Construction Director (Supporting the GO Expansion Program)

• (Internal Title: Construction Management V):
  • The Construction Director will work closely with Senior Directors to lead a Construction Management Division within the client organization. The Division will lead on construction oversight of over 50 live rail projects across the GTA
  • The Construction Director will drive a culture of health, safety and wellbeing excellence and lead transformation of best-practice construction delivery. They will be required to proactively engage with Delivery Directors and Vice Presidents to review work plans, and work with the teams to develop resolutions that are best for program
  • Provide strategic leadership and technical construction leadership across a multi-billion-dollar rail portfolio
  • Further develops the design and operating model of the Construction Management Office to enable it to effectively oversee the projects construction activities
  • Ensuring that the construction-aspects of the program are technically sound, evidence-based, and consistent with client and stakeholders’ priorities, requirements and expectations
  • Providing oversight of all activities, outputs, and outcomes related to construction management and administration
  • Provides a broad range of high quality and reliable construction expertise in a proactive manner, through advice, direction, and direct leadership with the project teams on the management of issues and considerations that are likely to influence definition and achievement of the program scope and objectives
  • Organizes, directs and manages field representation at all major work sites and remote production facilities
  • Identify any opportunities to help develop the Project Delivery Teams delivery experience, through coaching and mentoring of the on-site teams
  • Help to develop the Constructors & PDT’s approach to proactive Health and Safety
  • Manages creation of a secure online daily field logs including photo documentation addressing daily progress, significant events and milestones, safety
  • Supports the development of mitigation and/or incentives to reduce risks associated with the utility and construction interfaces
  • Supports and develop the safety culture of the team and ensure core values are met

Working Conditions

• Office-based