Design Manager – Water/Wastewater

Job Description

Bring your curiosity and determination to make a positive impact on the future of transport, and we’ll help you go all the way.

Join our team of globally connected specialists to help solve complex transport challenges and experience groundbreaking projects from idea to delivery, and beyond.

In an ever-changing world, it requires creativity and innovation to stay ahead.

We’re seeking the curious, those who are stimulated by fresh thinking and a desire to shape our communities in new, positive ways.

As part of a truly global team, working on complex and rewarding projects, you'll be at the forefront of driving change.

See what the power of commitment can do for you.

Who we are looking for:

Due to continuing growth in our Water/Wastewater practice, our EDO (Engineering Design Organization) is looking for a dynamic and motivated individual to take on the role of Design Manager – Water/Wastewater based out of any of our GTA offices - Waterloo, Toronto, Mississauga, Markham, Whitby.

Working with an energetic and high performing team, this position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in:

• Responsible for managing multi-disciplinary project delivery for municipal water/wastewater projects to produce a compliant, constructible design in accordance with Client requirements, Operation and Maintenance requirements and Construction requirements
• Ensure the design produced follows appropriate engineering processes, including GHD and Project specific processes
• Responsible for coordinating Quality Control of all deliverable submittals in accordance with GHD’s Quality Management System
• Responsible for developing or verifying the technical scope of a project and working with disciplines to provide pricing during proposal, and subsequently work planning following project award to initiate design activities
• Participate actively in the preparation and adherence to a schedule of deliverables in collaboration with the Project Controls team
• Responsible for managing the engineering design budget and providing key inputs to the Project Controls team
• Responsible for implementing and following the project’s Change Control system, including proactive escalation of potential changes
• Participate to continuously review and improve the overall project strategy to meet design schedule and budget with the ability to support staging and phasing requirements.
• Ensure fluid communication between the project management team, the design team, construction team and the various internal and external stakeholders as engineering elements
• Verifies that the schedule and budget data match the progress of the professional services throughout execution of the project.
• Coordinates the preparation of the design criteria by the team leads
• Lead the creation and execution of design work plan and level of effort (LOE).
• Convenes, chairs and documents interdisciplinary design coordination meetings and brings forward updates and any critical issues that impact external stakeholders to the Project Manager.
• May serve as liaison between the construction contract administrator and engineering team during construction. Coordinates multidisciplinary problem resolution resulting from non-compliance with drawings and specifications at the site.
  
  

What you will bring to the team:

• Bachelor’s (B.Sc.) degree or equivalent from a recognized college or university
• 7+ years of design management experience on large ($25M-$50M+), multi-discipline engineering teams for municipal water/wastewater projects within Canada
• Technical proficiency and previous project design experience in one or more discipline (civil, structural, architectural, process mechanical, building mechanical, electrical, or instrumentation & control) considered an asset
• Knowledge of scheduling software and engineering and capital cost estimating techniques is a definite asset.
• Member of the PEO, an important asset
• Experience with Building Information Modelling (BIM) on multi-discipline projects
• The ability to deal with uncertainty, changing and multiple priorities
• Strong skills in verbal and written communication
• Strong organizational skills
  
  

As a diverse and inclusive organization, we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is an equal opportunity employer. Upon request, GHD will provide reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment and selection process.

About Us

Take on some of the world’s toughest challenges - with GHD supporting you every step of the way.

We'll give you control over your career, empower you to find innovative solutions and help you create a lasting impact.

See where your commitment could take you with GHD.

Our Pledge to You

At GHD, we don’t just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day.

That’s why we pledge to empower our people to make a positive impact. Combining our deep technical expertise with the capabilities of our clients and partners, we respond to some of the most complex challenges facing our planet today.

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Who We Are

GHD is a global professional services company that leads through engineering, architecture, and construction expertise. We are an employee-owned company with over 11,000 diverse and skilled individuals, across more than 200 offices spanning five continents.

The Power of Commitment is our brand promise. It’s what makes us different. We are bound to our stated vision and determination to address humanity’s most urgent needs: to make water, energy and urbanisation sustainable for generations to come.