Systems and Integration Lead

Systems and Integration Lead - ( 230004U0 )

**Description**

**Your Opportunity**

Stantec is currently seeking a Transit Systems Lead to work within our Transit & Rail division. Reporting to the Transit & Rail Lead, this position will be responsible for managing multi-disciplinary teams responsible for delivering complex projects on time, within budget and with quality results. The Transit Systems Lead will plan, organize, monitor, and oversee one or more projects, with fees ranging from $250,000 to over $1,000,000. Projects may include policy reviews, research, operational reviews, network planning, transit planning and design (including the Systems Engineering lifecycle), and construction administration. Types of projects may include bus, light rail, SkyTrain, commuter rail or subway infrastructure, new or expanded stations and mobility hubs, operations and maintenance facilities, commuter parking facilities, and other associated transit works. The Transit Systems Lead will also act as a Team Leader, providing overall guidance and mentorship to staff, and assisting with business development activities.

**Your Key Responsibilities**
- Lead multi-disciplinary teams of Project Managers, Engineers, Planners, Designers, Inspectors, and other staff as required;
- Lead the teams through the successful completion of medium to large complex projects while managing multiple projects at a time;
- Lead the development of proposals in Transit and Rail
- Prepare project work plans and schedules, and obtain management/client approval;
- Maintain regular communication with clients regarding project status and project quality, and proactively resolve issues;
- Manage relationships with project stakeholders, including internal and external clients and vendors, regulatory authorities and technical agencies, and the public. This involves keeping the stakeholders informed of progress and issues in order to manage expectations on all project requirements and deliverables, and meet the project schedule;
- Proactively track, analyze and report on actual performance against the plan, and prepare cost and schedule reporting, both for clients and as part of internal reporting processes. Address change management matters promptly and professionally with clients and internal departments;
- Analyze project management and project delivery risks, establish contingency plans and identify trigger events and responsibility for initiating mitigating action;
- Lead and manage business development initiatives including Requests for Qualifications and Requests for Proposals; with input from others, compile a comprehensive and realistic scope of work, and prepare a complete and accurate fee estimate, in a format suitable for obtaining the required management approvals;
- As Team Lead, provide mentoring, assistance, encouragement and motivation to team members, including assisting the Transportation Managing Leader with the establishment of development and performance goals, fostering an environment focused on achievement, and formal and informal performance review.

**Qualifications**

**Your Qualifications and Credentials**
- Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams of project professionals; concurrently managing issues, scope and quality while bringing projects to successful completion within the cost and time requirements
- Experience with complex transit systems infrastructure, including bus, light rail, SkyTrain, commuter rail and subway technologies, facilities, stations and associated infrastructure
- Experience in the delivery of plans, processes and strategies good practice Systems Engineering
- Familiarity with all commonly used project delivery models
- Strong business development and client management skills, including sound understanding of contract law, scheduling techniques, and budget development;
- Experience in project planning, risk management, cost management and schedule management, and methods of analyzing and reporting project performance on financial and other KPIs
- Exceptional written and oral communication skills, including experience making presentations to senior management, elected officials and the public
- Exceptional interpersonal skills; the ability to work well with people from many different disciplines with varying degrees of technical experience; competence in clear, concise and tactful communication with senior management, clients, peers and staff
- Strategic, conceptual analytical thinking and decision making skills
- Adaptability and flexibility including the ability to manage deadline pressure, ambiguity and change
- Negotiating skills within a context of political sensitivity and conflicting interests
- Proficiency with project management software tools.

**Education and Experience**
- A University Degree in Engineering, Planning or equivalent, with 10 years in Project Management and experience on large, complex engineering and construction projects.
- Experience within an engineering consulting