Job description:
We are looking for Project Directors within various Rail Industry disciplines with a proven background in delivering significant UK Rail Projects for some exciting, life changing career opportunities in Canada. Key Accountabilities Responsibility * Responsible for the safe execution of projects and programs across their life-cycle. This includes on-time Project Delivery packages scopes, including planning, design, procurement, delivery, and implementation of the traditionally or modern procured project(s). * Achieve safety, time, cost, quality and risk goals for your portfolio. * Work interdependently with other CPG corridors, functions and delivery teams to ensure safety, develop synergies, identify, and mitigate risks and develop opportunities for the higher value or acceleration. * Champions the planning, design, procurement, delivery, and implementation of in country projects * Lead, oversee, and resources the large-scale capital infrastructure project(s) and other assigned projects, through design, procurement, and construction. * Ensure project management, hands-on oversight, and approvals to execute projects and associated day-to-day operational systems, on time, on budget, and standards. * Lead, empower and develop direct-report leaders/project managers to achieve their agreed-upon performance objectives and provides sign-off on decisions of investment/risk. * Work with internal partners to find optimal balance between construction progress and productivity, operational performance, and customer satisfaction. * Lead the team in productive working relationships with the Sponsor office to ensure projects progress through governance of the project lifecycle and required project outcomes are achieved. * Develop and nurture strong working relationships with partners and stakeholders and negotiates cross-divisionally and externally, extending influence to ensure contracts are signed and progress is made on infrastructure vision and plans. * Work collaboratively with CPG business units and other GOE Packages to ensure successful cross-package coordination to meet overall project(s) requirements. * Along with the Chief Capital Officer, Capital Projects Group, and Executive Vice Presidents, GOE, create a communication plan for outreach and collaborative consultation with partners, stakeholders, and citizens. * Establish benchmarks, goals, and objectives that reflect corporate strategy and direction, including appropriate metrics, monitoring systems, and reporting. * Ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, and policy requirements. * Build strong relationships with supply chain partners and has ability to deliver strong commercial outcomes in a collaborative manner. * Create an inclusive, positive, healthy, and productive work environment in a time of change, while ensuring that staff understands the scope and reality of change that will be taking place. Skills and Qualifications * Completion of University Graduate, or post-graduate MBA, and degree in Civil Engineering, Business, or a related discipline or a combination of education, training and experience deemed equivalent to deliver portfolios of projects. * Extensive experience in progressively more senior project leadership roles, proven experience leading large complex infrastructure projects from conception to build; experience in the rail transportation industry; public sector experience is an asset. * Project Management Professional (PMP or APM), Professional Engineering (PEng or CEng), or Certified Engineering Technologist (C.E.T.) accreditation is considered an asset. * Highly developed political senses to anticipate and recognize politically sensitive situations. * Extensive experience of financial management, procurement, financial planning, overall business planning, estimating, cost and contingency control. * Expertise in leading change and ensuring effective risk management analysis, status reporting and issues management processes are in place. * Demonstrated ability to build and maintain internal and external strategic relationships. * Expert knowledge of project and program management principles and practices * Highly developed interpersonal and oral/written/presentation skills. * Influencing, negotiating, and interpersonal skills to work with internal and external stakeholders/partners in pursuit of the organizational goals