Corridor Lead- Barrie Stations (Supporting the GO Expansion Program)

(Internal Role: Project Management V)

• Leads a multi-disciplinary team of engineering managers, project managers, and deputy project managers, including other specialists as the rise occurs

• A positive and proactive approach to engaging with the various Project Delivery Teams (PDTs)

• Detailed knowledge of key performance indicator monitoring and engagement, directly linked to monthly measurement criteria established

• Detailed knowledge of resource management, interface, and constraints management

• Will lead the development of plans to upskill the wider workforce, including the supply chain, to ensure we leave a better-trained workforce, linked to the utilization of Humber College, George Brown College and Telfer Business School, and our GO Expansion academy of learning strategy

• Leads the team on the recommendation and initiates a change to project delivery plans, identifies areas of improvement to put forward to the relevant area in business and operating processes

• Interacts with clients and other stakeholders to ensure that objectives are being met

• Leads external relationships important for project delivery (e.g., statutory authorities)

• Liaises with the PDTs from the various sectors, Stations, Early Works, Joint Corridor Early Works, USRC, and Extensions, to ensure all works are aligned with the common goal for the Rail Corridor and over-arching GO Expansion Program

• Act as lead for compliance with GO Expansion health, safety, quality, and environment processes for projects, sponsor audit of Rail Corridor, and project documentation, activities, and processes

• Developing and delivering implementation plans; establishing commercially beneficial delivery models and leading on innovation and best practice

• Demonstrates leadership and core competencies at a high level of development and is an exemplary model of living the corporate Values and Code of Ethics

• Provides senior leadership and direction over an integrated team, oversight and indirect supervision of staff in a matrix environment; delivers timely feedback to ensure a cohesive operational unit and the optimum use of team skills; monitors work assignments for adherence to timelines and compliance with policies and processes; develops and implements action plans to address performance gaps

• Provides senior leadership in Projects and Construction Delivery Management to program management leads that are dedicated to each of the program delivery units

• Demonstrates leadership and core competencies at a high level of development and is an exemplary model of living the corporate Values and Code of Ethics

• Provides senior leadership and direction over the Construction and Project Delivery team, delivers timely feedback to ensure a cohesive operational unit and the optimum use of team skills

• Lead by example with the purpose to inspire the team within the program team

• Monitors work assignments for adherence to timelines and compliance with policies and processes

• Develops and implements action plans to address performance gaps

• Builds and leads high-performing, multi-disciplined teams

• The ability to lead, engage, motivate, and coach others. To act as a role model and inspire and empower others. Competent to mentor and coach at levels within the Projects and Construction Delivery Team

• Looking to the future to create and articulate a delivery vision and common culture

• Create the environment for the successful implementation of processes

• Creating and delivering persuasive and engaging presentations to a wide range of audiences in our industry

• Ability to contribute to the establishment of a behavioral charter and capability to drive the agreed behavioral values through MCS and the wider program team

• Respectfully listens to others and considers all views presented

• Teamwork – balances team and individual responsibilities; gives and welcomes feedback

• Puts team success above own interests

• Direct the human and material resources required to complete assigned projects successfully

• Formulate a resource allocation strategy and utilize this to distribute work and budgets

• Exercise authority in managing the work and controlling the delivery of the projects per project plans

• Monitor project staff performance to ensure excellence and adherence to specified deadlines

• Review and ensure observance of the overall scope, schedule, and budget

• Identify risks and implement mitigation strategies and contingency plans

• Lead the tracking, monitoring, and reporting on performance against project requirements, schedule, milestones, budgets, quality measures, and KPIs, and addressing of issues with corrective actions as appropriate

• Evaluate the project's effectiveness by consulting with clients and project staff

• Oversee staff on progress reports, proposals, and presentations to various audiences, including the project team, client executives, key stakeholders, and operations

• Direct the negotiation of scope changes

• Manage ongoing quality control checks and participate in quality issue resolution

• Define the success criteria and disseminate them to involved parties throughout the project and program life cycle

• Set and interpret project and program expectations while delegating and managing deliverables with team members and stakeholders

• Drives safety leadership from a figurehead position

• Manages clients, consultants, contractors, and own project staff

• Identifies and analyses business risks

• Excellent in setting up effective management and assurance systems and procedures

• Able to manage activities with significant uncertainty of solution or outcome

• Looks to create a vision and set strategy

• Expert in persuading and influencing colleagues

• Creates high-performance teams and a common culture

Working Conditions

• Office-based