Project Director - Transportation Infrastructure
- Transportation
- Vancouver, Victoria
Project Director - Transportation Infrastructure
Are you looking for a company that works on major engineering projects all over the world? Do you want to make a difference by improving the daily lives of communities worldwide? Are you seeking to join an inclusive and diverse team that you can truly count on? You’ve come to the right place!
Come join us in reshaping the future with AtkinsRéalis. AtkinsRéalis is dedicated in engineering a better future for our planet and its people.
In response to increasing project demands and development of our business, we are seeking a qualified Principal Project Manager - Transportation Infrastructure to join our team in British Columbia.
This position can be based out of any of our offices in Vancouver, Victoria, Kelowna or elsewhere in British Columbia with the flexibility of a hybrid work environment.
If you are you looking for a new challenge in a dynamic work environment with real career and development opportunities, join our team! We offer a stimulating environment where you can count on the support of your colleagues.
Your role within the team
- Business Strategy Development: Build, maintain and revise practices, team development, collaboration across disciplines, engaging in business/relationship development and client liaison activities, in particular with BC Ministry of Transportation and Transit, assist the Manager in achieving the objectives of the Transportation Infrastructure Department.
- Project Management: Lead and manage multidisciplinary civil projects as Senior Design Manager, Technical Lead and/or Engineer of Record, deal directly with clients on project scope, schedule and budget, monitor project completion and contract compliance.
- Technical Execution: Participate in and/or lead execution as Lead Discipline of transportation infrastructure projects including Functional Planning, Preliminary Design, Detail Design and Construction Administration services, coordinate technical aspects with other disciplines, prepare and present work products to clients.
- Proposal Preparation: Lead/Participate and oversee the preparation of proposals and fee estimates.
- Mentoring and Quality Control: Provide mentoring and technical guidance to junior engineers and technicians to ensure technical adequacy of all work, review work and complete quality control procedures.
Why choose AtkinsRéalis as an employer?
Because we offer:
- The opportunity to work on various major projects for internal and external clients.
- An exciting environment where work-life balance is important.
- A wide array of learning and development opportunities.
- Competitive pay, flexible benefits, an employee share plan, and a defined contribution pension plan.
- A work environment focused on health and safety.
The ideal candidate
- Extensive Experience: 20+ years of relative experience in roads and highways design and 10+ years of experience as a design lead, deputy project manager or project manager.
- Professional Credentials: Registered Professional Engineer with EGBC. CAPM/PMP designation is an asset.
- Technical Proficiency: Skilled in office productivity, project accounting, project management and personnel management software, working knowledge of CAD and Civil 3D software.
- Design Standards Knowledge: Working knowledge of application of TAC Geometric Design Guidelines, BC MoTT Supplement to TAC, and other design standards is required.
- Soft Skills and Flexibility: Strong communication, presentation, and time management skills, ability to manage multiple projects concurrently, team management and delegation skills, willingness to travel for short-term assignments within Canada.
Are you up for this challenge? Apply today and join our team to help engineer a Better Future for our Planet and its People.
About AtkinsRéalis
Created by the integration of long-standing organizations dating back to 1911, AtkinsRéalis is a world-leading professional services and project management company dedicated to engineering a better future for our planet and its people. We create sustainable solutions that connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. We deploy global capabilities locally to our clients and deliver unique end-to-end services across the whole life cycle of an asset including consulting, advisory & environmental services, intelligent networks & cybersecurity, design & engineering, procurement, project & construction management, operations & maintenance, decommissioning and capital. The breadth and depth of our capabilities are delivered to clients in key strategic sectors such as Engineering Services, Nuclear, Operations & Maintenance and Capital.
At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.
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Expected compensation for this role is between Pay Range $160,000 - $195,000 annually (Only Applicable to British Columbia). Base salaries are determined according to several parameters like skills, experience, and potential impact on the role. Internal and external competitiveness are also taken into account in our offers.
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