Metrolinx

Metrolinx
is connecting communities across the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Metrolinx operates GO Transit and UP Express, as well as the PRESTO fare payment system. We are also building new and improved rapid transit, including GO Expansion, Light Rail Transit routes, and major expansions to Toronto’s subway system, to get people where they need to go, better, faster and easier. Metrolinx is an agency of the Government of Ontario.
At Metrolinx, equity, diversity and inclusion are essential to living our values of serving with passion, thinking forward and playing as a team.
What We Offer
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<li>Work that makes an impact across all of Metrolinx as well as the GTHA</li>
<li>Learning and development opportunities</li>
<li>An open and inclusive work environment</li>
<li>Comprehensive health and dental benefits, and wellness spending account</li>
<li>Defined Benefit OMERS Pension plan</li>
</ul>
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.
This is an on-site position based at 100 Consilium Place, Scarborough.
What will I be doing?
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<li>Serve as a thought-leader and innovator in project controls in an integrated project team environment that supports the delivery of multi-billion dollar infrastructure projects using various contracting methods for delivery.</li>
<li>Provide leadership or direction in developing strategies for project controls activities across multiple contract delivery models such as Progressive Design-Build, Construction Management @Risk, Alliance, etc.</li>
<li>Provide advice and counsel to teams or individuals in all areas of professional expertise related to project controls and findings of analysis as it relates to construction project progress.</li>
<li>Provide the Project Delivery Team accurate project controls information in line with meeting project goals and support the Project Delivery Team in understanding the analysis and trends as indicated by the project controls information for early warnings of project health measures and recommendation for course correction.</li>
<li>Successfully manage the relationships and quality control of the project controls functions including estimating, scheduling, cost control, risk management, document control, change management, quality management and reporting for the project.</li>
<li>Can effectively communicate concerns, complexities, general project controls information and other considerations to varied audiences including clients, departmental management, engineering, project and construction management, and project teams.</li>
<li>Cultivates a culture of project controls intelligence, heightened awareness and the utilization of advanced methods to assess, monitor and manage controls.</li>
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What Skills and Qualifications Do I Need?
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<li>Bachelor’s degree in construction management, engineering, project management, or related technical field. A combination of education and experience may be considered.</li>
<li>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).</li>
<li>Exceptional attention to detail.</li>
<li>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.</li>
<li>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.</li>
<li>Excellent leadership skills to motivate a team, set high standards and clear expectations, manage expectations and outputs.</li>
<li>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.</li>
</ul>
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
We value the unique skills and experiences each person brings to Metrolinx and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment. We are committed to the requirements of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act so if you require accommodation during the hiring process, please let our Recruitment team know by contacting us at: 416-202-5601 or email <a href="mailto:hr.recruitment@metrolinx.com" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">hr.recruitment@metrolinx.com</a> .
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 thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
WE ARE AN EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE EMPLOYER.
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