual to take on the role of Intermediate Design Manager – Rail and Transit based out of any of our offices in the GTA (Toronto, Mississauga, Waterloo, Markham or Whitby).

Main responsibilities:

  • Responsible for leading multi-disciplinary project delivery for complex station DB/P3 projects to produce compliant, constructible designs in accordance with client requirements, operation and maintenance requirements, and construction requirements.
  • Ensure the design produced follows appropriate engineering processes, including GHD and project-specific processes.
  • Coordinating quality control of all deliverable submittals in accordance with GHD’s Quality Management System.
  • Accountable for developing or verifying the technical scope of a project and working with subject areas to provide pricing during proposal, and subsequently work planning following project award to initiate design activities.
  • Participate actively in the preparation and alignment to a schedule of deliverables in collaboration with the Project Controls team.
  • Responsible for managing the engineering design budget and providing key inputs to the Project Controls team.
  • Responsible for implementing and following the project’s Change Control system, including proactive escalation of potential changes.
  • Participate in continuously reviewing and improving the overall project strategy to meet design schedule and budget with the ability to support staging and phasing requirements.
  • Ensure fluid communication between the project management team, the design team, construction team, and the various internal and external partners.
  • Verifies that the schedule and budget data match the progress of the professional services throughout execution of the project.
  • Coordinates the preparation of the design criteria by the team leads.
  • Lead the creation and execution of design work plan and level of effort (LOE).
  • Convenes, chairs, and documents interdisciplinary design coordination meetings and brings forward updates and any critical issues that impact external partners to the Project Manager.
  • May serve as liaison between the construction contract administrator and engineering team during construction. Coordinates multidisciplinary problem resolution resulting from non-compliance with drawings and specifications at the site.
  • Coordinating design compliance through verification and validation of performance specifications.
  • Identifying value-added design changes to positively support design-build projects across all subject areas.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s (B.Sc.) degree or equivalent from a recognized college or university in Civil, Structural, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering.
  • Member of the PEO or OAA in the Province of Ontario.
  • Design management experience on LRT projects within Canada.
  • Project delivery in an alternate project delivery (P3, DB), and experience in leading design team arrangements with contractors and consultants.
  • 7+ years of design management experience on large multi-discipline engineering teams (500 mil +) with experience in complex station design and transit facilities.
  • Understanding of depots (bus and rail), stations (at grade, elevated, and underground), electrification, and signaling.
  • Knowledge of scheduling software and engineering and capital cost estimating techniques is a definite asset.
  • Experience with Building Information Modelling (BIM) on multi-discipline projects.
  • The ability to deal with uncertainty, changing and multiple priorities.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills.
  • Experience with reviewing, understanding, and challenging Performance Specific Out Specifications.
  • Strong organizational skills.

EEO Statement Canada: 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.

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