PRIMARY PURPOSE
Manages the integration of assigned transit infrastructure and/or engineering projects being delivered by internal or external teams. Ensures TransLink enterprise functional needs and objectives are met towards superior customer experience, safety, reliability, and seamless project integration with existing infrastructure, operations, systems, processes and governing regulatory/legislative requirements.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
Participates in enterprise infrastructure strategic planning, providing input as a key member of the divisional management team.
Oversees, manages and provides engineering expert advice to one or multiple engineering, extension and integration, or capital projects through the complete lifecycle, including planning, resourcing, design, budgeting, scheduling, monitoring and execution. Accountable for the auditing and health monitoring of the projects according to agreed financial and service targets, and in compliance with enterprise engineering project management practices and quality expectations. The portfolio may include projects involving asset, infrastructure, facility maintenance, new construction or enhancements to existing infrastructure or assets, and projects with major construction effort or large-scale infrastructure implementation.
Monitors and manages the progress of capital contracts of significant value and risk, with support from the project management team, Legal services, Finance and Procurement departments. Conducts scope gap, and risk assessments on projects and determines impact on department or divisional projects. Provides recommendations regarding mitigation measures. Compiles monthly projects status reports for progress monitoring, and quarterly reports for executive management.
Manages internal relationships within TransLink and the operating companies to facilitate the implementation of capital/integration projects and to facilitate the resolution of broadly impacting and sensitive issues and concerns, such as infrastructure decisions with significant and long-term impacts on operational procedures. Collaborates with internal stakeholders across the TransLink enterprise to ensure that functional needs, and project accountabilities are being accomplished as require.
Manages relationships and liaises with municipal governments, the province, stakeholders, contractors, consultant, and industry to share information, anticipate needs, manage changes, manage expectations, resolve controversial issues, proactively address concerns, and minimize risk in the delivery of transit infrastructure capital/integration projects.
Provides senior leadership in establishing and maintaining policies, standards and procedures for assigned projects Ensures compliance with legislations and regulations affecting the integration & delivery of engineering projects.
Directs the negotiation and management of contracts with significant value and risks. Resolves significant and complex contractual issues and works with contractors to develop mutually acceptable solutions.
Manages a team of project managers/senior project managers, continuously developing project management capability by training, coaching and adopting best practices. Performs people management practices including selection, hiring, performance management, etc. Manages staff, contractors, and consultant resources for the transit infrastructure capital/integration programs.
