Transportation Market Leader, Canada Central

GHD is one of the world’s leading professional services companies operating in the global markets of Water, Energy and Resources, Environment, Property and Buildings, and Transportation.

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The Transportation Market Leader – Canada Central is a Regional leadership role focused on driving the strategy, vision, growth, and performance of the Transportation market across the three Provinces. This position involves ongoing collaboration with partners across Canada, the ., and globally to support GHD’s market growth within the core businesses of Rail and Transit, Highways Roads and Bridges, Ports, and Aviation from planning, engineering design, and execution phases of solutions for our clients. The Transportation Market Leader will work closely with the Clients and Markets Lead for Ontario and the National Transportation Market Lead as well as the other Regional Market Leaders in Environment, Energy and Resources, Water, Property & Buildings, and more. Key collaborators in this role also include the National Market and Sector Leaders, Business Group Leaders, Client Relationship Managers, and Service Line Leaders.

This role’s primary responsibilities are to develop and execute the strategic vision for the Transportation Market across the region, while also contributing to the broader Canadian Transportation strategy. With a focus on driving growth in private, public, and federal sectors, the role emphasizes delivering sustainable, profitable outcomes, fostering innovation, and advancing GHD’s transportation business. The Transportation Market Leader will work on positioning GHD strategically through differentiated value propositions, thought leadership, and strategic partnerships. Leading the development of proposals that support growth and diversification of the transportation market, this leader will also ensure alignment with GHD’s core values and transportation strategy.

Key responsibilities also include fostering cross-market collaboration to execute complex, multi-market, multi-discipline projects, supporting talent development, and leading large-scale transportation initiatives as Project Director where needed.This role will include strong client leadership responsibilities for key client accounts in the Transportation market.

We are seeking a strategic and proactive transportation innovator who is eager to make a positive impact on the world and shape the future of transportation across Canada Central.

In this dynamic role, you will be involved in:

• Further develop GHD’s Canada Central transportation business strategy, with a focus on long-term opportunities that align with GHD’s growth aspirations
• Leading business development efforts for the Canada central transportation sector while collaborating with global, national and regional leaders to build a unified approach
• Understanding the transportation market trends, with a forward-looking strategy toward future projects and emerging technologies in transportation.
• Identify areas of practice within Region, based on client feedback and/or market trends (service lines) that require enhancement to meet present or future opportunities
• Strengthening relationships with new and existing clients, while expanding GHD’s presence in the transportation market across Ontario, Canada, and the Americas, consistent with GHD’s enterprise strategy and business plans.
• Providing leadership on key client accounts in the Transportation market
• Supporting effective project delivery as a Project Director, ensuring successful outcomes on transportation projects on strategic projects for key clients.
• Driving innovation by integrating Digital and Advisory services into transportation market offerings, with a focus on sustainability and efficiency
• Collaborating with other Market Leaders and Client Managers across sectors such as Environment, Water, Energy and Resources, and Property & Buildings to win multidisciplinary projects
• Representing GHD at industry events, conferences, and trade shows, while elevating GHD’s brand in the Transportation Sector
• Attracting top talent to grow and strengthen the Transportation capabilities at GHD

What you bring to the team:

• A strong background in Engineering, Transportation, Planning or a related field, with at least 10 years of experience leading transportation projects and teams
• Proven experience in developing and operationalizing successful corporate strategies for the transportation market
• Deep understanding of Central Canada’s transportation market, including trends, future challenges, and opportunities across Canada
• Broad technical and delivery experience across both the rail and transit and highways, roads and bridges sectors
• Deep industry connections across key Agencies across Major Provincial Agencies (Metrolinx, MTO, IO) as well as Major Municipalities and Transit Agencies Industry knowledge and experience within Port and Airport Authorities, and/or Class 1 Rail are preferred but not required.
• Deep industry partner connections across contractors and consultants working across Canada Central.
• Outstanding leadership and communication skills, with experience managing teams and influencing stakeholders across all levels of the organization
• Commercial acumen with a strong focus on client relationships, growth, and service excellence
• Demonstrated ability to drive innovation and thought leadership within the transportation sector
• Experience using Salesforce or similar CRM software is a plus
• Strong writing and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate complex concepts clearly
• Willingness and ability to travel

Performance

• Achieve sustainable, profitable growth of the Canada Central Transportation Market revenue and pipeline, in line with Canadian and global growth strategies

• Drive service and market diversification of the transportation market offerings across existing and emergent business
• Develop a strong project pipeline using business intelligence tools such as Salesforce
• Manage risks and opportunities in the transportation market, ensuring strategic recruitment and talent development
• Improve tender/proposal success rates and ensure effective budget management
• Champion an integrated market approach across GHD’s various service offerings

Take on the Transportation challenge – with GHD’s robust team backing you every step of the way.

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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.

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