Deputy Project Manager – Conveyance & Underground Infrastructure

Role Overview

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, design, and delivery of underground municipal infrastructure projects safely, on schedule, within budget, and to quality standards.
• Manage multidisciplinary teams while providing technical leadership, project oversight, and mentorship.
• Develop project plans, schedules, budgets, risk strategies, and quality plans, and monitor project performance.
• Maintain relationships with clients, contractors, regulatory agencies, project partners, and other stakeholders.
• Support proposals, pursuit strategies, client presentations, procurement, contract administration, and change management.
• Coordinate design submissions, technical reviews, action registers, decision logs, and project controls documentation.
• Support business growth through client engagement, strategic partnerships, and talent development.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil, Structural, Geotechnical, Construction, or a related Engineering discipline.
• At least 8 years of progressive experience managing complex infrastructure projects.
• Significant experience with major municipal conveyance infrastructure.
• Registered Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in Canada.

Preferred Qualifications

• 12+ years of project management experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams and delivering technically complex projects.
• Strong understanding of scope, schedule, budget, risk, quality, and contract administration.
• Experience developing client relationships, supporting proposals, and contributing to business growth.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience with design-bid-build, design-build, progressive design-build, construction management, or similar delivery models.
• Familiarity with trenchless construction, shaft design, utility coordination, and underground infrastructure interfaces.
• Experience using Microsoft Project, Primavera P6, Excel, or other project controls tools.

Workplace and Employment

• The role is based in the GTA, with the team located in Mississauga or Markham.
• The position follows a hybrid work arrangement.
• New hires must attend in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office.

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