Construction Director, Airport

AECOM Mississauga is hiring a Construction Director, Major Infrastructure Projects.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Overseeing and assuring the contractor's construction works in compliance with the Construction Management Plan.
• Provides direction, guidance, and subject matter expertise with respect to the constructability of design, construction planning, and execution of the works.
• Managing stakeholder relationships both internal and external to the program with respect to coordinating construction activities.
• Confirmation of the Contractor's Construction Management Plan and associated execution plans.
• Provides Management and Executive level reporting with respect to construction activities.
• Ensures that the construction management team undertakes inspections in a timely and consistent manner across the program.
• Participates in monthly Program Progress Reviews and reports against the required construction metrics to the Program Delivery Director.
• Coordinates with other Construction Directors to effectively support the delivery of construction works and coordination of logistics and program interfaces across overall Programs.
• Coaching, mentoring, and supporting the career development of staff.

Minimum Requirements;

• Bachelor Degree in a relevant engineering discipline (civil, construction, etc years experience in construction
• 4+ years of leadership experience
• 10+ years of professional experience in large airport projects or equivalent infrastructure programs greater than CAD $2BN

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ideally 20+ years of professional experience in construction
• Ideally 15+ years experience in a construction leadership role.
• Able to demonstrate significant expertise in construction management and / or applicable technical areas to deliver complex programs.
• Demonstrated experience in managing large multi-party teams and assessing the competency requirements of the team.
• • Strong technical capability in all project phases, including design, planning, construction, operations, and maintenance preferably large program/projects.
• • Demonstrable experience in managing senior stakeholder relationships and providing strategic level reporting to enable effective decision making.
• Demonstrable experience in leading complex construction delivery strategies and execution plans.
• Familiarity of working in collaborative project environments.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills including the ability to facilitate meeting / workshops with large groups of stakeholders.

The position requires work on-site/out of the office 5 days a week

No Sponsorship offered for this role

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