Design Manager, Rail

4 weeks ago


Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Moving2Canada Remote Work Freelance Full time
Large general contractor seeking experienced Design Manager with 8+ years of experience to join a newly awarded rail station upgrade project in Toronto ON. Salary range is $120,000 – $180,000. Outpost Recruitment is excited to work with our client on this full-time permanent role.

Responsibilities of Design Manager:

- Put your research skills to work and provide a thorough review of project documentation including design requirements;
- Play a key role in the management of consultants in both proposal and execution phases;
- Design Manager will develop and implement design procedures, ensuring quality and conformity to client's requirements and applicable norms;
- Get creative and lead on value engineering and optimization processes to put together winning design strategies;
- Work closely with method engineers, construction department and technical experts to create winning designs that are buildable, safe, efficient and sustainable;
- Collaborate and support our estimation team by providing suitable designs and technical information to estimate the project and tracking quantity movements during design development;
- Put your organizational and time management skills to the test through managing design planning, monitoring and closing;
- Team up with our proposal and project teams for the development of proposal submissions, design presentations and design review submissions;
- Celebrate the successes and be a key member of the project processes.

Qualifications of Design Manager:

- Design Manager will have a minimum 8- years of experience including at least 5 years in a similar role on large scale building or infrastructure projects;
- Experience in establishment of concepts and management of multidisciplinary design teams;
- Initiative, innovation, discipline and leadership in the planning and delivery of designs;
- Strong knowledge of construction, project management and scheduling;
- Outstanding leadership and organizational skills with the ability to effectively influence others;
- Proven interpersonal and communication skills (verbal and written);
- Strategic thinking and the ability to be influential with internal and external stakeholders to achieve desired outcomes;
- Familiar with Building Information Modeling-Virtual Design Construction (BIM-VDC) models;
- Solution-oriented mindset and the ability to mobilize people.

Ideal Candidate

- Local Canadian experience preferred — minimum of one year local experience.
- Only exceptional overseas Design Manager candidates who require sponsorship will be considered for this role.
- Please clearly highlight relevant work experience, project overviews and project scale ($) in your resume.

Benefits:

- Competitive salary
- 4 weeks' vacation
- Group insurance (including a health spending account)
- Group RRSP
- Employer paid monthly public transit pass
- Fitness Membership or Activity Reimbursement
- Employee assistance program
- Exciting training opportunities
- Dynamic culture
- Exciting career opportunities
- Summer hours

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