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Senior Design Manager
Ghd
Lead multi‑disciplinary municipal water/wastewater design delivery, budgeting, and team management.
7d ago
Expert & Leadership (13+ years)
Full Time
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Hybrid
Company Size
10,000 Employees
Service Specialisms
Engineering
Architecture
Construction services
Consulting
Project Management
Design
Technical Services
Property Development
Sector Specialisms
Water
Energy
Resources
Environment
Property and Buildings
Transportation
Hydrology and Hydrodynamics
Digital Technologies
Role
What you would be doing
scope development
design planning
project delivery
project reporting
budget management
workforce planning
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
What you bring
b.sc.
design management
bim
scheduling software
cost estimating
adaptability
- 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
- The ability to deal with uncertainty, changing and multiple priorities
- Knowledge of scheduling software and engineering and capital cost estimating techniques is a definite asset.
- 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
- Experience with Building Information Modelling (BIM) on multi-discipline projects
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Overview
1928
Year Founded
The organization has been evolving since 1928, starting as a small engineering practice and growing into a global powerhouse.
5 Continents
Global Presence
The organization operates across five continents, with key markets including Australia, the United States, and the UK.
- With a focus on innovation, it integrates expertise across various sectors to deliver world-class solutions.
- The organization is known for tackling large and complex projects, such as designing bridges and tunnels and constructing energy-efficient buildings.
- Notable projects include infrastructure development for major cities and energy-efficient solutions for industrial facilities.
- The organization continues to expand its digital and technological capabilities to ensure solutions are cutting-edge and sustainable.
- Safety
- Teamwork
- Respect
- Integrity
2050
Net-zero target validated by SBTi
Science-based target validated by the Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) for achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by FY2050.
2025
Carbon neutral commitment
Committed to achieving carbon neutrality for Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions by 2025.
70%
Recycled materials in packaging
Boxes for electrical products use 70% recycled materials and are fully recyclable.
- Prioritising direct emissions reductions over purchasing carbon offsets (statement from Enterprise Sustainability Leader)
- Partnered with Decarbonisation Network to support clients' decarbonisation roadmaps and accelerate net-zero goals
- Slimline packaging to reduce material usage and transportation impact
Level 4–5
GDEIB Inclusion Benchmark
Targeting level 4–5 on the Global Disability Inclusion Benchmarking (GDEIB) by 2025.
9 Employee Groups
Resource Groups Established
Established 9 Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) to support various diversity demographics.
- Board‑mandated aim to become #1 in industry for inclusion & diversity
- I&D strategy built on five behaviours: open, informed, accountable, empathetic, bold
- Inclusion & Diversity goals embedded in employee performance reviews
- Awards: Employer of Choice for Gender Equality (2020–2022), Workforce Diversity Award (2021), Disability Equality Index – Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion (2023)
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