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Project Manager Rail Transit Jobs in Toronto, ON

Project Manager - Rail

Mississauga, ON · On-site

CA$95K - CA$120K/yr

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Project Manager - Rail

Mississauga, ON • On-site

GHD
Engineering Professional Services • 10K+ employees

CA$95K - CA$120K/yr

Full-time

Re-posted 26 days ago


Key responsibilities

  • Lead the planning, design, procurement, construction support, and commissioning of major rail and transit infrastructure projects.

  • Manage projects involving commuter rail, heavy rail, LRT, BRT, rail corridor improvements, track rehabilitation, stations, guideways, and transit expansion initiatives.

  • Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary teams and liaise with stakeholders to ensure project delivery aligns with scope, budget, schedule, quality, safety, and client expectations.


GHD rating

8.8

Company rating: 8.8 out of 10

Based on 16 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz


Job description

Project Manager, Rail & Transit

Who Are We Looking For?

Reporting to the Team Leader in Rail & Transit, the Rail & Transit Project Manager will lead the planning, design, and delivery of complex rail and transit infrastructure projects across Canada. This role is responsible for managing multidisciplinary teams, strengthening client relationships, and delivering projects that support transportation expansion, asset renewal, and community connectivity. The successful candidate will play a key role in growing GHD's Rail & Transit practice while driving excellence in project delivery, innovation, and collaboration.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the planning, design, procurement, construction support, and commissioning of major rail and transit infrastructure projects.
  • Manage projects involving commuter rail, heavy rail, LRT, BRT, rail corridor improvements, track rehabilitation, stations, guideways, and transit expansion initiatives.
  • Deliver projects in accordance with scope, budget, schedule, quality, safety, and client expectations.
  • Lead and coordinate multidisciplinary teams consisting of civil, track, structural, systems, utilities, environmental, and construction specialists.
  • Liaise with transit agencies, railway owners and operators, municipalities, utility companies, regulators, contractors, and other key stakeholders.
  • Manage project risks, commercial performance, schedules, stakeholder engagement, and contract administration activities.
  • Support proposal preparation, strategic pursuits, and client relationship management.

What You Bring

  • 5-10 years of project management experience delivering rail and transit infrastructure projects within Canada and other comparable jurisdictions.
  • Demonstrated experience managing projects involving rail corridors, track infrastructure, stations, guideways, transit systems, and transportation infrastructure.
  • Strong understanding of railway operations, corridor management, transit agency requirements, stakeholder coordination, and regulatory approvals.
  • Experience leading large multidisciplinary engineering and consulting teams through the full project lifecycle.
  • Experience with various contract models, for example; Design-Bid-Build, Design-Build, Progressive Design-Build, Construction Management, and P3 delivery models.
  • Proven client management, leadership, communication, and commercial management skills.
  • Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) designation in Ontario or other Provinces within Canada.
  • Experience with TTC, Metrolinx, VIA Rail, municipal transit agencies, or railway owners/operators is considered an asset.

The salary range for this position is $95,000 - $120,000.  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

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.

This position is for an existing vacancy.

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We are committed to solving the world's biggest challenges in the areas of water, energy and urbanisation. GHD is a global professional services company that is a leader in engineering, construction and architectural expertise. Established in 1928, we remain wholly owned by our people. We are 10,000+ diverse and skilled individuals, yet we are proudly 'One GHD' across more than 200 offices, spanning five continents - Asia, Australia, Europe, North and South America, and the Pacific region. Delivering extraordinary social and economic outcomes, we are passionate about building lasting relationships with our partners and clients.

Industry

Engineering professional services

Company size

10,000+ Employees

Headquarters location

Waterloo, ON, CA

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