Senior Project Manager
- Toronto, ON, Canada
Full-time
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- Job type
- Full-time
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- Experience
- 12-15 years of relevant experience in major infrastructure projects, with hands-on experience in railway projects.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
FCC Canada is looking for a Senior Project Manager for one of our largest transportation projects.
The Senior Project Manager’s Key Responsibilities Are
FCC Canada Ltd. is committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive culture which promotes gender equity and the recruitment of all under-represented groups in all levels of its workforce. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to ensuring that all aspects of our recruitment and selection processes are accessible to individuals with disabilities. We offer reasonable accommodation upon request to support applicants throughout their journey with us. This commitment is in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), affirming our ongoing efforts to provide a supportive and equitable environment for all.
This position is located in Toronto, ON.
The Senior Project Manager’s Key Responsibilities Are
- Leads and coordinates Due Diligence and Investigation activities that support & enable design, construction, and overall project delivery.
- Acts as a key interface between investigation teams, designers, construction teams, and the client.
- Provides senior leadership across a large, multi-disciplinary organization consisting of office-based and field teams, including leaders-of-leaders, with accountability for organizational structure, capability building, and succession planning.
- Is comfortable managing diverse teams, including junior engineers and more senior supervisory or field staff with different roles, backgrounds, and working cultures.
- Brings structure, foresight, and accountability to complex investigation scopes in a live railway environment.
- Demonstrates and promotes a strong Health & Safety culture, ensuring investigation activities are planned and executed safely within active railway environments and in compliance with project requirements.
- Provides leadership in quality management, ensuring investigation deliverables meet project requirements, support constructability, and enable informed decision-making.
- Applies Project Controls principles, including cost management, forecasting, scheduling, progress measurement, reporting, and change management, to support successful project delivery.
- Brings practical construction and civil infrastructure experience, with a strong understanding of field operations, construction sequencing, construction readiness, access constraints, and project execution within active railway environments.
- Owns the identification, assessment, and mitigation of investigation-related risks, ensuring alignment with the broader project risk framework and enabling proactive decision-making at the leadership level
- Demonstrates sound judgment and effective decision-making under pressure, taking ownership of outcomes, driving issue resolution, and maintaining accountability across multidisciplinary teams.
- Communicates clearly and professionally with internal teams, consultants, contractors, and client representatives.
- Understands how investigation outcomes influence construction means and methods, productivity, cost, schedule, safety, quality, and overall project performance.
- Proven ability to manage stakeholders across multiple levels and functions, with strong judgment in tailoring messaging and providing clear, timely updates that align senior leadership, operational teams, and key partners.
- Supports a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performance team culture.
- Employee development – regular and ongoing performance feedback, ensuring optimal team structure, management of performance against role expectations, support the career development and aspirations of junior staff members
- Help team manage priorities to ensure that day-to-day operations align with strategic operational and project requirements..
- 12-15 years of relevant experience in major infrastructure projects, with hands-on experience in railway projects.
- Degree in Civil Engineering or a related engineering discipline
- Proven experience leading and coordinating Due Diligence and Investigation activities such as geotechnical, utilities, structural, and corridor-related investigations.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multidisciplinary and multi-generational teams in complex project environments.
- Strong understanding of the interfaces between investigations, design development, and construction execution.
- Experience reviewing investigation scopes, methodologies, reports, and deliverables to ensure technical quality and constructability.
- Ability to develop and manage investigation schedules in coordination with project planning teams.
- Experience preparing, reviewing, and controlling investigation budgets, estimates, variations, and change management processes.
- Experience working under pressure, managing multiple priorities, and meeting project deadlines.
- Experience supporting or delivering civil infrastructure works.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
- Strong people management experience in a matrix environment.
- Proficiency in MS Office; experience with planning tools such as Primavera P6 or MS Project is considered an asset.
FCC Canada Ltd. is committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive culture which promotes gender equity and the recruitment of all under-represented groups in all levels of its workforce. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to ensuring that all aspects of our recruitment and selection processes are accessible to individuals with disabilities. We offer reasonable accommodation upon request to support applicants throughout their journey with us. This commitment is in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), affirming our ongoing efforts to provide a supportive and equitable environment for all.
This position is located in Toronto, ON.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Lead and coordinate investigation and due diligence activities for a major railway project, connecting investigation teams with design, construction, and client stakeholders. Provide senior leadership across multidisciplinary teams while managing safety, quality, project controls, risks, stakeholder communication, and staff development.
Requirements
Requires 12–15 years of relevant major infrastructure experience, including hands-on railway project experience, and a degree in Civil Engineering or a related engineering discipline. Candidates should have a record of leading multidisciplinary teams and investigation scopes, with experience in construction execution, project controls, stakeholder management, and strong English communication; proficiency in MS Office is required, while Primavera P6 or MS Project experience is an asset.
Skills
- Project Management
- Railway Infrastructure
- Due Diligence
- Investigation Coordination
- Team Leadership
- Health And Safety
- Quality Management
- Project Controls
- Cost Management
- Scheduling
- Risk Management
- Stakeholder Management
- Construction Planning
- Change Management
- People Development
- Communication
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Categories
- Construction
- Management & Leadership
- Engineering
- Transportation
- Security & Safety
Keywords
- Railway Projects
- Major Infrastructure
- Due Diligence
- Geotechnical Investigations
- Utilities Investigations
- Structural Investigations
- Corridor Investigations
- Civil Engineering
- Construction Execution
- Design Development
- Constructability
- Health And Safety
- Quality Management
- Project Controls
- Cost Forecasting
- Scheduling
- Progress Measurement
- Change Management
- Risk Mitigation
- Stakeholder Management
- Multidisciplinary Teams
- Construction Sequencing
- MS Office
- Primavera P6
- MS Project