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    Ghd

    Civil Engineering

    Project Manager - Rail

    Toronto, CanadaOn-SiteFull-time5–10 yrs experience$95k – $120k / yearPosted 3w ago
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    Job description

    Project Manager, Rail & Transit

    Who Are We Looking For?

    Reporting to the Team Leader in Rail & Transit, the Rail & Transit Project Manager will lead the planning, design, and delivery of complex rail and transit infrastructure projects across Canada. This role is responsible for managing multidisciplinary teams, strengthening client relationships, and delivering projects that support transportation expansion, asset renewal, and community connectivity. The successful candidate will play a key role in growing GHD's Rail & Transit practice while driving excellence in project delivery, innovation, and collaboration.

    Our Hybrid Model: Be part of the dynamic culture! Our workplace thrives on a hybrid model, combining in-office collaboration and flexibility. Join us in the office three days a week to contribute, connect, and excel in our vibrant environment.

    Working with high performing teams, you will:

    • Lead the planning, design, procurement, construction support, and commissioning of major rail and transit infrastructure projects.
    • Manage projects involving commuter rail, heavy rail, LRT, BRT, rail corridor improvements, track rehabilitation, stations, guideways, and transit expansion initiatives.
    • Deliver projects in accordance with scope, budget, schedule, quality, safety, and client expectations.
    • Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary teams consisting of civil, track, structural, systems, utilities, environmental, and construction specialists.
    • Liaise with transit agencies, railway owners and operators, municipalities, utility companies, regulators, contractors, and other key stakeholders.
    • Manage project risks, commercial performance, schedules, stakeholder engagement, and contract administration activities.
    • Support proposal preparation, strategic pursuits, and client relationship management.

    What You Bring to the Team:

    • 5-10 years of project management experience delivering rail and transit infrastructure projects within Canada and other comparable jurisdictions.
    • Demonstrated experience managing projects involving rail corridors, track infrastructure, stations, guideways, transit systems, and transportation infrastructure.
    • Strong understanding of railway operations, corridor management, transit agency requirements, stakeholder coordination, and regulatory approvals.
    • Experience leading large multidisciplinary engineering and consulting teams through the full project lifecycle.
    • Experience with various contract models, for example; Design-Bid-Build, Design-Build, Progressive Design-Build, Construction Management, and P3 delivery models.
    • Proven client management, leadership, communication, and commercial management skills.
    • Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation in Ontario or other Provinces within Canada.
    • Experience with TTC, Metrolinx, VIA Rail, municipal transit agencies, or railway owners/operators is considered an asset.

    The salary range for this position is $95,000 - $120,000.  The posted salary range represents the expected hiring range for GHD locations in its major city centres. Ranges may vary for positions in other locations. At GHD, base salary is determined by your skills, experience, qualifications and work location. We are committed to offering competitive compensation and adhere to all relevant pay transparency legislation.  

    The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in recruiting is just getting started and may be used during the process to improve efficiency and fairness. Your application may be reviewed by both AI and our hiring team. While AI supports some steps through the process, all final hiring decisions are made by humans

    As a diverse and inclusive organization, we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is an equal opportunity employer. Upon request, GHD will provide reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment and selection process.

    This position is for an existing vacancy.

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    About the company

    Ghd

    Established in 1928 and privately owned by our people, GHD operates across five continents - Asia, Australia, Europe, North and South America - and the Pacific region. We employ more than 9000 people in 200+ offices to deliver projects with high standards of safety, quality and ethics across the entire asset value chain. Driven by a client-service led culture, we connect the knowledge, skill and experience of our people with innovative practices, technical capabilities and robust systems to create lasting community benefits. Committed to sustainable development, GHD improves the physical, natural and social environments of the many communities in which we operate. We are guided by our workplace health, safety, quality and environmental management systems, which are certified by Lloyds Register Quality Assurance to the relevant international standards (ISO and OHSAS). In alignment with the global demands of water, energy and urbanisation, our aim is to exceed the expectations of our clients and contribute to their success.

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    Industry
    Civil Engineering
    Founded
    1928
    Open roles
    620

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