Technical Manager – Highways and Freeways
| Company | Parsons |
|---|---|
| Location | Toronto, ON, Canada, Markham, ON, Canada, Oakville, ON, Canada |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
Requirements
- University degree in Civil/Transportation Engineering, or a related professional discipline.
- Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) licensed with Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO).
- Project Management Professional Certification is desirable.
- Minimum of 12 years of transportation engineering experience, including preliminary and detail design, with at least 5 years of successful project management experience.
- Expert and thorough knowledge of how federal, provincial, and municipal design standards (e.g., Transportation Association of Canada, Ontario Traffic Manual), and industry practices and regulations are applied.
- Advanced knowledge of civil engineering theories, principles, legislation, regulations, and technology, including highway design, construction, maintenance, traffic operations, contract delivery, and oversight.
- Working knowledge of related fields in transportation including geotechnical, pavement design, structural, drainage, surveys, electrical, traffic, environmental processes, and construction practices.
- Good knowledge of relevant software, such as AutoCAD, OpenRoads Designer, Microstation, and AutoTurn.
- Proven ability to manage competing priorities and multiple simultaneous projects involving cross-functional teams within budgetary and schedule constraints.
- Effective interpersonal skills and highly developed verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong communication, conflict management, and interpersonal skills to establish and maintain professional working relationships.
- Demonstrated ability and experience in training, mentoring, motivating, leading, and supervising a team of highly qualified professional staff.
- Experience in managing technical teams to deliver results.
Responsibilities
- Oversee, lead, manage, mentor and contribute to a team of Highway Engineers and Design Specialists in the design, delivery and construction support of roadway projects within the Highways and Freeways group.
- Lead, mentor, and motivate a team of Highway Engineers and Design Specialists to deliver high-quality services and innovative solutions.
- Efficiently manage day-to-day operations of your team, including scheduling, assigning, and reviewing work to achieve project objectives and outcome measures.
- Lead design development on a variety of projects, including functional studies, preliminary design and detail design.
- Manage a variety of multidisciplinary and low to high-complexity transportation projects, including rehabilitation, replacement, widening and/or expansion of highways and freeways.
- Oversee, lead, manage, mentor and contribute to the project team for the successful completion of field investigations, geometric design, grading design, roadside safety design, drainage design, storm sewer design, pavement marking and signage design, complex construction staging design, traffic management, roadway modelling, quantity estimating, utility coordination, contract drawing preparation, contract document preparation using the Ontario Ministry of Transportation’s Contract Preparation System (CPS), construction cost estimate development, scheduling, budgeting, invoicing, construction liaison, project management, and coordination with clients, agencies, stakeholders, and subconsultants.
- Coordinate with other technical disciplines across the organization to ensure integrated and comprehensive engineering solutions.
- Assist in business development activities, including proposal preparation, project methodology development, work programs, schedules, and budgets.
- Prepare technical reports and documentation for clients and project management, ensuring technical excellence and quality assurance of project tasks and deliverables.
- Stay informed of trends, developments, and advancements in the transportation planning and design field to maintain technical competency and provide state-of-the-art services and advice to clients.
- Nurture and grow client and industry partner relationships to support business growth.
- Proven leadership and managerial skills to effectively supervise and develop professional, technical and support staff to promote individual professional development, growth, and succession, including completing performance reviews.
- Perform other responsibilities as appropriate for the position.
Preferred Qualifications
- Project Management Professional Certification is desirable.