Senior Design Manager

Help us build the future and we'll help you build a rewarding and purposeful career. 

Our global network is made up of architects, designers, planners, engineers, and environmental scientists all working towards the same goal. 

Join a team that brings inspirational architecture, landscapes, townscapes and places to our world, and we'll provide you unlimited space to grow.

Who are we looking for?   

Due to continuing growth in our Water/Wastewater practice, our EDO (Engineering Design Organization) is looking for a dynamic and motivated individual to take on the role of Senior Design Manager – Water/Wastewater based out of the GTA or our Waterloo office. 

Our Hybrid Work Model: 

Be part of the dynamic culture Our workplace thrives on a hybrid model, combining in-office collaboration and flexibility. Join us in the office 3-days a week to contribute, connect and excel in our vibrant environment.

Working with an energetic and high performing team, this position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in:

• Project Delivery: Responsible for managing multi-disciplinary project delivery for municipal water/wastewater projects to produce a compliant, constructible design in accordance with Client requirements, Operation and Maintenance requirements and Construction requirements
• Project Governance: Clarify roles and responsibilities within the project team and ensure project compliance with the organization's wider program and/or portfolio management decision-making structures and processes.
• Budgeting: Responsible for managing the engineering design budget and providing key inputs to the Project Controls team.
• Performance Management: Develop and propose own performance objectives; take appropriate actions to ensure achievement of agreed objectives, using the organization's performance management systems to improve personal performance. Or manage and report on team performance; set appropriate performance objectives for direct reports or project/account team members and hold people accountable for achieving them, taking appropriate corrective action where necessary to ensure the achievement of team/personal objectives.
• Design: Lead the creation and execution of design work plan and level of effort (LOE). Participate to continuously review and improve the overall project strategy to meet design schedule and budget with the ability to support staging and phasing requirements. Coordinate the preparation of the design criteria by the team leads.
• Workforce Planning: Manage the preparation of short-term and annual workforce plans, using existing analytical frameworks and tools to identify the number and mix of staff required to meet the demand forecast.
• Organizational Capability Building: Use the organization's formal development framework to identify the team's individual development needs. Plan and implement actions to build their capabilities. Provide training or coaching to others throughout the organization in own area of expertise to enable others to improve performance and fulfill personal potential.
• Project Reporting and Review: Manage the project review process; provide stakeholders with accurate and relevant information and key recommendations at established review points to enable them to evaluate progress and agree on change.
• Leadership and Direction: Convenes, chairs, and documents interdisciplinary design coordination meetings and brings forward updates and any critical issues that impact external stakeholders to the Project Manager. 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.
• Technical Scope: Responsible for developing or verifying the technical scope of a project and working with disciplines to provide pricing during proposal, and subsequently work planning following project award to initiate design activities.
• Financial Management and Control: Develop and/or deliver a plan for significant aspects of the financial management and/or control process. Participate actively in the preparation and adherence to a schedule of deliverables in collaboration with the Project Controls team.

What you'll bring to the team:

• Bachelor's (B.Sc.) degree or equivalent from a recognized college or university
• 10+ years of design management experience on large ($50M+), multi-discipline engineering teams for municipal water/wastewater projects within Canada
• Technical proficiency and previous project design experience in one or more discipline (civil, structural, architectural, process mechanical, building mechanical, electrical, or instrumentation & control) considered an asset
• Knowledge of scheduling software and engineering and capital cost estimating techniques is a definite asset.
• Member of the PEO, an important asset
• Experience with Building Information Modelling (BIM) on multi-discipline projects
• The ability to deal with uncertainty, changing and multiple priorities

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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