Lead Project ManagerProject Director (Talent pool)

Description

Who are we looking for

GHD is seeking a Senior Project Manager / Project Director to lead GHDs involvement in the delivery of large-scale infrastructure projects delivered under long-term programs with complex governance multiple work packages and extended execution horizons.

This role is tailored for a senior project leader with deep experience in infrastructure in Energy and related spaces. This role is intended to be dedicated to major 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 position suits a senior PM with experience in infrastructure projects with strong interface management with construction partners and the ability to operate effectively in owner-led compliance-heavy delivery environments.

The successful candidate will lead complex multidisciplinary teams through all phases of infrastructure delivery act as a trusted advisor to owners and help grow GHDs reputation.

Role Purpose

As a Senior Project Manager / Project Director you will have overall accountability for the successful delivery of projects from early development through construction support. You will lead project teams manage client relationships oversee scope schedule budget and risk and ensure highquality outcomes aligned with GHDs safety quality and sustainability standards.

This role combines strong project and program leadership with deep understanding of large-infrastructure delivery including:

• Leading EOIs RFQs and RFPs for major work packages.

• Managing GHDs interfaces with construction partners and owners.

• Establishing project controls governance and delivery structures suitable for long-term remediation programs.

Your Main Responsibilities Will Include

Project and Program Leadership and Delivery

• Act as Project Manager or Project Director on major projects ensuring projects are delivered safely on schedule within budget and to agreed technical and quality standards.

• Act as GHDs Senior Project Manager / Project Director for bids and awarded packages.

• Lead multiple concurrent bid packages and delivery planning activities across rolling procurement schedules.

• Support and oversee multidisciplinary project teams manage interfaces between project phases and delivery teams to ensure integrated and constructible design solutions.

• Establish and manage project governance scope schedule cost risk and change management frameworks.

• Support clients through procurement activities including tender documentation technical evaluations and construction support.

• Provide a single point of accountability for GHD delivery across all assigned remediation projects.

Owner & Construction Partner Interface Management

• Serve as primary interface between GHD owners and construction partners ensuring alignment on strategy scope resourcing and delivery approach.
• Support owners through 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 GHDs typical delivery scopes including:

• Engineering for utilities and infrastructure (civil works water management power supply control systems).
• Environmental compliance monitoring and reporting.
• Permitting stakeholder engagement and consultation.
• Health and industrial hygiene management.
• Quality management.
• Project management controls cost and scheduling for GHDs scope.

1. Key responsibilities include:

• Overseeing feasibility concept reference design and detailed design phases.
• Ensuring designs are constructible riskinformed and aligned with expected construction methodologies.
• Managing uncertainty risk and associated mitigation strategies.
• Ensuring alignment with applicable codes guidelines best practices and owner standards.

Client Relationship Management & Business Development

• Build and maintain trusted relationships with utilities developers and publicsector clients.
• Act as a senior point of contact for clients throughout project delivery.
• Identify new opportunities and contribute to GHDs growth.
• Support preparation of service proposals tenders and technical submissions.

• Collaborate with market leaders relationship managers and discipline leaders to develop

  sustainable market presence.

Leadership & Team Development

• Mentor and support project managers engineers and junior staff.
• Contribute to building and strengthening GHDs hydropower delivery capability.
• Foster a collaborative inclusive and highperformance project culture.
• Uphold GHDs commitment to health safety quality and environmental performance.

What You Bring to the Team

Experience & Technical Background

• 12-15 years of experience delivering large infrastructure or federal/public-sector projects.
• Strong understanding of how hydropower infrastructure is planned designed procured and constructed.
• Experience working across multiple offices regions and time zones.
• 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.

Project Leadership Skills

• Proven experience managing complex multidisciplinary projects or programs.
• Proven ability to lead multi-package multi-stakeholder programs.
• Strong project controls mindset: planning scope integration budget and cost schedule risk and reporting.
• Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous evolving project environments.
• Strong client-facing partner-facing and executive communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and priorities.
• Experience with a range of delivery models (e.g. DesignBidBuild DesignBuild EPCM Alliance P3) is an asset.

Professional Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering or related discipline.
• Professional engineering designation.
• Bilingual (French and English) spoken and written is an asset.

Personal Attributes

• Strong leadership and communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with clients and multidisciplinary teams.
• Commercial awareness and clientfocused mindset.
• Commitment to mentoring and developing others.
• Willingness to travel within Canada and internationally as required.

What We Expect From You

• Lead the successful delivery of projects from development through execution.
• Provide sound project and technical oversight during design procurement and construction phases.
• Deliver high-confidence execution-ready leadership.
• Deliver clear concise reports and presentations to clients and stakeholders.
• Position GHD as a trusted outcome-focused advisor to owners and partners.
• Build scalable delivery structures capable of supporting long-term program work.
• Actively support business development and market growth for GHD.
• Uphold GHDs standards for safety quality environmental performance and Indigenous engagement.
• Build strong internal relationships across GHDs five Markets and associated Service Lines.

Required Experience:

Director

Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1