Director, Project Controls, SSE

What We Offer

• Work that makes an impact across all of Metrolinx as well as the GTHA
• Learning and development opportunities
• An open and inclusive work environment
• Comprehensive health and dental benefits, and wellness spending account
• Defined Benefit OMERS Pension plan
• Our Capital Projects Group workforce is made up of driven and dedicated professionals who care deeply about working together to deliver infrastructure and make a positive impact in our communities. Join us as we build a knowledgeable and collaborative team that courageously changes how transit projects will be delivered.
• Our CPG Scarborough Subway Extension team is looking for Director, Project Controls who will be accountable for strategic and tactical oversight and direction of a team of project control managers and controls professionals in the areas of risk, cost, scheduling, quality, change and document control, to ensure the coordination of these disciplines on the project to monitor and control for on-time, on-budget and quality delivery of projects across multiple contracting models to deliver multi-billion dollar infrastructure projects.

What will I be doing?

What Skills and Qualifications Do I Need?

• Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, project management, or related technical field. A combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Demonstrated progressive experience with increasing responsibility in the Management of Project Controls on large projects, Transportation project experience and specifically transit experience is a plus. Experience is required across all project delivery methods, including Design-Build, Design-Bid-Build, Public Private Partnerships/ AFP delivery and Progressive Contracting models (ECP, ECM, PDB, CM@R and Alliance).
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Excellent problem solving and influencing skills to: establish effective working relationships; negotiate and deal with a variety of contacts both internal and external to the organization; gain cooperation from individuals not under direct authority and comfort working with minimal supervision.
• Ability to engage and influence a wide variety of portfolio, program and project resources including but not limited to Engineers, Project Controls Professionals, Project Managers and External Stakeholders.
• Excellent leadership skills to motivate a team, set high standards and clear expectations, manage expectations and outputs.
• Excellent oral and interpersonal skills with demonstrated success working effectively and collaboratively in a large, integrated, matrix team environment at all levels of an organization.

Don’t Meet Every Requirement?

• If you’re excited about working with Metrolinx but your past experience doesn’t quite align with every qualification of this posting, we encourage you to apply. You just might be the right candidate for this or other roles. We are always looking for great talent to join our team.
• We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from members of equity-deserving communities, including those who identify as Indigenous, Black, racialized, women, people with disabilities, and people with diverse gender identities, expressions and sexual orientations.

Accommodation

Application Process

• All applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada. Metrolinx will be using email to communicate with you for all job competitions. It is your responsibility to include an updated email address that is checked daily and accepts emails from unknown users. As we send time sensitive correspondence, we recommend that you check your email regularly. If no response is received, we will assume you are no longer interested in pursuing the opportunity. Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate.
• Should it be determined that any background information provided be misleading, inaccurate or incorrect, Metrolinx reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of your application.

WE ARE AN EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE EMPLOYER.