Design Manager

What is the Opportunity?

Safe. Trusted. Respected. Aecon Civil is a market leader with a self-perform competitive advantage and core local strength in key markets.

We’re proud of our work helping to expand and improve Canada’s infrastructure and transportation networks, and we’re ready to build the future of our country.

With over a century of experience, and the ability to offer diverse, comprehensive services, Aecon is a preferred contractor for our clients.

This includes numerous public entities and Public-Private Partnerships in Canada and abroad.

Reporting to the Project Director, the Design Manager will be project assigned and will be located in Vancouver, BC or the lower mainland.

What You’ll Do Here :

• Manage the delivery of all design activities to successfully deliver all designs in compliance with schedule and budget.
• Responsible for design, integration and interface management and requirements fulfillment and will provide direction to project engineering teams to deliver the specified technical requirements and schedules.
• Develop and maintain the design management plans, the requirements traceability matrix, and lead the preparation of the Interface Control Documents.
• Ensure compliance of contractual requirements at all stages (design, integration, validation) including all temporary works and staging.
• Manage and facilitate interfaces between all disciplines and the temporary works designer.
• Able to evaluate design changes for impacts to schedule, costs, requirements and interfaces.
• Interface with the project team, as required, to determine schedules, monitor design progress, support systems integration, and coordinate the handover between disciplines.
• Coordinate project specific meetings with clients, engineering consultants and other stakeholders to discuss and solve design and construction related topics.
• Monitor and review design consultant performance, including providing design performance evaluations and recommendations on company-related design assignments.

What You Bring to the Team :

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Civil or Structural Engineering, or other related disciplines.
• 10+ years of relevant industry experience with focus on large-scale transportation, heavy civil and transit related infrastructure.
• Experience working with joint venture partnerships.
• Experience interfacing with project owners.
• Experience working on heavy civil infrastructure such as roads, bridges, rail or other similar projects.
• Understanding of construction means and methods, including staging and temporary works.
• Lead and manage engineering staff and third-party design subcontractors.
• Proficient in the use of common industry and project management related software such as MS Office, Primavera, AutoCAD and REVIT.
• Excellent ability to clearly explain advanced technical issues in manner that is easily understood.
• Strong sense of personal responsibility and accountability for delivering high quality work.
• Problem solving skills and creative thinking.
• Organization and time management.
• Strong Commercial understanding and contracts management.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Teamworking, relationship-building and influencing skills.
• Client management skills.

The expected pay range for this position is $140,000 - $160,000.