Design Manager – Water/Wastewater

Join our team of globally connected specialists to help solve complex transport challenges and experience groundbreaking projects from idea to delivery, and beyond.

We’re seeking the curious, those who are stimulated by fresh thinking and a desire to shape our communities in new, positive ways.

As part of a truly global team, working on complex and rewarding projects, you'll be at the forefront of driving change.        

Due to continuing growth in our Water/Wastewater practice, our EDO (Engineering Design Organization) is looking for a dynamic and motivated individual to take on the role of Design Manager – Water/Wastewater based out of any of our GTA offices - Waterloo, Toronto, Mississauga, Markham, Whitby.

Working with an energetic and high performing team, this position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in:

• Responsible for managing multi-disciplinary project delivery for municipal water/wastewater projects to produce a compliant, constructible design in accordance with Client requirements, Operation and Maintenance requirements and Construction requirements
• Ensure the design produced follows appropriate engineering processes, including GHD and Project specific processes
• Responsible for coordinating Quality Control of all deliverable submittals in accordance with GHD’s Quality Management System
• Responsible for developing or verifying the technical scope of a project and working with disciplines to provide pricing during proposal, and subsequently work planning following project award to initiate design activities
• Participate actively in the preparation and adherence to a schedule of deliverables in collaboration with the Project Controls team
• Responsible for managing the engineering design budget and providing key inputs to the Project Controls team
• Responsible for implementing and following the project’s Change Control system, including proactive escalation of potential changes
• Participate to continuously review and improve the overall project strategy to meet design schedule and budget with the ability to support staging and phasing requirements.
• Ensure fluid communication between the project management team, the design team, construction team and the various internal and external stakeholders as engineering elements
• Verifies that the schedule and budget data match the progress of the professional services throughout execution of the project.
• Coordinates the preparation of the design criteria by the team leads
• Lead the creation and execution of design work plan and level of effort (LOE).
• Convenes, chairs and documents interdisciplinary design coordination meetings and brings forward updates and any critical issues that impact external stakeholders to the Project Manager.
• May serve as liaison between the construction contract administrator and engineering team during construction. Coordinates multidisciplinary problem resolution resulting from non-compliance with drawings and specifications at the site.

What you will bring to the team:

• Bachelor’s (B.Sc.) degree or equivalent from a recognized college or university
• 5+ years of design management experience on multi-discipline engineering teams for municipal water/wastewater projects within Canada and an additional 5+ years of industry experience.
• Technical proficiency and previous project design experience in one or more discipline (civil, structural, architectural, process mechanical, building mechanical, electrical, or instrumentation & control) considered an asset
• Knowledge of scheduling software and engineering and capital cost estimating techniques is a definite asset.
• Member of the PEO, an important asset
• Experience with Building Information Modelling (BIM) on multi-discipline projects
• The ability to deal with uncertainty, changing and multiple priorities
• Strong skills in verbal and written communication
• Strong organizational skills

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• The salary range for this position is $$81,270 - $135,450

• The posted salary range represents the expected hiring range for GHD locations in its major city centres. Ranges may vary for positions in other locations. At GHD, base salary is determined by your skills, experience, qualifications and work location. We are committed to offering competitive compensation and adhere to all relevant pay transparency legislation. 

• The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in recruiting is just getting started and may be used during the process to improve efficiency and fairness. Your application may be reviewed by both AI and our hiring team. While AI supports some steps through the process, all final hiring decisions are made by humans

• This position is for an existing vacancy

• 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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