Principal Project Manager - Municipal Roads

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Job Description:

Join us as we continue to grow and transform the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), Ontario by enriching and transforming our cities, municipalities, and neighborhoods. Parsons has been a leader in the design and delivery of municipal roads and civil infrastructure for 80 years, and we are looking for a few dynamic and experienced Infrastructure leader(s) / Principal Project Manager(s) to build our team in the Greater Toronto Region. We have excellent working relationships with municipalities across Southern Ontario and we are looking for an experienced and strong manager with the technical and commercial expertise to lead projects and manage teams of engineers and designers.

We are seeking people who demonstrate technical excellence, with experience delivering complex projects by working closely with our technical internal disciplines, external stakeholders, and clients to ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope and within the approved budget. The ideal candidate will also have experience managing people and building teams, negotiating and developing change orders, scope changes, and risk management. You will also have experience with local municipal and regional clients, and knowledge of roads, highways and their standards, specifications, contracts, and policies.

Responsibilities:

• Direct projects through all phases from project inception and initiation to planning and detailed design, execution and construction, to contract closeout.
• Manage municipal road and related project and program schedules and budgets.
• Define and prepare Project Management Plans, Risk Management Plan and project delivery goals and methods to accomplish them including timelines, budgets, resource allocation, and ensure adherence to project objectives and constraints.
• Act as the Parsons representative with clients and subconsultants during the entire project planning, design and delivery process and as a primary point of contact for clients, providing regular updates of trusting concerns and managing expectations.
• Negotiate changes to the scope of work with the client and key subconsultants.
• Develop new business by client knowledge, liaison and leading proposal teams and provide technical write-ups as and when required.
• Conduct quality review of project deliverables to ensure they meet established standards and client requirements.
• Monitor project progress, track milestones and prepare regular status reports and help Project Control develop invoices.
• Conduct project meetings including kickoff meetings, progress meetings, post-project review meetings to ensure alignment and accountability.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, procedures, and quality standards through the project life cycle.
• Foster a positive team environment, promote teamwork and collaboration, and provide guidance and support to team members, as needed.
• Support the execution of business, technical, fiscal, and administrative functions of the assigned project.
• Monitor and report progress of key project activities, including significant milestones, and proactively control any conditions that could affect project scope, schedule or budget.
• Promote technical and commercial excellence on the project through the application of Parsons internal processes and business excellence, Industry best practice and obtain Project Management Certification (PMC), as required for every Parsons Project Manager.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering
• P.Eng registration with PEO
• 10+ years of experience in Project Management for municipal and regional road planning and detailed design projects
• 15+ years of municipal road planning, design and management experience;
• Well versed in AutoCAD, and design software e.g. Civil 3D including but not limited to MicroStation, Open Road and Inroads
• Efficient user of MS Office including MS Project and Database software to maintain project management activities
• Excellent written and oral communications

Minimum Clearance Required to Start:

Not Applicable/None. This position is part of our Critical Infrastructure team. For more than 80 years, our experts have designed and delivered the critical infrastructure that connects and protects communities around the world. We work in collaborative teams, both within the company and with our partners and customers, to plan, design, build, and modernize infrastructure. We take special pride in projects and solutions that improve communities as well as people’s quality of life by promoting economic growth, enhancing mobility, and increasing sustainability and resiliency. Powered by our people, we provide the imagination necessary to support our customers’ visions—and to help them see what's next!

We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as health, vision, dental, employer paid provincial care premiums, Defined Contribution Pension Plan (DCPP), Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA), Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), life insurance, paid time off, sick leave, all province observed holidays off, and gym membership discounts to fit your busy lifestyle! Parsons is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the workplace. Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels for indigenous peoples, women, individuals with disabilities, and visible minorities. We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!

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