Senior Project Leader – YNSE

Description

• Meet regularly with client leaders, delivery and stakeholder leaders to assess progress, resolve issues, and mitigate risks.
• Advance scope, policies, and plans related to construction management, infrastructure development, system development, and change management.
• Plan and facilitate stakeholder meetings, including external stakeholders and internal senior leadership, to ensure transparent project communications.
• Govern constructability development, alternative technical concepts, and design variances.
• Promote an inclusive, diverse and high-performing team culture focused on continuous improvement.
• Reinforce acceptable standards of workmanship throughout all project stages.
• Facilitate project focus meetings centered on service and project delivery.
• Define and disseminate success criteria across the project lifecycle.
• Establish and maintain strategic partnerships with delivery service providers and stakeholders to enhance project efficiency and effectiveness.
• Drive decision-making on complex design and construction issues using project intelligence from reports, risks, meetings, and schedules.
• Provide final review and approval of material planning for successful contract administration.
• Develop evaluation methods to assess service effectiveness and identify areas for improvement.
• Monitor contractor performance across all project phases to ensure compliance with contractual obligations and quality standards.
• Work with architects, engineers, and contractors to develop innovative, sustainable design solutions that meet regulatory standards.
• Assess and plan project resourcing, including resource allocation and capability, to align with comprehensive task requirements.
• Implement and manage changes to ensure the project is delivered in a controlled manner, adhering to cost, scope, schedule.
• Manage contractors, suppliers, and vendor relationships to optimize collaboration, resource utilization and mitigate project risk
• Collaborate with stakeholders to negotiate partnership agreements aligned with project objectives.
• Mentor direct reports and ensure cascading guidance on construction, design, scheduling, risk, quality and cost estimation.
• Oversee and manage interfaces between the client, stakeholders, and delivery service providers.
• Provide strategic direction and overall management of all construction activities on assigned subway project segments from planning through to revenue service.
• Monitor and manage staff performance to ensure alignment with performance objectives.
• Ensure timely resolution of claims and disputes from design and construction contractors.
• Tailor communication to various stakeholder levels regarding project status, concerns, risks and actions.
• Lead a large, multi-organization design compliance and construction teams, delegating responsibilities effectively.
• Conduct regular site inspections to verify adherence to safety protocols and project requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, or equivalent field
• Experience of progressive contract models, including PDB and/or Alliance
• Strong understanding of design principles and engineering methodologies
• Possess a proven track record in establishing and managing collaborative delivery partnerships within the construction industry
• Project management experience on large scale civil engineering projects, preferably rapid transit projects
• Experience overseeing tunneling projects, particularly within the context of underground station construction
• Minimum of 18 years of experience in construction services
• Experience and understanding of relevant regulations and industry best practices related to underground construction to ensure compliance and mitigate risks associated with tunneling operations
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with experience managing a variety of internal and external stakeholders, including municipalities
• Experience working with a large team of technical professionals and large-scale contractors
• Demonstrated experience successfully managing the competing objectives of many external and internal stakeholders.

Benefits

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance