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Job Description

AECOM is seeking a Highway Design Project Manager to be based in Markham, Ontario.

This is a newly created posiiton.

Job Description

As a Project Manager, you will oversee all aspects of highway and roadway design projects in accordance with MTO (Ministry of Transportation, Ontario) standards and procedures.

• Manage the design and delivery of projects, ensuring compliance with MTO specifications, guidelines, and standards.
• Lead a multidisciplinary team of engineers and technicians, including remote team members.
• Set project priorities based on general direction from leadership, ensuring alignment with client and business objectives.
• Provide management and guidance to subordinate managers, enforce company and project policies, and act as the primary liaison between AECOM and client

• Provide technical leadership in specialized areas of highway engineering, coordinating the work of other professionals.
• Lead one or more teams in the execution of complex transportation infrastructure projects.
• Actively participate in all project phases, including client meetings, feasibility studies, preliminary and detail design development.
• Serve as Capture or Project Manager for key pursuits, identifying and securing new project opportunities.
• Responsible for administering the project from budgeting/schedule stage through procurement and contract closeout.
• Obtain AECOM Project Manager certification.

Other Responsibilities:

• Oversee the overall project management and administration, supporting the establishment of project-specific objectives and policies.
• Provide strategic guidance to project teams, enforce company and client policies, and serve as the primary liaison between AECOM and MTO.
• Ensure all design, budget, and scheduling aspects of the project are met through effective oversight of subordinate managers and supervisors.
• Manage the project lifecycle from budgeting and scheduling to procurement and contract closeout.
• Provide risk management, quality assurance, and compliance with MTO and industry regulations.
• Assume profit and loss responsibility for assigned projects, ensuring financial and operational success.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• BA/BS in Civil Engineering + 8 years of relevant experience in highway transportation projects, or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education.
• Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation in Ontario (or eligibility for licensing) or Project Management Professional (PMP) designation.
• Project management experience with MTO and Ontario municipal transportation projects.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering.
• Ideally 15+ years of experience in highway/roadway design, including preliminary and detail design for transportation projects, preferab