Construction Management Field Manager

This position requires working onsite in a 40 hour per week rotating shift schedule including nights and/or weekends. This position requires travel to project sites, along Lakeshore West (including Grimsby GO Stations), Lakeshore East (including Bowmanville GO Station) and St. Claire Old Weston and may also support additional projects within our GO Expansion program.

At Metrolinx, equity, diversity and inclusion are essential to living our values of serving with passion, thinking forward and playing as a team. 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.

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Construction Management Field, you will provide field construction management support to the Delivery Teams (DTs), Contractors and Corridor Leads on the GO Expansion program. You will use your experience in health and safety, work planning, quality and site observation to drive a culture of best-practice construction management on GO Expansion. You will oversee the safe delivery of construction projects within stations and civils for our entire network within the GO Expansion program across the GTHA.

What will I be doing?

• Coordinate with Metrolinx Health & Safety (H&S) to act as a safety role model across an assigned department of delivery works.
• Identify and mitigate construction resources and other constraints.
• Walk the construction sites, evaluate design information, and review drawings and specifications.
• Identify any deficiencies and non-conformances with the contract and construction documents and ensure any appropriate documentation is prepared.
• Coordinate and assist in reviewing and analyzing the completed site progress reports for comprehensive and high-quality photo and quantity logs and recorded site activities.
• Support the Senior Manager in recommending changes to project delivery plans and identifying areas of improvement to be implemented in relevant business and operating processes.
• Support positive collaboration through strong working relationships and communication between business units and departments.
• Represent the field construction management team at meetings with stakeholders, such as consultants, vendors, Metrolinx executives, and senior management, to provide construction input associated with the field construction service improvement projects or service extensions.
• Contribute to the development, recommendation, and implementation of scope, policies, and plans with construction management, standards, technical requirements, infrastructure and system development, constructability design reviews, change management, and Request for Proposals or Request for Quotes (RFPs or RFQs), in conjunction with established KPIs.
• Support the Senior Manager in leading the development of operational plans for the functional operation of the field construction management by providing actionable recommendations on strategies and implementation options.
• Monitor various projects’ construction progress in delivering the assigned program delivery portfolio’s objectives on time, within budget, and achieving anticipated business results.
• Monitor risks, constraints, and contingencies to avoid additional project costs, penalties and delays and make recommendations regarding changes and risks.
• Develop an analysis of the construction progress of the assigned portfolio of projects gathered through meetings, reports, contractor submission reviews, and schedules.

What Skills and Qualifications Do I Need?

• Bachelor’s degree or diploma in an Engineering or Construction Management, Planning, or Architecture field or a related field, specialized certification, or a combination of education, training and experience deemed equivalent.
• Demonstrate experience in public or private sector construction management services in infrastructure projects, including transportation, transit, highways and/or building/facilities projects.
• Experience as a construction manager in the rail sector, either stations, tracks, bridges, overhead catenary systems, signaling or communications.
• Experience in construction management, construction contracts administration, fieldwork, and construction inspections.
• A valid Ontario Class G driver’s license is required to travel to various site locations. Must meet and maintain the corporate standard for a good driving record.
• Canadian Rail Operating Rules (CROR) certification and/or qualification will be considered an asset.
• A valid Professional Engineering (P.Eng.) license recognized by the Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO) will be considered an asset.
• Ability to arrange priorities and elevate competing risks to meet deadlines with input from leadership.
• Must have demonstrated experience effectively relaying and receiving critical and technical information (written and verbal) to varied audiences.
• Must have a good understanding of multi-discipline engineering and construction projects.
• Expert ability to work collaboratively in a structured, disciplined, technology-driven environment.

This role is primarily site-based with some office presence required. Frequent, regular and consistent site presence at project site locations is required. Required to work evenings, nights and weekends on a rotational basis, subject to call-in during emergencies and to assist with accident investigations. Works outdoors in all weather conditions and at all hours of the day or night.

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.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted. WE ARE AN EQUITABLE AND INCLUSIVE EMPLOYER.