Director, Specialized Delivery

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Employer : Metrolinx
Position : Director, Specialized Delivery
Terms of Employment : Full-time / Permanent
Location : Toronto, Ontario
Employment Address : Hybrid work arrangement; Office locations at:

10 Bay Street, Toronto, ON M5J 2S3
130 Adelaide St West, Toronto, ON M5H 3P5
20 Bay St, Toronto ON M5J 2N8
277 Front St West M5V 2W6
+7 Front St West M5J 1E6
Site visits across our network will be conducted periodically, with attendance at meetings required at all Metrolinx offices across the GTHA
Work from home permitted within the Greater Toronto Area
Hours of Work : 36.25 hours/week
Language : English
Benefits : Eligible for salary increases in accordance with company policy. Eligible for 4 weeks paid vacation. Full health, vision, dental, and disability benefits; pension plan; life insurance; wellness health account
Salary : $155,210– $220,563 CAD per annum
Contact : Please send resumes to sasha.dullabh@metrolinx.com and include “ Director, Specialized Delivery ” in the email subject line.

Metrolinx is connecting communities across the Greater Golden Horseshoe. Metrolinx operates GO Transit and UP Express, as well as the PRESTO fare payment system. We are also building new and improved rapid transit, including GO Expansion, Light Rail Transit routes, and major expansions to Toronto’s subway system, to get people where they need to go, safer, faster, and easier. Metrolinx is an agency of the Government of Ontario.

At Metrolinx, equity, diversity and inclusion are essential to living our values of serving with passion, thinking forward and playing as a team.

Our Capital Projects Group – GO UP team is looking to hire a Director, Specialized Delivery. This dynamic role will provide strategic leadership and direction for the design, development, and execution of signalling capital infrastructure projects encompassing the GO rail corridors with the objective of building a comprehensive regional rapid transit network to meet the corporate mandate and business objectives while adhering to Metrolinx’s highest standards for safety, efficiency, and legal/regulatory/policy compliance, while delivering excellent customer experience.

What will I be doing?

Providing strategic and tactical leadership and direction to the project delivery team to deliver large-scale signalling capital railway infrastructure projects throughout the GO rail corridors.
Leading the strategic project planning for signalling projects, including, design, staging, and tendering of commuter rail infrastructure that integrates and expands upon existing GO Transit and municipal services and operations; directs the creation of a phasing plan to identify optimal sequencing of infrastructure and service construction and deployment.
Directing and coordinating the delivery of signalling projects encompassing design, construction, commissioning, and deployment into operational service in accordance with Metrolinx standards, technical standards, corporate project management standards, procedures, controls, and environmental requirements to minimize the impact on service and to maintain a high level of customer service.
Overseeing alternative service concept development while incorporating current and future infrastructure requirements to ensure seamless introduction of new services.
Coordinating the design and implementation of signal infrastructure for the assigned project to ensure seamless integration within the corridor.
Leading or contributing to business case formulation and analysis to derive recommendations, supporting decision making, justifying resource commitments, and securing funding as related to future signalling projects.
Assisting in establishing a comprehensive and marketable vision of the signalling projects with all stakeholders; providing technical subject matter expertise to senior management and stakeholders to support planning and consulting services for infrastructure activities.
Developing and managing annual and long-term budgets associated with the signalling project that adhere to corporate standards and applicable legislation.
Creating a working environment that is aligned with the organization’s desire to be a “best company to work for”, ensuring that people resources possess the required skills, are properly aligned, and are provided with the resources to do the job.
Providing senior leadership oversight of strategic plans; design and construction activities for adherence to regulatory codes, processes, and protocols.
Conducting strategic research and planning, policy, and operational decisions, identifying areas of improvement to develop recommendations for proposed projects, consistent with corporate strategies and business objectives while considering the full network, and interactions between other existing and planned projects.
What skills qualifications do I need?

Bachelor’s degree is required.
10+ years of experience in the commuter rail industry, specifically signaling projects.
10+ years of experience in a senior leadership role.
Knowledge of legal/regulatory requirements governing passenger rail services.
Experience in delivery of Signalling projects.
Previous experience leading high profile/multi-million-dollar projects
Project management experience in design development and construction of major complex multi-disciplinary infrastructure projects. As a member of the senior management team, available outside of regular office hours as needed.
Don’t Meet Every Requirement?

If you’re excited about working with Metrolinx but your past experience doesn’t quite align with every qualification of this posting, we encourage you to apply. You just might be the right candidate for this or other roles. We are always looking for great talent to join our team.

We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from members of equity-deserving communities, including those who identify as Indigenous, Black, racialized, women, people with disabilities, and people with diverse gender identities, expressions and sexual orientations.

Accommodation:

We value the unique skills and experiences each person brings to Metrolinx and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment. We are committed to the requirements of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act so if you require accommodation during the hiring process, please let our Recruitment team know by contacting us at: 416-202-5601 or email hr.recruitment@metrolinx.com .

Application Process:

All applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada. Metrolinx will be using email to communicate with you for all job competitions. It is your responsibility to include an updated email address that is checked daily and accepts emails from unknown users. As we send time sensitive correspondence, we recommend that you check your email regularly. If no response is received, we will assume you are no longer interested in pursuing the opportunity. Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate.

Should it be determined that any background information provided be misleading, inaccurate or incorrect, Metrolinx reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of your application.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

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