Senior Project Manager in Calgary

GHD is seeking a Senior Project Manager / Project Director to lead GHD’s involvement in large-scale mine remediation projects, delivered under long-term federal and public-sector programs with complex governance, multiple work packages, and extended execution horizons. This role is intended to be dedicated to major remediation programs, with primary accountability for proposal leadership, early delivery planning, and execution readiness, and the potential to transition into execution-phase leadership as projects are awarded.

The Senior Project Manager / Project Director will have overall accountability for leading GHD’s project management role on mine remediation projects, including:

• Leading EOIs, RFQs, and RFPs for major remediation work packages
• Managing GHD’s interfaces with construction partners and owners
• Establishing project controls, governance, and delivery structures suitable for long-term remediation programs
• Coordinating multidisciplinary technical inputs aligned with GHD’s scope of services

Your Main Responsibilities Will Include:

• Act as GHD’s Senior Project Manager / Project Director for mine remediation bids and awarded packages
• Lead multiple concurrent bid packages and delivery planning activities across rolling procurement schedules
• Establish and manage project governance, scope, schedule, cost, risk, and change management frameworks
• Provide a single point of accountability for GHD delivery across all assigned remediation projects
• Serve as primary interface between GHD, owners, and construction partners, ensuring alignment on strategy, scope, resourcing, and delivery approach
• Support owners through federal or public-sector oversight, reporting, and compliance requirements
• Manage coordination across multiple stakeholders in complex environments
• Maintain clear communication pathways and issue resolution mechanisms across all parties
• Provide integrated leadership across GHD’s typical remediation scopes, including engineering for utilities and infrastructure, environmental compliance, monitoring, and reporting, health and industrial hygiene management, quality management related to contaminated materials and remediation activities, and project management, controls, cost, and scheduling for GHD’s scope
• Mentor and support project managers, engineers, and junior staff
• Contribute to building and strengthening delivery capability
• Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performance project culture
• Uphold GHD’s commitment to health, safety, quality, and environmental performance

What You Bring To The Team:

• 12+ years of experience delivering large infrastructure, remediation, or mining projects
• Demonstrated experience with remote, northern, or logistically complex projects
• Strong understanding of owner-led delivery models, compliance obligations, and public accountability
• Experience working alongside construction-focused partners where consulting, engineering, and construction roles are clearly differentiated
• Experience working with and engaging with First Nations on complex projects, both as partners and subcontractors within the team
• Proven ability to lead multi-package, multi-stakeholder programs
• Strong project controls mindset: scope integration, cost, schedule, risk, and reporting
• Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous, evolving project environments
• Strong client-facing, partner-facing, and executive communication skills
• Degree in Engineering or related discipline; professional engineering designation preferred
• Experience in environmental remediation, contaminated land, or mine closure

What We Expect From You:

• Lead the successful delivery of remediation and closure projects from development through execution
• Provide sound project and technical oversight during design, procurement, and construction phases
• Deliver high-confidence, execution-ready leadership on major mine remediation programs
• Position GHD as a trusted, outcome-focused advisor to owners and partners
• Build scalable delivery structures capable of supporting long-term program work
• Uphold GHD’s standards for safety, quality, environmental performance, and Indigenous engagement

The salary range for this position is $128,000 to $213,000. The posted salary range represents the expected hiring range for GHD locations in its major city centres. Ranges may vary for positions in other locations. At GHD, base salary is determined by your skills, experience, qualifications, and work location. We are committed to offering competitive compensation and adhering to all relevant pay transparency legislation.

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.