Program Lead, Airport

• Lead and manage programs that are medium to large in size and complexity or a defined part of a larger program, in support of the overall Program Manager.
• Provide the organization with technical leadership and strategic direction for program delivery at a regional level.
• • Contributes to innovation in program management approaches and methodology to achieve marketplace differentiation.
• Work with Regional leadership and Market Sector Leaders to identify new business opportunities and develop solutions to address them.
  • Delivery of the Interim Infrastructure including construction of the Interim Terminal and Hard Stands in line with scope, cost, schedule, quality, and risk requirements.
• Managing the sub-program team consisting of staff members of two large programs to create one cohesive team.
• Managing stakeholder relationships both internal and external to the program, working collaboratively with the stakeholder relations team.
• Implementing the sub-program's governance and execution plan and ensuring adherence throughout the program lifecycle.
• Providing consolidated performance reporting to the Program Director and presenting progress reports at regular forums.
• Managing the contractor in line with their contractual obligations to successfully deliver scope, cost, schedule, quality, and risk requirements.
• Identifying, managing, and escalating change decisions and coordinating with PMO Services to facilitate the change process.
• Leads monthly Sub-Program Progress Reviews and reports against the required metrics to the Program Director.
• Highlights resourcing requirements to the Program Director for coordination with PMO Services and the Technical Shared Services teams.
• Issues monthly program progress reports and updates PMIS progress and performance dashboards.
• Coordinates with the Program Director and the other Program Leads to effectively support the delivery of the overall Accelerator Program.
• Coaching, mentoring, and supporting the career development of staff.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor Degree in a relevant field (engineering, architecture, etc years experience in a program management leadership role
• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in large international airport projects or equivalent infrastructure programs with a focus on terminal delivery greater than CAD $1BN.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ideally 15+ years of professional experience with 10 in a program management leadership role.
• Able to demonstrate significant expertise in program management and/or applicable technical areas to deliver complex programs.
• Demonstrated experience in managing teams to deliver complex projects and programs.
• Strong technical capability in all project phases, including design, planning, construction, operations, and maintenance, preferably for large programs/projects.
• Demonstrable experience in managing senior stakeholder relationships and providing strategic-level reporting to enable effective decision-making.
• Familiarity with working in collaborative project environments and a thorough working knowledge and experience of progressive contracting models, including Progressive Design Build and Target Price.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills, including the ability to facilitate meetings/workshops with large groups of stakeholders.
• Recognized degree and professional designation in a relevant field considered an asset.

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

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