Project Director – Highways

Overview

In this role, you lead highway planning and design projects within GHD’s Ontario transportation team, guiding multi-disciplinary teams from proposal through close-out. You’ll drive technical leadership, client relationships, and business development, contributing to regional transportation outcomes. You’ll mentor staff and coordinate integrated solutions across engineering disciplines, delivering high-quality project outcomes. Join a collaborative, growth-focused environment that balances remote and office work to support an agile workforce.

Pay / Benefits

• work/life balance
• remote and office flexibility
• competitive salary packages
• professional working environment and culture

Responsibilities

• Lead highway planning and design projects for municipal clients
• Manage multi-disciplinary design teams for road and bridge projects
• Oversee project delivery from proposal to close-out including budgets, schedules, quality, safety, and client satisfaction
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to staff
• Coordinate integration with other engineering disciplines to deliver high-quality deliverables
• Manage staff performance, workload, and professional development
• Promote best practices and leadership in transportation projects
• Support business development including capture planning and leading proposals
• Contribute to business development strategy for MTO and related clients, including capture plans and client relationships
• Apply diverse transportation solutions (corridor planning, ITS, digital delivery, roundabout design)

Key requirements

• Post-secondary degree in Civil Engineering
• Ontario P.Eng. designation required (or eligible)
• 15+ years’ experience in planning and design of transportation infrastructure projects, including project management
• Experience with Ministry of Transportation of Ontario
• Experience managing design projects in collaborative models (e.g., Progressive Design-Build, Alliance, CMGC) is an asset
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Proven track record in mentoring and leading professional staff

• Excellent written and oral communication
• Mentoring and staff leadership
• Teamwork and collaboration
• Civil engineering design and planning for transportation infrastructure
• Project management and coordination across disciplines
• Experience with highway and bridge design and rehabilitation

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