Director, Track & Civil, Ontario
- Toronto, ON
- Permanent
- Full-time
- We value and are committed to upholding a culture of inclusion and belonging
- Our Flexible Work Policy - we recognize the importance of balance in our lives and encourage you to prioritize the balance in yours. We will support you on and off the job so you can be fully present in both your work and home lives.
- A Canadian success story - we're proud to wear the red and white of this beautiful country and show the world what Canada has to offer.
- Enhance the world around you - from the environment to the highways, to the buildings and the terrain, WSP is the fabric of Canada.
- Outstanding career opportunities - we're growing and pushing ourselves every day to be greater than yesterday - we're open to your ideas and trying new things.
- A phenomenal collaborative culture and a workforce filled with genuinely good people who are doing humbly important work. Come find out for yourself what it's like to be a part of our journey.
- Strategic Leadership and Project Delivery: Picture yourself at the helm-defining the vision for the Track & Civil team and crafting a strategic roadmap and delivering large and small projects that align with WSP's broader objectives
- Team Development: Envision leading and mentoring a high-performing group of Track & Civil engineers, designers, and project managers-motivating them to achieve excellence on various pursuits and projects
- Client & Partner Relations: Imagine forging strong, lasting relationships with clients and industry stakeholders-becoming their trusted advisor and go-to collaborator
- Project Management: Visualize steering complex rail and transit projects for major clients like Metrolinx, TTC, CN, and CPKC-ensuring delivery on time, on budget, and to the highest standards
- Scope of Knowledge: Apply your deep expertise to multi-disciplinary projects-leveraging and evolving digital tools to produce Track & Civil designs through collaborative engineering approaches that drive community success.
- Decision Making: Make strategic choices about team composition, investments in training and tools, and empower your team to deliver impactful projects that benefit communities, foster career growth, and contribute to WSP's success
- Complexity & Judgment: Navigate the challenges of intricate rail and transit projects-using sound judgment and experience to guide them to successful outcomes
- Demonstrated experience leading Track & Civil design teams and managing complex projects. This includes expertise in track alignment design for mainline and yard configurations, civil/grading design, working knowledge of drainage systems, experience with special trackwork, and a proven ability to lead integrated 3D design solutions encompassing all infrastructure within the rail right-of-way.
- Proven experience in rail and transit project management, working with clients within Canada.
- Strong leadership skills and the ability to make impactful decisions.
- Proven experience to lead and inspire teams to achieve project goals.
- Excellent problem-solving abilities and independent judgment.
- Professional Engineer (P.Eng) designation in Ontario and willingness to obtain licensure in other provinces across Canada.
- Minimum of 10 years of experience.
- Experience leading a track and civil design team (either on a project or as a people leader/manager).
- Experience as a leader on multi-disciplinary rail and transit projects.
- The ideal candidate would have experience with commuter, transit, and freight rail.
- We value our people and our reputation
- We are locally dedicated with international scale
- We are future focused and challenge the status quo
- We foster collaboration in everything we do
- We have an empowering culture and hold ourselves accountable