Program Director, Major Terminal Projects

**PROGRAM DIRECTOR, MAJOR TERMINAL PROJECTS**

**TERMINAL CONSTRUCTION**
- Horseshoe Bay or Victoria_

BC Ferries is looking for an experienced Program Director to lead a program of major capital projects at two key ferry terminals - Horseshoe Bay and Langdale. These terminals are vital to BC Ferries’ network, serving as gateways to the Sunshine Coast, Bowen Island, Metro Vancouver, and Vancouver Island. This is a unique opportunity to play a pivotal role in addressing aging infrastructure, accommodating future service growth, and supporting the organization's fleet renewal strategy while delivering meaningful, customer-focused infrastructure projects.

**About BC Ferries**

As one of the largest ferry networks in the world, BC Ferries connects communities across British Columbia, providing vital passenger and vehicle ferry services. With 39 ferries operating over 25 routes, we are dedicated to delivering a safe, efficient, and sustainable travel experience for our customers while managing our extensive marine and shore-based infrastructure at 47 terminals across the coast of BC.

**The Opportunity**

This full-time leadership role in the Terminal Construction department will oversee the partial redevelopment of Horseshoe Bay Terminal, one of BC Ferries’ oldest and busiest terminals, as well as the modernization of Langdale Terminal, a crucial connection for Sunshine Coast travelers. A comprehensive capital program will invest hundreds of millions of dollars at these terminals over the next decade and will include major projects such as:

- berth replacements and various marine upgrades,
- upland terminal redevelopments, and
- significant upgrades to civil, electrical, and mechanical infrastructure

These projects aim to address aging infrastructure, accommodate rising demand and future growth, and support the integration of New Major Vessels (NMVs) into the network.

As the Program Director, you will lead the delivery of this transformative program, overseeing numerous complex, large-scale projects. You will guide a skilled team of project professionals responsible for managing individual projects within the program’s scope and work closely with diverse interest holders including ferry passengers, communities, local First Nations, and regulatory authorities.

Success in this role requires balancing the complexities of managing large-scale capital projects, fostering community engagement, maintaining operational continuity, ensuring safety, and delivering projects within key schedule milestones while considering fiscal responsibilities and budgetary constraints. In this dynamic environment, where no two days are the same, your leadership will leave a lasting and positive impact on the communities we proudly serve. If you are driven by a challenge and thrive on complexity, this is your chance to shape the future of coastal ferry transportation in BC

**Key Responsibilities**

This role combines strategic planning, executive engagement, and hands-on project oversight, with responsibility for leading diverse teams delivering multiple large-scale, complex projects on time, within budget, and aligned with organizational goals. Key responsibilities include:

- **Team Leadership and Management**:lead and manage a diverse team, including Senior Project Managers, Project Managers, Project Coordinators, and other technical, professional, and administrative staff, ensuring effective collaboration and project execution.
- **Strategic Leadership and Alignment**: provide strategic leadership and oversight for complex projects or large-scale programs that affect broad areas of the business, ensuring alignment with organizational goals by translating business priorities into actionable project plans that drive broad business impacts. This will include working with the BC Ferries executive team to find the right balance between construction phasing and operational impacts.
- **Governance, Project Delivery, and Financial Planning**: oversee program governance by developing business cases and key documents, ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget, and oversee financial management, including cost estimates, budgets, and overall program control. Contribute to long-term strategic planning, including capital and operational budgeting.
- **Quality Management, Technical Reviews, and Value Engineering**:lead technical design reviews and value engineering workshops to optimize project outcomes and ensure cost-effectiveness. Oversee quality assurance by maintaining consistency across projects and ensuring compliance with company standards. Provide technical expertise across the organization while contributing to the development of departmental objectives and best practices.
- **Communications, Engagement and Change Management**: Lead steering committees and working groups, provide executive-level status updates, develop program and project communication plans, and manage project changes to ensure smooth transitions an