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Job Description:

Ready to take your engineering and management experience to the next level to work on complex Rail Systems construction projects that will have a huge impact on the local community in Vancouver, Canada. Parsons is now hiring a Program Director who can lead a team of professionals overseeing the extensive and critical Systems Design and Systems Assurance activities for the Broadway Subway Extension to the Millennium Line, part of the SkyTrain fully automated rapid transit System serving the greater Vancouver area.   

Parsons’ extensive experience in this field, combined with your significant management and technical experience in the SkyTrain technology, will propel your career forward with opportunities for advancement with top performance.  We need our Program Director to be versatile as well as have exceptional communication, analytical, and management skills.   In this role, you provide management and direction for the Systems Design and Systems Assurance teams, including System Engineering disciplines. 

Since this is a Key project position, acceptance by the Owner is required before hiring.

Responsibilities:

• Acts as the Company representative and Parsons Project Manager with the client and selected subcontractors during the program execution. 
• Negotiate changes to the scope of work with the client and key subcontractors. 
• Collaborate with Business Development to market and secure additional work with clients. 
• Responsible for following up on instructions and commitments associated with the project. 
• Participates in negotiations with regulatory agencies and in public meetings in support of clients.  
• Oversees establishment of Project Execution Plan, Health and Safety Plan, Quality Assurance/Quality Control Plan, and other documents as required.
• Establishes the program requirements for all areas of the project, and monitors the draft and final deliverable for adherence to these criteria plans, directs, supervises, and controls the execution of all business, technical, fiscal, and administrative functions of the assigned project.
• Assigns responsibility for executing project plans to key subordinates after careful assessment of how to utilize their qualifications and strengths.
• Provides input to performance reviews and development plans for subordinates.  Field responsibilities may include labor relations, local procurement and payroll operations, etc.,
• Mobilizes company resources, through liaison with support departments, other offices, or subsidiaries, to create project teams capable of completing effective, quality work.
• Discusses the qualifications required of the key project positions in specific detail with the profit center and department managers, and supports the hiring process for the Project..
• Works with other managers, project engineers, and discipline leads to develop budgets, schedules, and plans for the various elements of a project.
• Ensures that the project meets or exceeds goals established in these plans.
• Works with key project individuals to devise and execute action plans to rectify potential cost overruns or delays, or to accommodate significant changes to the scope of work.
• Advises the client and company management of any such changes.  The Project Manager is specifically responsible for maintaining current and timely change orders.
• Promotes technical and commercial excellence on the project through the application of Quality Assurance processes.
• Monitors and reports to management on the progress of all project activity within the program, including significant milestones, and any conditions that would affect project cost or schedule.
• Establishes weekly meeting to review project status and formulate action items.
• Performs other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.

Qualifications:

•  Bachelor's degree in Engineering (or related field)
•  Experience in technical and managerial roles, 20+ years of related work experience, including:
• Specific and significant experience in fully automated rapid transit systems such as the Vancouver SkyTrain System
• Significant managerial experience of a large group of Engineers, Designers, and technical support personnel.
• Significant experience in Systems Assurance, including System Engineering, RAM and System Safety, following IEC-15288 for System Engineering, and EN-50126 for RAM and Safety
• Professional Engineer registration with active membership in a professional engineering society may be required

This position is part of our Critical Infrastructure team.

For more than 80 years, our experts have designed and delivered the critical infrastructure that connects and protects communities around the world. We work in collaborative teams, both within the company and with our partners and customers, to plan, design, build, and modernize infrastructure. We take special pride in projects and solutions that improve communities as well as people’s quality of life by promoting economic growth, enhancing mobility, and increasing sustainability and resiliency. Powered by our people, we provide the imagination necessary to support our customers’ visions—and to help them see what's next!

Salary Range:

$154,800 - $287,700

We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as health, vision, dental, employer paid provincial care premiums, Defined Contribution Pension Plan (DCPP), Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA), Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), life insurance, paid time off, sick leave, all province observed holidays off, and gym membership discounts to fit your busy lifestyle!

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the workplace. Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels for indigenous peoples, women, individuals with disabilities, and visible minorities.

We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!

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