Canada Tunnels Team Lead

at  Mott MacDonald

Canada Tunnels Team Lead
Country: Canada
Position Location: Toronto, ON / Vancouver, BC
Contract Type: Permanent
Work Pattern: Full Time
Sector: Transport
Discipline: Tunnels
Job Ref: 2664
Recruiter Contact: Katie Champoux
Thanks to an expanding project portfolio Mott MacDonald Canada has a new opportunity for a Canada Tunnels Team Lead to join our dynamic and growing team working on iconic infrastructural projects, locally, nationally, and globally.

As the Canada Tunnels Team Lead, your responsibilities will include:

• Demonstrating behaviors that promote our Purpose and align with our PRIDE values
• Continuing to develop a collaborative and respectful culture that encourages excellence, innovation, and learning
• Develop and implement strategies to drive growth and improve performance of the Canada Tunnels Team
• Providing pastoral care for staff – focusing on health, safety and wellbeing
• Organizing tasks to balance the needs of people, projects and clients, and delegating tasks effectively when needed
• Motivating colleagues to achieve their goals and objectives and providing constructive feedback to help them improve
• Advising on compensation, recognition and development opportunities for staff in consultation with the Group Lead
• Advising on team structure, and actively mentoring, coaching, and planning for succession
• Managing the utilization of resources in coordination with the Resource Manager (short-term and long-term), including planning and forecasting for critical project and opportunity resourcing
• Coordinating with the Group Lead to plan and lead the hiring of new staff – identifying gaps in the team, filling them, and planning for growth in alignment with the Regional strategic objectives
• Visible leadership with internal and external representation
• Winning work – working with Strategic Market and Account Leads to pursue opportunities, supporting Business Development as necessary
• Doing work – delivering innovative design solutions for various underground elements using current design standards and guidelines by drawing on a range of geotechnical and structural skills, including: tunnels, shafts, caverns, support of excavation, and other mined structures

Candidate Specifications

• A strong academic background, with a Bachelor’s level degree in Civil Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering or Structural Engineering (a Master’s degree would be considered an asset)
• 15+ years of relevant industry / project experience
• Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) status with your provincial governing body
• Prior experience in a team or resource leadership role, demonstrating people related responsibilities and increasing levels of responsibilities over time
• Effective communication, interpersonal, and teamwork skills; able to collaborate effectively with all levels of staff and clients and nurture the development of junior staff
• Strong technical skills associated with the design of tunnels and underground structures
• Passion for the application of digital tools and technology to develop innovative design solutions
• Ability and enthusiasm for supervising the work of others, including check and approval of key deliverables
• Gained project management skills and demonstrable technical lead and collaborative capabilities

We are looking for enthusiastic, qualified people to join our team who wish to make a difference in the world that we live in. If you share our vision, then let’s discuss how we can help you take the next step in your career and how you can participate in an exciting new chapter for Mott MacDonald in North America.
We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA). Mott MacDonald Canada Limited will provide accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require an accommodation, please notify us and we will work with you to meet your needs.
In compliance with the B.C. Pay Transparency Act, the expected salary range is from $180,000 - $220,000. Multiple factors such as qualifications, overall experience and position responsibilities will be used to determine the successful candidate’s actual salary within the expected range.
Apply Now! Do you meet most, but not all, of the above specifications? We would still like to hear from you! Your unique skills and experienced could be what we are looking for!

EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

We put equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our business, seeking to promote fair employment procedures and practices to ensure equal opportunities for all. We encourage individual expression in our workplace and are committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels they have the opportunity to contribute.

• Demonstrating behaviors that promote our Purpose and align with our PRIDE values
• Continuing to develop a collaborative and respectful culture that encourages excellence, innovation, and learning
• Develop and implement strategies to drive growth and improve performance of the Canada Tunnels Team
• Providing pastoral care for staff – focusing on health, safety and wellbeing
• Organizing tasks to balance the needs of people, projects and clients, and delegating tasks effectively when needed
• Motivating colleagues to achieve their goals and objectives and providing constructive feedback to help them improve
• Advising on compensation, recognition and development opportunities for staff in consultation with the Group Lead
• Advising on team structure, and actively mentoring, coaching, and planning for succession
• Managing the utilization of resources in coordination with the Resource Manager (short-term and long-term), including planning and forecasting for critical project and opportunity resourcing
• Coordinating with the Group Lead to plan and lead the hiring of new staff – identifying gaps in the team, filling them, and planning for growth in alignment with the Regional strategic objectives
• Visible leadership with internal and external representation
• Winning work – working with Strategic Market and Account Leads to pursue opportunities, supporting Business Development as necessary
• Doing work – delivering innovative design solutions for various underground elements using current design standards and guidelines by drawing on a range of geotechnical and structural skills, including: tunnels, shafts, caverns, support of excavation, and other mined structure